<span style="font-family:'Bookman Old Style'" lang="HU"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> <strong>A neves Princeton University szamtalan osztondijat adomanyoz anyagi raszorultsag alapjan, kulonosen kulfoldi diakoknak.</strong></div>
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<strong><br></strong></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><strong>(As to the undergraduate programs, here's what I wrote for The Herald-Mail (printed in their November 24 issue):</strong></div>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">November 15, 2012</span></b></p><p>
<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">The Editor</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">The Herald-Mail</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">100 Summit Avenue</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Hagerstown, MD 21740</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">To The Editor:</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">It was great to read <i>"To Harvard from here? Yes, it is possible"</i> by
Spence Perry (The Herald-Mail, November 14, 2012). It is unfortunate
that qualified students in Washington County continue to be discouraged
from applying to Princeton or Harvard because of the "high cost"
(approximately $52,000 per year). This, despite major efforts to inform
students, parents, educators and administrators in this area that, for
instance, Princeton is firmly committed to meeting 100% of the financial
need for every qualified student, with an aid package that does not
require a loan.</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">According to the university, at Princeton the average aid package for a student admitted to the Clas of 2016 is $39,700</span></b><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/admission/financialaid/how_it_works/who_qualifies/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:initial">http://www.princeton.edu/admission/financialaid/how_it_works/who_qualifies/</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> ). For
families with gross family income below $100,000 per annum the average
grant is considerably higher, covering full tuition ($38,650) as well as
a substantial percentage of room and board. For the Class of 2016 full
tuition, room and board were entirely covered by financial aid for
families with incomes below $60,000.</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Princeton
has a long history of providing access through financial aid for
qualified students and, for at least three decades, has <i>"offered aid to cover 100 percent of each admitted student's need."</i> In 2001, <i>"Princeton
became the first university to offer every aid recipient a financial
aid package that replaces loans with grant aid (scholarships) that
students do not pay back."</i></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<div><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Most importantly, <i>admission is need blind</i> for all applicants (including international students); Princeton's financial aid is awarded <i>solely based on need</i> (there are no merit scholarships -- academic and athletic merits are not considered when awarding aid); and <i>no student is required to take a loan</i> to meet Princeton's costs (grants and scholarships will cover all needs).<br>
<br>Finally, as so well presented in Mr. Perry's column, alumni
throughout the world consider it a privilege to help the Office of
Admission by interviewing candidates and responding to their questions
about their alma mater. Last year most of the 26,664 applicants for
undergraduate admission to Princeton were given the opportunity to meet
with an alumnus for such an interview. Our record in Maryland was 100%
-- all applicants were contacted and interviewed by Princeton alumni
eager to share their own experiences and to respond to a new generation
of interested students.</span></b></div>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">With best wishes,</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Peter J. Kurz</span></b></p></div>
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