经济援助常见问题

10个常见问题.

• Will my application for financial assistance affect my child’s chances for admission?

  No. 招生 decisions are made without regard to a family’s financial circumstances. Financial aid requests are reviewed by the 金融援助 Committee only after the admissions decisions have been made.

• 我有资格获得经济援助吗?

  It is very difficult to offer general guidelines by which you can determine your own eligibility. 例如, although family income level is an important consideration, many other factors enter into the decision-making process, 包括儿童人数, number of children attending schools for which tuition is paid, 其他家庭受养人, 资产, 负债和异常费用. The letter to the 金融援助 committee explaining your financial need plays an integral part in assessing your financial need beyond information provided in your application. The average annual total family income for students receiving aid in 2022-23 was approximately $150,000.

• What is the average award and how many students receive aid?

  Approximately one-third of 亚博体育's student body receives need-based 金融援助. Financial aid awards for the 2022-23 school year averaged $14,000 and ranged from $4,000 to $26,000. All families pay some tuition as the maximum grant is 90% of tuition.

• 如果我分居或离婚了怎么办?

  离异的父母, separated or never married must submit a complete 金融援助 application. All living parents are expected to contribute to their daughter’s education and complete all paperwork for 金融援助. The 金融援助 Committee does not feel bound by the assertion that one parent disclaims responsibility for educational expenses. If two parents are not included in the application, this must be explained in the letter to the 金融援助 Committee.

• 如果我是全职妈妈怎么办?

  如果一个家庭有6岁以上的孩子, it is expected that both parents will be gainfully employed. 如果父母选择不工作, an annual amount will be added to the income calculations for evaluation unless the employment status is reasonably explained in the letter to the 金融援助 Committee.

• What happens if I cannot meet the 金融援助 deadlines (e.g.，报税表延期)?

  There’s no question that you are at a disadvantage if your file is not complete within the required time frame. We do understand, however, that there are factors that are sometimes beyond the family’s control. In such cases, please contact the Director of 金融援助. Families submitting late applications are placed on the 金融援助 wait list. 在完成, 如果资金可用, we are happy to make grants that take into account your calculated need and our remaining funds.

• Do I need to reapply for 金融援助 each year?

  Each year, families must reapply for aid for the following year. 除非你的情况发生了很大的变化, your 金融援助 grant will remain relatively the same each year.

• 财政援助的决定是如何做出的? 过程是否保密??

  亚博体育 retains the services of FACTS Grant & 援助评估(事实), an organization that helps 独立的 schools across the country determine a family’s financial need. 审查每一份援助申请, the 金融援助 Committee considers both the FACTS information and all other additional details the family is asked to provide.
  
  The 金融援助 Committee members generally include: the President, Director of 金融援助 and Director of Advancement. The committee maintains strict confidentiality over the 金融援助 files. Teachers and/or students are not informed of 金融援助 decisions.

• Are there scholarship programs that are not based on financial need?

  是的. Veritas Scholarships are academic and achievement awards available to 9th-grade students regardless of their financial need. These scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen who demonstrate outstanding and consistent accomplishments in the areas of academics, 课余活动, 为学校服务, 教区或社区, 还有优秀的学术推荐信. Recipients are awarded scholarships of up to $10,000 per school year which are renewable based on the student’s continued satisfactory grades, 努力和行为. To be considered, applicants must submit a completed application by December 1, 2022.
  
  

  Incoming students who are the children or grandchildren of a 亚博体育 alumna are eligible to receive the 女校友 Scholarship, which is awarded regardless of a family’s financial need and is renewable for subsequent years. Individual scholarships of up to $1,000 have been awarded in past years.

• What if I don’t qualify for 金融援助 or a scholarship?

  亚博体育’s 10-month payment plan may be of assistance. 也, please review our website for information on student loans and contact information for vendors offering this product.