Hi, I am wondering how much Financial aid I may get. I’m a out of state looking to apply to UW Madison this fall, and may attend if I can get close to a full ride (paying 10k or less a year).
Right now, the only other state school I am applying to is UMass(In state) though, but I am interested in UW-Madison as I spent 5 years of my childhood in Madison and would love to go back! I know that UW-Madison is a match school for me and that I may get admitted. However, I just don’t know how much financial aid the University will give. Would applying early help with financial aid? I know that I am considered out of state but my parents paid years of taxes to the state of Wisconsin and have worked at the University, so will that help?
For stats and ECs: I am currently attending one of the top public schools in Massachusetts and my stats are 2220 SAT(650 CR 770 W 800M) (Single: Retaking for reach schools), and 3.90/4 UW GPA with 5 APs and almost all honors (only 2 regular classes freshman year) by the end of junior year (3 APs and 3 Honors for course load senior year). I also have good ECs, nothing mind blowing though (interned at Mass General hospital, 300 hours of service, participate in JV/V sports all four years, and president of 2 clubs). My family income is also around 65-70K.
Before this past admissions season, I was extremely interested in UW Madison but didn’t think about applying out of state to state schools because of the cost and because I didn’t know how much out of state financial aid schools usually give. However, my friend, who has about twice family income, got into UIUC honors with 15K/year aid, little to no ECs, and 200 points less on the SAT and a similar GPA. He also never lived in Illinois. Not saying he didn’t deserve it, but I just feel really happy for him and his result made me really optimistic, hoping I can get a similar result.
Thanks