Received $14.5k WPI Presidential Scholarship
Stats:
1950 SAT (610 CR, 670M, 660 W)
4.4 weighted GPA
3.9 unweighted
Good ECs, good amount of leadership
Top 10% of class
If we sent them the Css form, shouldn’t there also be need aid?
Thought so but mine doesn’t show up yet either. Hopefully it will show up next week.
Financial aid award is out today! How’s everyone’s package? Mine: 45k in total including merit + finaid award
@tranquility145 I don’t see anything yet in my admissions portal or financial aid portal… though they did take out the two decision letters and replaced it with one of the same… hopefully they are still uploading info.
@univin2015 the fin aid package is announced in the merit letter!!!
@tranquility145 Are you international?
@tranquility145 Yeah, makes sense. Unfortunately I’m still waiting for the merit letter…
@internatindian yes. sry i trolled on the other thread. im actually from south east asia 
Got the big red 2015 WPI calendar today in the mail (with key dates marked). Now I just need merit & scholarship letter!!!
Oooh. The calender is a nice touch.
I just got my award letter, but there is no merit on it?!?!? Does this mean I don’t get any?
so what’s on the award letter? just need based assistance?
On the award letter, you’re notified of merit-based award + financial aid award - if you’re awarded.
@tranquility145 thanks! I checked and the Fin’l Aid Dept doesn’t have my file yet from Admissions who decide merit so maybe I still have a chance at merit. Hope so!! I got $10K/yr merit from NEU and $12K/yr from UMass Amherst so hoping I’ll get something similar from WPI and a few others. Then I’ll have to make a decision…
I just realized I put not applying for merit scholarships on my common app. But I did get merit scholarships. I didn’t get any need based aid though, would that have anything to do with that?
@univin2015 - Are you from Massachusetts? If you are, I’m surprised you got so much from UMass Amherst relative to NEU. We are from Mass and my son got 18K/year from NEU; 15K/year from WPI; but only 2K/year from UMass Amherst, though he got a full ride from UMass Lowell.
@Awesomekidsmom no I’m OOS so 12K from UMass (their max for OOS), $12.6K from NEU (incl fin’l aid). And I also just heard from WPI and got $18.7k/yr. Even still UMass would be low cost option. Not sure what to do. Planning to major in CS. Any thoughts since you’re from Mass?
Just receive Merit Award Letter from WPI (kinda late?) but there’s only International Scholarship. Are they missing out Merit Scholarship and will there be any more forms of aids for an international student like me?
The decision letter comes to me quite late also, 29/12/2014 is certainly late especially when comparing with others in this thread.
@BraveHeart1995 I received the decision letter on 29/12/2014 too and my Merit Award Letter only includes the
International Scholarship as well. I received my Merit Award Letter early January.
On the portal it indicated the need - based aid is separated from the Merit Aid and the award of need based would be 4 week after the Decision letter. But then when I checked WPI website there was this table in which said that International Student could only receive Merit Award and Private Loans. I am really confused by this. can anyone clarify whether international students receive need - based aid?
Here is the link to the website that I mentioned above: http://www.wpi.edu/offices/fa/fa-types.html