Chance Me for CWRU

Colleges and Universities A-Z Case Western Reserve University
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Here were the net price calculator results, as I am unsure which of the calculated numbers you are referring to?
Tuition and Fees $52,948
Tuition cost for a full-time student without special accommodations.
Matriculation Fee $598
Room and Board Costs $16,080
Learn more about housing (Undergraduate Admission) and meal
plans (Undergraduate Admission) at CWRU.
Books and Supplies Expenses $1,200
Average expenses based on a typical course load. Not included in the amount due to
the school.
Transportation Expenses $300
Average expenses; actual amount will vary by student. Not included in the amount due
to the school.
Personal Expenses $1,350
Average expenses; actual amount will vary by student. Not included in the amount due
to the school.
Total Cost $72,476
Gift Aid
Aid that does not need to be repaid.
Case Western Reserve University Gift Assistance $50,131
CWRU gift aid based on financial need. The aid amount does not need to be repaid by
the student.
Federal Pell Grant $6,345
Federal grant based on financial need, as determined by the FAFSA. A Pell Grant does
not need to be repaid by the student.
Federal SEOG Grant $2,000
Federal grant based on financial need and eligibility for a Pell grant.
OH State Grant $3,500
A grant awarded to eligible OH residents. This grant does not need to be repaid by the
student. The amount shown is for the 2020-2021 award year, and may change for
future years based on the state budget.
Total Gift Aid $61,976
Other Aid
Aid that is earned or borrowed.

Campus Employment $2,500

Federal Direct Student Loans $5,500

Total Other Aid $8,000
Your Bottom Line
Other Indirect Expenses $2,850
Total Remaining Cost $2,850

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Okay - so your worst case scenario per the NPC (which isn’t a guarantee but hopefully pretty accurate) is that you’d have $2850 expected indirect costs, plus the maximum in guaranteed loans (which is $5500 the first year but will go up in subsequent years - $27K total over 4 years) and $2500/year in work-study. I think the likelihood is that any merit you get would be applied to reducing/eliminating loans and work-study. I think it’s unlikely that they’ll give you additional cash-out toward those projected incidentals (though I’d be happy to be wrong), but you could still elect to take the guaranteed loans to cover that.

The other downside of a BS/MD program (assuming that even becomes an option) is that it many of them reduce the number of fully-funded undergraduate years you would get, while they may or may not reduce the number of debt-incurring med school years. (Looks like CWRU’s is an 8 year program, not accelerated, so you’d still get your 4 undergrad years in that case… but as others have noted, it’s a very long shot, a reach even for those with perfect stats.)

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@mwfan1921:

Even if you get a 1500 on the SAT, PPSP will be a reach, and a high one. @Bopper linked to some good info about that program, I expect it has a single digit acceptance rate.

From my interactions with admissions, about:
1700 apply
60-80 are finalists (offered an interview)
20-25 are accepted into the PPSP program

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