With triplets entering college at the same time, Jaida Hill’s parents were thrilled when she won an outside four-year, $80,000 scholarship just before graduating high school in 2021. Though NU had already offered Hill about $50,000 in financial aid for each academic year, her family hoped the external scholarship could offset $20,000 a year in.
Due to delays in the FAFSA rollout, Yale will not have access to information about students’ Pell Grant eligibility when assembling their initial financial aid packages. However, the financial aid office it will still be able to inform families about their expected contribution as planned.
Starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid will implement a new, personal financial aid counseling model. The change comes after months of student complaints about long wait times and unresponsiveness.
Undergraduate students identified by the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid are invited to borrow materials textbooks, clickers, access codes and lab equipment in select courses through its Books for Cats program.
By automating winter clothing grants, increasing travel allowances and eliminating required reapplication for Questbridge match students, the office hopes to reduce barriers to receiving aid and devote more time to working directly with students.