UW is my first choice but I can not afford to go there unless I get a lot of financial aid/scholarships.
How hard is it for out of state students to get a good financial aid package/scholarships at UW?
ACT: 32
GPA: 4.23
It’s hard…and doesn’t happen very often.
Extremely hard.
What do you need your net costs to be?
How much will your parents pay each year?
Why UWash?
Based on your stats, you may be offered a Purple and Gold Scholarship, which in years past has been awarded to about half of the admitted OOS US residents, and thus, is neither “hard” nor “extremely hard,” just nice to get.
“For autumn 2016, scholarship amounts range from $5,500 to $8,500 per year ($22,000 To $34,000 over four years).”
https://admit.washington.edu/Paying/PurpleGold
This scholarship is applied against OOS tuition, room and board of around $46K.
You may also be eligible for various federal and private loan programs.
I suggest you speak with someone in financial aid to discuss your personal situation.
https://www.washington.edu/financialaid/
Good luck, and keep up the great work!
I should say, neither “hard” nor “extremely hard” for an applicant with your credentials.
Also, the UW Honors Program and various departments have their own scholarships.
And yet another in-state student won’t be able to attend. My daughters, good students, double legacies, didn’t get in. Sigh. It is a problem. CA has solved it by not providing aid to OOS students.
Every state has its own flagships at reasonable costs to their own taxpaying families.
UW doesn’t weight GPAs.
@zeebamom, based on the last three years of application and enrollment data, I expect that a fair number of CA students are currently at UW who had thought the same thing about UCB and/or UCLA (and only applied to one or both of those two from among the UCs).
A lot of financial aid and scholarships are highly unlikely. Even if you get an average purple/gold of $7000 the school still costs $50,000 for OOS and that does not include transportation (except for a small amount they include in the COA which wasn’t enough for even 1 plane ticket–Seattle is expensive for flights). My kids both loved UW but the older one was too practical to go for the price and the younger isn’t going to bother applying.
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UW is my first choice but I can not afford to go there unless I get a lot of financial aid/scholarships.
How hard is it for out of state students to get a good financial aid package/scholarships at UW?
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My response of “extremely hard” had to do with what the OP says he needs …“a lot of financial aid/scholarships.”
$5,500 to 8,500 per year is not a lot…it’s rather pathetic when the COA over the 4 years that the student would be there would be $46k - 50k (at least, since $46k is probably for last year or this year).
So, yes, it would be extremely hard for an OOS student to get a lot of aid that he needs to afford to go there.
For the too-small percentage of families with the means to pay the cost or to incur and pay off loans without difficulty (as if it were an extra car payment or two), $38,500 to $40,000 for tuition, room and board may seem comparatively affordable these days (particularly for a scholarship recipient who has inexpensive access to Seattle on Southwest). Crazy, I know. Back in the 80s, it was $14,000 (full pay) for a “top” private (and most of us would have a heck of a time getting into it today).
^ That was in response to #7.
In response to #8, if the scholarship amount is “rather pathetic” on account of your limited means, you would go somewhere else and have a wonderful life for yourself.
A friend got 2/3 tuition at UW from OOS, with slightly higher scores but lower GPA. However, I think selection is holistic at that amount. She also got full tuition at USC. In other words, you can try to get the $ but no guarantees. Make sure you have other choices.
Every state has its own flagships at reasonable costs to their own taxpaying families.
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Not true. Have you checked the in-state costs for UIUC? The school is unaffordable for many families.
@Lilliana330, yes, all holistic, and if a full-tuition-to-USC type of student, your friend was probably offered a package of Purple and Gold, Honors Program, departmental and endowed scholarships from UW (among other nice offers).
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A friend got 2/3 tuition at UW from OOS, with slightly higher scores but lower GPA. However, I think selection is holistic at that amount. She also got full tuition at USC. In other words, you can try to get the $ but no guarantees. Make sure you have other choices.
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To get full tuition at USC, you have to have something going for you …more than just strong stats… Maybe ethnic or regional diversity? Maybe some unique talent or background? There’s a parent here on CC whose son got full tuition at USC because he had an amazing background in the Classics, Greek, and Latin.
One of my friend’s DD had an ACT 35, Val of her class…and got ZERO from USC. She went to MIT instead.
^ Thanks for sharing.
OP you’re gonna need automatic merit schools as safeties. However, if you could also provide your financial background…you may qualify for need-based aid as well.
My earlier response was also in regards to getting significant aid as an OOS student a U Wash. Yes,mthere are awards for OOS students, but most are not significant ones.
If you get the extra OOS tuition reduced by 30 to 40% with a Purple and Gold Scholarship, that could be “significant.”