<p>I applied ED II to WashU and got in. I also applied for their merit scholarships. I don't qualify for financial aid at all.</p>
<p>Would my ED admission affect my chances of getting these merit scholarships. Like, if someone applied RD and had similar scores as me and got into the schoo, would the colleges offer that person the scholarship instead of me (in order to get them into the school). </p>
<p>It seems likely that they would because I'm definitely (supposedly) going to their school, while the RD applicant might not be. WOuld this really happen? It makes me kind of upset and my ED admission isn't turning out as great as it seems.</p>
<p>StarDash--we're in the same boat. Our son got accepted EDII to WashU and now we regret it. He applied for the big merit scholarships, but decisions on those aren't made until March or so, by which time WashU will already have him all sewn up, including all financials. We really could use one of those scholarships, but I (like you) assume that WashU gives them overwhelmingly to RD students as enticements, regardless of relative merits to ED students. I'm going to be calling their fin aid office and will ask what % of those scholarships go to ED students. It's a number that I'm sure they have (would be very easy for FA office to figure out), but I'm guessing that it's so low that they won't release it.</p>
<p>it would be great if you could let me know what they said about it! I'm just absolutely regretting my decision - I might have gotten in regardless if I applied RD. sigh</p>
<p>SD--I spoke with someone in the WashU FinAid office and he said that the scholarship decisions are ED-blind. He said every year there are a number of EDers who have their original financial aid offers modified because they received either a full or partial merit scholarship in early April.</p>
<p>He also mentioned that they'll offer acceptances to 1,400 out of a total of over 20,000 applicants. Considering that the 20K were self-selected (most people who think they won't get into a place like WashU don't bother applying there), that's gotta be a really competitive pool. For you (and my son) to be in the top 7% of such a pool is quite an achievement. I hope everything turns out OK for you there.</p>
<p>BTW, a forum member named "hopingtohelp" emailed me and said that he/she knows an ED student who received one of those merit scholarships. So there's another little ray of sunshine. :)</p>
<p>Thanks so much! I'm not sure what my chances are of getting those scholarships (it's probably a small chance) but I'm hoping and crossing my fingers.</p>