Financial Aid Decision Making

Indecision . 3,000 undergraduates received letters from Byerly Hall telling them they would get a $2,000 increase in financial aid. . 1,500 undergraduates have not yet turned in forms indicating whether they want to cut loans or work requirements

Financial Facts . Two thirds of Harvard students with jobs are supported by federal work-study money. . The average loan debt for the class of 1998 is $16,500.

Self-help Average percentages of annual loans and term-time employment to meet self-help requirements of up to $6,850 to $7,900 per year.