Just out of curiosity, how on earth did you pull that off? I got accepted into SAIS, which I am really thrilled about, but got no financial backing what so ever. Since then I have been forced to sit down and consider how many decades it would take me to pay off a loan of 80.000 € . Where did you apply for financial aid? … And to everybody out there. What do you think, is it worth borrowing the money? I was considering deferring for a year and hoping for financial aid next year, but apparently financial reasons are not relevant when applying for a deferral. How likely is it that I get accepted again if I reapply next year?