49g's a year? Whaaaat!

<p>On GWU's Financial Aid & Scholarship link it estimates GWU's cost to be 49,350. Anybody know how generous with FinAid they are? And how does one go about applying for scholarships? If not, where is the nearest ambulatory care center, so I can inquire about selling organs in order to supplement the cost of my education. Appreciate your time....</p>

<p>Check out the thread " How much will those of you applying to ED I be paying?"</p>

<p>And unless you are an incredible student, don't expect to get any merit money!</p>

<p>I am getting 30k in financial aid... and I am not that poor</p>

<p>I was told GW was the 2nd most expensive university in the nation. Wondering what's #1?? That's outrageous for undergrad...save it for graduate school.</p>

<p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/27/pf/college/priciest_colleges/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/27/pf/college/priciest_colleges/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Keep in mind though that GW locks your tuition when you enter as a freshman school, so you aren't subject to increases year after year.</p>

<p>Interesting link. Tuition freeze or not, it's still $200,000 plus expenses, and that's if you graduate in four years. The place must be beyond awesome for that price tag.</p>

<p>grapowski -- how'd you manage $30,000? Merit? Cause I'm definitely not rich and i only got $4,000 (leaving the total tuition for 4 years costing more than the worth of my house)</p>

<p>This DOES NOT apply to me, but I'm curious nonetheless. </p>

<p>Let's say that you're determined by FAFSA to be required to pay $30,000/year flat, which would mean that GWU gives you $20,000/year to attend. Let's also say that you get the Presidential scholarship for $20,000/year, which brings your total cost down from $50,000 to $30,000/year. Does that mean that because you get the scholarship, you won't get any aid since you've been determined to pay that much anyway? Or do you get the FAFSA on top of the scholarship, bringing it to $10,000/year?</p>

<p>Thanks! I don't have the stats for a scholarship, but I was just wondering.</p>

<p>GGWU - If I were you, I'd transfer out of there after one semester if they don't offer you any more money. That's ridiculous.</p>

<p>You don't understand FAFSA. Your filing is to a gatekeeper [FEDS] who then qualify you to receive aid. FAFSA doesn't give out money, tell a school how much to give or guarantee that you will get money.</p>

<p>my daughter LOVED GWU, but the price tag really scares me. Aside from wondering if there's any way we could possibly swing it, I have another concern and wonder if anyone can address: Is there a "rich kid" culture at this school -- i.e., fancy clothes, cars, and emphasis on money?</p>

<p>Cars=NO Fancy clothes: more so than where? Emphasis on money: by that do you mean get a good education to make more money? Yes.</p>

<p>Price tag scared us too, and we were on our third child...so we weren't especially prone to tuition sticker shock! GW went on the list with the distinct understanding that the aid package had to be workable and it was. So she is a freshman there this year and loving it. D says that there is a group for whom money is no object and Georgetown shopping is the norm...but she is not part of that group. She has already found a very nice group of friends who share similar interests...some in the group don't have any money concerns, but many in her group like her, are on scholarship and have work-study or other work obligations as well. She managed to find a work-study job in a lab which gives her experience for her chemistry major. Almost no one on campus has a vehicle as there is really no parking available on campus for resident students. And the city is very accessible by the Metro. For activities outside of school there is plenty to do in DC that doesn't cost any money at all.</p>

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<p>Nice idea and somewhat true but in this forum it gives the wrong impression. Most kids on urban campuses spend more on eating out in the city or going to shows. Riding the metro costs money as do many museums......walking is of course free. Some spending money is indicated and there are plenty of work study jobs......and others which kids can earn the money to get out into the city.</p>

<p>FYI... ALL the Smithsonian Museums are FREE!</p>

<p>thanks cellomom. exactly the kind of info i wanted. just want to make sure she wouldn't be the only one (or in a tiny who couldn't go out to dinner every night or freely use moms credit car. I lived in DC for ten years and know how much there is to do there for free. It's a fabulous city.</p>

<p>thanks cellomom. exactly the kind of info i wanted. just want to make sure she wouldn't be the only one (or in a tiny who couldn't go out to dinner every night or freely use moms credit car. I lived in DC for ten years and know how much there is to do there for free. It's a fabulous city.</p>