<p>I was just wondering, for those that have been admitted to UW, how much aid did the Financial Aid estimator say you were going to get and how much did you actually receive?</p>
<p>As in In-State with an EFC of $0, the Estimator said I’d receive 16,200 in Grants, and I ended up with $16,322. There were loans offered as well, which I didn’t pay as much attention to, as they aren’t my thing, but as far as I can recall they were nearly spot on to the estimates. If you are at all interested in Work Study, by all means put that down on your application. You can always decline that particular portion of an award (the way I did with the loans) and I’m rather regretting only marking a maybe now.</p>
<p>Okay, on the Estimator it says that (according to my family’s financial info) I’d have a $3,226 EFC, but I know for a fact that my family will not be helping me out at all, so do you think I’d be able to tell the Financial Aid office at UW (IF I get accepted…of course)?</p>
<p>It says I will receive over $15,000 in grants and scholarships as an in state, which doesn’t include loans or work study. With loans and work study, my cost of education would be completely covered. I think I will just continue working where I am working now instead of going for a university work study. I’d make more money per year and I could potentially graduate debt free.</p>
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<p>No. I think they don’t care about that. If you are a dependent on FAFSA they expect your family to pay the EFC. There has been a long debate about stupid FAFSA rules, which essentially don’t allow you to be “independent” unless you are older than 24/active duty/homeless/have dependends yourself.</p>
<p>No, they don’t care if your family is helping you out at all. I can’t tell you how many friends I have (under 24/25) whose parents pay 0 and they didn’t get any aid except for loans. </p>
<p>They have to work full time while going to school. Some couldn’t handle that and are working their way through community college first</p>
<p>Well, I’m working my way through community college at the moment, but I don’t want to have to go to school full time at a university while working full time… I don’t think I would be able to handle that. According to UW, I do show some substantial financial need. The counselor said I would be able to talk with a financial aid officer once I have been admitted (IF I get admitted…and that’s a big if).</p>
<p>I’m really not too confident about getting into UW, either… “What are my Chances” seems to be a little more optimistic than this board or I, but I still have no clue what to think.</p>
<p>Well, if you don’t want to work full-time, then you should probably take out a loan (3,226 in a student loan, most likely subsidized, is nothing…) Also take into account that if you will start working less, you will claim less income on your FAFSA, and it may help to lower your EFC.</p>