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Smith College is committed
to a generous financial aid policy that guarantees to meet the full
financial need, as calculated by the college, of all admitted students.
Full aid packages are
offered to students with the highest ratings until the aid budget is exhausted.
If the class is not yet complete, some decisions on the margin may take
into account the amount of financial aid required to fully fund the student.
In the past few years,
approximately 1 to 4 percent of the applicant pool has been affected by
this policy, although many of those students were later admitted from the
wait list with full financial aid. Thus the college continues to be need-blind
for 96 to 99 percent of the applications to Smith. Please note that financial
aid is not available to students who do not meet the published deadlines.
Students who do not apply
for financial aid at the time of admission are ineligible to apply for
or receive college aid until they have completed 64 credits (32 for transfer
students) at Smith. Exceptions may be made only if you have an unexpected
family financial emergency that can be documented. This policy does not
include students who applied for but were not eligible for need-based financial
aid at the time of their admission to Smith. Those students may reapply
for aid each year.
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