<p>When I received my big envelope, I got a reasonable scholarship and a loan. My parents sent in their taxes to Whitman for financial aid purposes a few weeks ago. However, I feel without any other aid I probably cannot attend. Is financial aid still a possibility and does Whitman deem the amount based on your scholarship award (i.e. does it factor into whether you can get any more money)?</p>
<p>You should call and ask, there isn’t anything wrong with doing that. Good luck.</p>
<p>This has also happened to me. I sent by father’s business supplement late and now I’m on the financial aid waitlist. There is no way I would be able to attend unless they give me a significant amount of aid. Is there anything I could do to increase the possibility of meeting my efc of $1500 or should I pretty much forget it? :(</p>
<p>In response to the last post, I have a friend whose sibling goes to Whitman. Originally they were in the same situation. They received minimal FA and merit aid making the cost of Whitman too high. Some how they showed enough interest and commitment to Whitman that the gap of money needed to attend was closed.</p>
<p>If you are going to one of the admitted students’ dinner or admitted students’ day you could always talk with one of the admission officers (they are bound to attend) and inform them of your situation. The main thing you need to be is proactive.</p>
<p>I may try this strategy, not sure if it’ll work or backfire.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Of course, the most effective solution is to call the financial aid office.</p>
<p>By the way, how did you find out that you were on a financial aid wait list. I thought financial aid decisions were made by April 22 (this is according the College Board)?</p>
<p>Whitman did adjust their financial aid offer to us after we had a good heart to heart with them before our d made the decision to go there. They’ve been great. Their endowment is up quite a bit from 2 years ago when we had to request more, so I hope you have at least the same success we did. I don’t know if this helped, but we did visit in April of her senior year and convince them that Whitman was her first choice, even though she had generous offers from other fine schools.</p>
<p>collegefreedom, if I remember correctly you have a visit scholarship to Whitman. I would call them and ask if you can make an appointment with the financial office while you’re there, then I’d go ahead and visit the campus as planned. You need to see it to know if the fit is good and meeting with them face to face will be more valuable than writing or calling. They have some financial aid money offered to students who will eventually go other places, so they may be in a better position in a few weeks to offer you more. Two things I’ve learned in life, always ask and if possible do it in person. Best of luck to you.</p>