<p>GWU's stat on merit based awards, at least on their website, is really impressive -25% of students recieve them.
I really like GWU, but i think i have a small chance of getting into a better school that costs the same if not less money- i know schools try to be idealistic about this issue and say it doesn't matter(who are they to say this - my family's paying), but money sadly enough is the issue behind nearly everything- and i have parents that will have to shoulder the entire cost of this ( no FAFSA- surprise, surpirse!). </p>
<p>-Do you think EDII will solve my woes with some added money?- if not I'll shoot for those other schools.</p>
<p>I love GWU, but there has to be a shread of realism in your college decision and 50K or aorund that doesn't seem to realistic. remember no fafsa, and not a sparkling statistical resume- at least according to CC standards.</p>
<p>its only logical that GW would attempt to make sure applicants that it admits under a binding contract have enough financial incentive to attend (otherwise the lose dedicated students due to monetary reasons). from what i know, merit aid at GWU isn't just about numbers - these help, but they are not an automatic scholarship. what are your stats?</p>
<p>Don't get your hopes up on merit aid from GW. I think they've really tightened up on their merit aid this year and are saving it for people in their special combined BA/JD and BS/MD, etc programs and people with 2200+ SATs. My daughter has higher stats than you and wasn't offered any merit aid. I was surprised based on their past history of merit aid.</p>
<p>i wasn't expecting or certain that i would get any merit aid at GW(hence by hesitation to applly EDII and bind myself with GW and the price tag)- i was just woundering if myself or anyone else would increase there chances for aid by apllying EDII- however i really don't see how the BA/JD's or BS/MDs would hog up that much merit aid since GW accepts only like seven students for each of those each year, which is understandable since GW's graduate programs in these (esp. the JD degree) are so fantastic</p>
<p>i agree, GW gives very nice amounts of aid to undergrad students - and every undergrad not receiving aid is elegible for scholarship once at the university (through involvement in activity or academic merit). From their website... </p>
<p>Presidential Awards for Continuing Students
Continuing GW students who have completed 30 semester hours with at least a 3.7 cumulative grade point average and who did not receive a scholarship or award at the time of their admission are eligible for a $12,000 scholarship. Students are reviewed for this scholarship once a year in May. The scholarship is based on the two most recent semesters, excluding the summer session.</p>
<p>In addition, if you received a Presidential Academic Scholarship as an entering freshman or a Presidential Scholarship after completing 30 semester hours at GW and have completed 60 hours at GW with a 3.8, you may be eligible for an increase in your scholarship award. Review of these awards is completed once a year at the end of each spring semester and will be effective with the upcoming fall term.</p>
<p>So, I think ED II would increase the chance of initial merit aid, but, ultimately, there is a good chance that at somepoint during your years at GW you will receive aid. Don't let sticker shock deter you.</p>
<p>since I was once really interested in GWU I found out all I could about them, through the students websites and the more ‘official’ websites and talking to students…
Here’s the deal. They basically accept three types of people:
1.) Average-high number students who can afford the cost of the school without financial aid (rich kids)</p>
<p>2.)High number kids with good ECs who get none to some merit based aid</p>
<p>3.) Insanely awesome, but usually poor, students. This is both the reson they have high average numbers and such a high percentage of merit-based aid. They take the geniuses that need to have their way paid, which they do by also accepting the rich kids who’s paychecks fund the poor geniuses’ way through university.</p>
<p>so basically you sound like you might be in the middle. Maybe. If you’re lucky. And I wouldn’t count on any financial aid.</p>
<p>Mr. G, you are replying to a thread that is 4 or 5 years old. Check the date on armcp’s post. But, just to let you know, you really can’t generalize. My D received a half-tuition scholarship and we’re not poor by any means. The only way you’ll know how much merit aid you will receive is by applying and waiting to receive your package. Anything else is idle speculation.</p>