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[teakettles_rule]

I got into Brown!!! Ah!! 
But they only give me $3000 which is kind of disappointing.  But still, Brown!!!
And Yale rejected me (which they will regret when I am the president...) 
AHHH!!!
Brown!!!

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[slyvermont]

Congratulations! I'm kataline's mom, she told me you got into Brown and even though we've never met I wanted to say -- congrats!!!

If you have questions about your financial aid, we should talk. I know a fair amount about how those things work, and I might be able to give you some advice. Depends on your circumstances, of course.

Sounds like you have some interesting choices to make!

[teakettles_rule]

Thanks!
I'm really excited, obviously.
I'd be interested and grateful for any advice you have to give, but I'm not sure there's any way I can go there. I'd need at least $20,000 more to be able to go to Brown, and I doubt they'll give it to me.
Thanks,
Meghan

[slyvermont]

Meghan

[slyvermont]

Megan

Our conversation last night sparked a distant memory of something, and a quick search online uncovered it. BU has a well-known policy of grade deflation.

Read these for background:
www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/education/07education.html?ex=1307332800&en=f497c676e81152c7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
www.ipetitions.com/petition/BU_grade_policy/
www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/03/18/others_mark_time_bu_makes_grade/?rss_id=Boston%20Globe%20--%20Living%20/%20Arts%20News (has a quote from a student who lost her scholarship because of a 3.34 GPA)

(I did a search on google for “Boston University” and grade deflation, and came up with these and other articles.)

Good luck!!