Academics
College Counseling
College Money Method: Comparing Awards and Strategies for Appeal
This workshop provides a framework to evaluate aid offers and understand your four-year commitment to each college. Guidance on when to appeal and how to do so successfully provides the best opportunity for increasing awards. Insights and actions you'll take away from this session:
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- Questions you should ask before accepting an offer.
- How to calculate your actual investment.
- Why your financial aid may change over time.
- Strategies to successfully engage colleges on an appeal.
- Tips for communicating with colleges and writing an appeal letter.
CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.