<p>Hey, as the title says, my family's EFC is just about $0, and I wanted to know whether GWU could accomodate for that need. My GPA is about a 3.86, my SAT's are CR-720 M-640 Wr-690, and I have good EC's with a few state and national awards, so I might possibly have some merit aid coming my way, but for now, I just wanted to know whether there was any hope. Thanks!</p>
<p>GW gave me the best financial aid of any college I applied to-- it's the reason I will be attending. I got almost 50k in aid...about 5k in loans, and 2k in work study...and the rest was all grants/scholarships from GW (aside from federal aid like the Pell Grant). I didn't really get an academic scholarship either, so definitely at least apply if you're interested, especially considering my EFC was a little higher than yours, and my SAT scores were very similar.</p>
<p>You absolutely should apply. GW was very generous with financial for us and and your stats look very competitive. I think I would apply "RD" just in case they don't come through with enough aid to make it possible for you to attend.</p>
<p>My D is also going to GW because they gave us the best financial aid package (they also have the best setting for what she wants to study). They took account of our EFC as that is all we are paying. Vastly different from the other college we were considering that did not come anywhere near meeting our EFC and would have required us to take enormous amounts of loans (NYU).</p>
<p>Yes, GW is generous, but please don't have unrealistic expectations of a free ride.</p>
<p>The college board lists GW's average FA package as 91% of need. That means some students WILL get near 100% of their need met, good for them, but some will not and will have to find $10-20K over what Fed Loans can offer. Our D was offered 79% of need. The gap between what was offered and our 7K EFC was impossible once we were denied alternative loans. So she can't attend.</p>
<p>So absolutely, its worth an application, but there is no guarantee, especially if you're family can't manage private loans or home equity maneurvers.</p>