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If you read the link I provided, at age 24, a person can make a very straight forward case to claim themselves as independent. That is not a Yale thing, it's a federal law. Now, to be certain, there are folks who are claimed by their parents at age 24 and above, and thus, in that situation, the parents assess/income is taken into consideration for aid. That said, if you have taken the necessary steps to be independent, then ONLY your financial situation will be taken into consideration on your aid package. Finally, I am quite certain that Yale is in full legal compliance.

With due respect, that is actually incorrect, per the actual intent of policy and law, under the FAFSA, an independent student does not have to report their parents' financial information on financial aid applications. Why they (Yale and/or any other school ask for this document is to verify that you are actually independent. Consider if you had a 34 year old married with children, this CSS submission would clarify that status thus allowing for the concerned potential student to be considered independent on their parents financial situation. Please see: https://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/federal-financial-aid-and-the-independent-student To give you some context, I am both on faculty and involved in admissions at a university.

The CSS is dedicated when your parents are legally claiming you for tax purposes. This inherently and effectively means you are "dependent" on your parents. That said, for many others, this is not the case, e.g. not claimed in their taxes. This is the effective question. If you are no longer claimed on your parents taxes, then you are eligible for aid on a documented basis.

will no longer be responding to you because I don't go back and forth with strangers on the internet. Hint, you just did. And what you effetely suggest is that if you have already assets and resources, that you should NOT be required to spend them towards you own education. Again, Yale will attempt to meet full demonstrated full need--but what you insinuate is that need should not be the primacy of how they distribute aid---that despite having your own money, they should still some how still provide aid--despite the documented and demonstrated of other students--that reeks of non-sensical privilege. A total of under 25k in debt, is not a huge number for a prestigious graduate degree--

Wow, for someone going into graduate education you don't seem really into research but rather conflated to anecdotal opinions and gossip. Here, I will provide you some facts: The average debt for master's of fine arts students at Yale turns out to be $21,573 — a significant but manageable sum--as reported by the NYT.

The hype has some legitimacy.....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Yale_School_of_Art_alumni

Hmmmn, no University of Washington? Its my understanding it is one of the premier programs?

And, what is not being said, it is now tuition FREE. Thanks to a generous $150 million gift made by the David Geffen Foundation in 2021, all full-time students in degree and certificate programs will receive 100 percent tuition support, in perpetuity. So, yes, its very important and an inflection point.

YSE has probably the most generous aid packages and resources of the top environmental graduate schools, outside if you were a state resident at a state school, e.g. UCSB.

Quick Q; why not YSE?

Why you are mad homie? If you think you are Kofi Annan, go ahead a get your groove on, and leave this board and resplend us with some peace and quiet.....

While I agree with the responses to date, I will also say there are non-traditional paths that sometimes work. My own story is about working mostly as an attorney, and then as an Executive Director at a couple of organizations within the conservation/environmental space, and then a mid-life Mdiv, I was recently awarded a dual appointment at one of the top divinity schools. My appeal was not my Mdiv but my intersection with the environment and some of the success I had in that area. In fact, prior to my appointment, I have never taught in higher education.

I go by two things: one, if you gotta ask, you probably know the answer; two, don't ask anybody here, they know nothing about your institution, go directly to HR, they will have a specific answer for you.

In some instances at the most elite and prestigious of programs, it can be, well not lucrative, but substantial. I know someone currently, that in addition to covering tuition, health, etc, their living stipend is plus 65K.

No. In fact, financial difficulties are an institution's problem and do not bode well for the present and intermediate future.

Ivies are not the only option, and depending on your area of focus, the While ivies are not the only option, depending on your area of focus, they do dominate the top schools, including Brown, Princeton, Harvard and Yale.

Two words: you should.

If you are aspiring to attend a place like Yale, the application process, is but a tiny part of the journey. But, what I would say, if one finds the application process to be arduous and prohibitive, then you most likely already have your answer as to whether its the best place for you.....

You could consider a combine mba/mpa at a place like Yale. Its business school, aka SOM, has historically been considered the incubator for executive non-profit leadership, and the recently created Jackson school will provide to the topics within an international context.

To whom the bell trolls.....

MC the Gardner---dish the dirt--wink.

Hmmmn, add the interest, and a payoff of something close to 200k, and not all federal loans, a couple of decades to pay-off is legit.

I mostly agree except to add: that tagging can be thought of in the same light as that really cute guy/gal--not always liked but always admired .

I think you or more or less correct. Urban planning is much more nuanced and specific to that space. That said, it does afford its own positive attributes.

The sad thing is he was either too filled with hubris and/or plain ignorant, as all he had to do was file an amended document.