<p>Hi! I just got accepted Early Decision to WashU yesterday and already I'm scared. My household income is about $90000 and I'm concerned about paying for college. I have a sister in Law School and money is a bit tight. I was wondering does WashU give good financial aid.</p>
<p>P.S. My admissions letter says I have to attend the Freshman Summer Academic Program and I'm wondering if thats a good thing. Like am I on probation. Any knowledge/help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I wish I could help, but I haven’t gotten the package yet. I do have some questions though :p. Didn’t your letter and f-aid award come in the same package? Or, if you don’t have your package yet, how did you find out about the summer program? Online?</p>
<p>No, I got the package and nothing was in it about financial aid besides a generic info packet…:/</p>
<p>in a previous post you wrote:</p>
<p>"Hi! I got accepted yesterday and I’m ecstatic! In the package (i think delivered by UPS) there is financial aid stuff and a congrats letter. "</p>
<p>…?</p>
<p>…Let me reword. There is not individualized financial aid info, just a generic packet.</p>
<p>Were you accepted as a January Program? I think they usually encourage J-Progs to do the summer program.</p>
<p>Also, Financial aid is very good at WashU. If your income is around 90,000 then I would guess that most of your fees will be covered. You should get a financial aid packet soon. You can always call the financial aid office if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Okay I got the package and finally understand! They said they’ll be sending the financial award in a few days. We’re in the same situation pretty much, I have to go to the summer program also. PM me though!</p>
<p>Thanx musicalscientist, that really puts me at ease :D</p>
<p>Yesss accepted :D</p>
<p>I’m worried about the fees as well… our family income’s literally miserable.</p>
<p>yes I had this exact same question. is it up on the WUSTL pathway for anyone, or does anyone know if it will be in the near future? I talked to a financial aid officer and he said it could be up for some people…I’m leaving on a trip tomorrow so I’m not sure about to do with my deposit (considering that I am obligated to view my financial aid before sending $200). does the financial package they give you have anything to do with FAFSA?</p>
<p>Hi, all
I’m current student here at Washu Undergrad.
Rest assured, Washu’s financial aid is top notch (we do get an endowment of 4 billion a year 
) So for those parents out there worrying they’ll have to work another job to pay for their kid’s education not to worry
if for some reason you do not receive an appropriate amount (i emphasize the word appropriate, not how much you want) i would encourage you to talk to the student financial aid office.
to answer the first person’s question, if they specifically told you that you MUST attend FSAP then indeed you have been accepted into the January Program. A couple of my friends are JProgs as we call it. Basically you get to go study for a semester at another college (or not) and you enroll officially in the spring. Not to worry though! Jprogs are given the best housing on campus and FSAP will put you way ahead of the curve that it’ll all even out
I attended FSAP this past summer myself and it was great!! I encourage EVERY freshmen i meet to try out for it! you meet sooo many new people and the classes put you waaaay ahead of the curve!
so good luck all!</p>
<p>I got accepted to Wash U last year, and I am currently doing a gap year. Financial aid was a bit of a challenge for me. When I got accepted RD last year, I received no financial aid. But upon explaining my situation to my financial aid officer and petitioning twice, I got almost $25k in need-based aid, almost exactly what I needed. And while I will have to redo the application for this year and maybe go through the process again, Wash U’s financial aid department is filled with amazing people who are looking to help you. I can’t guarantee you’ll get exactly the money you want/need, but sometimes it all does work out.</p>
<p><em>update</em></p>
<p>Got my financial aid estimate a few days ago… Honestly really relieved - they covered 99% of the cost. With pell grant and a campus job (or what it says on there) i’ll have an extra $6000.</p>
<p>So, my question is, what is this “campus job”? Is it working with the professors, or is it working at like a fast food place? Any response from alumni would be helpful :D</p>
<p>The jobs aren’t food related. They might include things like working in the library, etc. (Someone else can probably provide a more detailed example list) They won’t be doing research or working with a professor. You’ll have a fair amount of down time/study time while working I believe.</p>
<p>I don’t know about campus jobs, but could it have something to do with work study, or are they the same? Try to see if you can apply for work study instead of a campus job (it gives max $2000 I believe every year). If you are pre-med or interested in research in the sciences, for work study you may be paired with a professor or research on the WashU campus or medical school, which can put into some top-notch research if you want something more than just doing cleaning or something of the sort. I know plenty of my friends who are doing that currently.</p>
<p>If it is indeed “federal work-study” then your job can be basically whatever you want it to be. They send you an application closer to the start of the school year with all kinds of jobs such as library, admissions, tutoring, and even working in a lab. Since I had some experience working with one of the professors before starting work-study, I am currently getting paid to research with this professor. So, contrary to marcdvl, you in fact can do research on federal work-study. There is no shortage of jobs at WashU; even those that are not guaranteed a job through financial aid can seek out employment successfully on campus.</p>
<p>I suppose it’s generally not research because I’ve heard of very few cases, but I guess as musical mentioned it can be. With that said, I wouldn’t hold out on it being something interesting.</p>
<p>Thanks, as long as it’s pretty simple to do, I think I’ll be fine 
So I’m just curious, are you guys sponsored by the school to answer questions on CC? or are you just doing it on your free time?</p>
<p>Doing it in free time (and right now procastinating studying more for finals)</p>
<p>Done with finals!</p>
<p>And yeah, everyone you’ll find on here is just a student trying to help out in their free time.</p>