<p>Ok: Responded on the Alabama thread and then got to wondering what you had been told here. I’m only reposting to reply to a couple of erroneous statements here.</p>
<p>warblersrule gives good advice, as usual. He is right about going ahead and paying the admissions deposit and housing deposit at Alabama. You should do that right away, if you haven’t. You will, however, get the housing deposit back if you decide not to attend.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids is right on as always as well. I’m not sure where Go Blue is getting his/her info about finances at the UDub. I see they are from Asia (and blue is not a Husky color). We have close family alum and many, many friends that are alum or currently attending. We also have a family member employed by the U. Unless you are very EFC challenged, do not expect $$$, other than qualifying for loans. There are some very limited, very specific scholarships (like pulp and paper, for example), but that’s about it and we have researched this many times. (Check with finaid-they will confirm.) It just gets worse and worse with the state economy, which is why UDub is trolling for OOS students that are full pay (like California). The top stats kids we know have done much better financially at OOS publics and private schools. Those that want to stay in state are going in larger numbers to WSU, etc where there are more merit dollars. You were smart to apply to Alabama.</p>
<p>And no, you will not be at an advantage to get into the UW law school by going to the UW. We know several UW law grads-what matters is being in-state, which you still will be for residency when you apply to law school.</p>