<p>I know that wellesley boasts generous aide, but does then mean that they pay all demonstrated need? Or do they do part grants and mostly loans? </p>
<p>My sister attends UF and the family contribution via FAFSA was $5000, and I'm assuming this will split in half once I go to school next year. does that mean wellesley will cover the remaining 30,000 my family clearly cannot pay?? </p>
<p>Also, a brief chance me?
Stats
SAT: 1510
GPA: UW 3.5 W 4.2 (my sophemore year sucked)
president/founder of Youth in Government chapter (3 years)
varsity debate (2 years)
National honor thespian/ Drama (4 years)
-leads in 10+ shows
drama vice president
community service: 200-250 hrs.
-YMCA/ womens shelter (2 years w/ both)</p>
<p>I know that Wellesley meets 100% of a student’s demonstrated financial need. According to the college, the largest portion of financial aid awards are in scholarships (grants) from the college. You do not pay back grants, as you might know. </p>
<p>Loans are eliminated for a student from family with a calculated income below $60,000.</p>
<p>If you are from a family with a calculated income between $60,000 and $100,000 , your
maximum debt will be $8,600 for a total of 4 years, NOT $8,600/year. </p>
<p>For students from families with a higher income, the maximum loan debt for four
years is $12,825.</p>
<p>Check out [Investing</a> in your Education](<a href=“http://www.wellesley.edu/admission/admission/finaidpolicyFAQ.html]Investing”>http://www.wellesley.edu/admission/admission/finaidpolicyFAQ.html) for a glimpse of financial aid stats
and [Wellesley’s</a> Unwavering Commitment to Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.wellesley.edu/Admission/financialaid/]Wellesley’s”>http://www.wellesley.edu/Admission/financialaid/) for more in depth
financial aid information.</p>
<p>With respect to your “chance me” question, it would help to know your
SAT IIs and the caliber of your courseload. Your SAT I score is good
although it would help to know the breakdown. Were your math and reading
scores close to each other, or was there a big gap? Having both scores
above 700 is what you want. Your ECs show leadership and commitment,
particularly to drama and the Youth in Government chapter. All in all, if your
SAT IIs are in the 700 range and you have taken a challenging courseload
on top of your ECs listed, then you are in a good position. I hope this information
is helpful. Feel free to post more questions (-:</p>
<p>Is your SAT score your combined total for the New SAT or does it only include your Math and Verbal scores? If it is M, V, W combined, then it is pretty low overall. If it is just M, V combined, then depending on the break-down of the individual scores you should be in the right ballpark.</p>
<p>Psst, ladies, if 1510 is M+V, she does have both scores above the 700 mark, since the maximum one can get for each section is 800 
If it is M+V+W, then our OP definitely needs to retake her SAT and/or take the ACT with writing (the latter option will eliminate the need for taking 2 SATII). Good luck to you, alice.</p>
<p>Haha, sorry for being so vague, my sat was CR: 760 M: 750 WR: 700. In regards to classes, thats my greatest worry. I spent my sophemore year traveling and didnt receive any credits. so I went back to school for an extra year. I also have grades in the B&C’s for my first two years, but have kept straight A’s for the remainder. I will be graduating with 7 AP’s after self studying 2 last year (technically my senior year) because I basically spent that year making up what I missed as a sophemore (including english 2). I think my determination to graduate and taking classes with kids two were 2 years younger than myself really shows some maturity. Although I’m afraid they could take it the other way, and see my first three years as slacking off, then trying to make up for it for the remaining two. </p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Your SAT is good. And you’ve shown improvement over your years in high school which will be looked at favorably (though the grade discrepancies across your 4/5 years of hs will be considered also). If something happened during your first two years of hs that factored into your lower grades, you could explain that in an essay.</p>
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<p>I don’t think anyone here can really say anything of use to you regarding your financial aid. We don’t know your family’s financial circumstances, and just knowing your family’s FAFSA contribution isn’t enough. Wellesley requires a lot more information than just the FAFSA. In addition, you need to fill out the CSS Profile and the Wellesley Financial Aid application. I’m not sure what school UF is (University of Florida?), but the above documents are pretty standard for most private schools.</p>
<p>Given all that, yes, Wellesley meets 100% of demonstrated need, mostly in the form of grants. The key words there are “demonstrated need.” And demonstrated meaning what the school decides you need, not what your family thinks you need. Really, the best thing would be to call the Financial Services office directly for these types of questions.</p>
<p>If you have another sibling getting lots of (need-based aid) money from a different school, then the odds are good you will get a similar package. We can’t predict packages for you. If nothing, the Wellesley application is free online, so it’s always worth it to apply.</p>