<p>Question for NMFs: Do any of your WashU FA packages give you money specifically for being NMF?</p>
<p>lizzie poo, did you appeal your orginial offer? what was your EFC?</p>
<p>Tuitionsaver-</p>
<p>Yes, I listed Wash U. as my first choice school on the National Merit form, so they offered me a WU Sponsored National Merit Scholarship for $2000. </p>
<p>If, however, the National Merit org. had offered a $2500 National Merit Scholar award to me, I would have received that instead.</p>
<p>I didn't appeal the decision. It just changed.
My EFC from FAFSA was around 4000, but some schools determined it to be different. I guess Wash U was one of them!</p>
<p>I got a John M. Olin Scholarship for 18.3K as part of my financial assistance award. Does anyone know how many people recieve this and whether or not it is a renewable scholarship?</p>
<p>Our appeal for a revised financial aid package was successful. Wash U is still more expensive than any of the other schools under consideration, but at least now it is in the ballpark and can be a possibility.</p>
<p>Any chance you might share with us how much extra you were able to gain out of your appeal... what what type of information you had to provide to support your case ?</p>
<p>My mother called in today with the argument that my dad wouldn't be receiving any extra bonuses over the next year & that we needed more financial aid. I got about $2000 more in scholarships. </p>
<p>WashU is really nice about this kind of stuff :).</p>
<p>Is there anybody else who is having trouble getting responses from FinAid ? We're trying to appeal, but not having luck getting them on the phone, or answering email.</p>
<p>I've had extraordinary support from Financial Aid. Do you know who your counselor is? If you leave a message for a specific person to return your call, I would think s/he would respond quickly. This has been my experience. However, I imagine they are slammed right now... I know that they not only have incoming freshmen contacting them right now, they also have to provide renewal information for upperclassmen.</p>
<p>I hear WashU offers fin aid for only 1 year and the fin aid decreases after the froshie year. Is that true? Any WashU students here to confirm or deny this cliam?</p>
<p>NUGrad,</p>
<p>We do have a specific counselor that we are working with. She was responsive for the first phone call, but after that - no response at all. No email, no phone calls. We can't even find out what EFC they are working off of, and she already told us that she gapped my d. I'm frustrated - I know they are very busy.</p>
<p>My financial aid has increased since my freshman year...</p>
<p>From the WashU website:<br>
'Your award will probably stay the same or increase while you’re a student at Washington University. The only basis for reducing financial assistance is a major improvement in a family’s financial circumstances.' Link below</p>
<p>Financial</a> Assistance</p>
<p>I'm confused, anyone got the Murphy Scholarship?</p>
<p>Oh no, oncampus said that their fin aid decreased after first year... I really hope this rumor of aid dropping after you commit isn't true. That'd be cruel and unusual. Any other WashU current students who can drop in two cents?</p>
<p>Our experience is that financial aid does not decrease from year to year - it either stays the same or increases. The following is from the WashU website - "Your award will probably stay the same or increase while you’re a student at Washington University. The only basis for reducing financial assistance is a major improvement in a family’s financial circumstances.</p>
<p>Financial</a> Assistance</p>
<p>Yes I read that some time ago, but I was wondering if WashU is faithful to those policies?</p>
<p>That certainly has been our experience.</p>
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I said that my aid increased after my first year, not decreased.</p>