anxiousem

Been lurking here for a while too and though I would add in. I have all of my decisions back except for Columbia. I am thrilled with my decisions so far but a bit disappointed in the funding... I was told I don't qualify for need-based aid but (other than my rough UG GPA) I thought I had a strong enough app to get at least a bit of merit aid/grant money. Basically just got loan offers and work-study. Not sure if anyone else has had a similar experience. I'm going to school no matter what next year but the amount of debt I would have to take on scares me a bit. Age/Gender/Citizenship 25/F/US Undergraduate degree/School/Year graduated AB in Economics / Ivy League / 2017 GPA - GRE - TOEFL (for Int'l students) 3.3 - 167V / 165Q / 4.5AW Work Experience: 3.5yrs commercial real estate finance; farmers market volunteer Letter of recommendations: (from whom) 1 from work mentor, 1 from undergraduate professor (who teaches in grad design school), 1 professor from graduate level urban planning course Schools applied to: Harvard, UPenn, Columbia, Cornell, Rutgers, Michigan In: Harvard, UPenn, Cornell, Rutgers, Michigan Out: Wait-list: Awaiting: Columbia