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Old 03-14-2010, 06:05 AM   #1
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Free plane ride for admitted students?
On another forum, someone mentioned Williams offers free transportation for admitted students. Is this true? If so, that is really a generous and a great marketing tool. I assumed, by the way, that it was only for early writes.
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i think it's for people below a certain income level.
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Old 03-14-2010, 03:11 PM   #3
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And a certain distance away.
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Old 03-14-2010, 08:14 PM   #4
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i live 3 hrs away. so def. not by distance....

it's the first 100 early writes to apply for free round-trip
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Old 03-15-2010, 08:05 PM   #5
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They include travel in the fin aid package calculation...
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Old 03-15-2010, 09:28 PM   #6
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Ohhh really, code H? But do I still need to demonstrate "need"?
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Old 03-16-2010, 07:48 PM   #7
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I am a QB applicant...but on the letter, they never mentioned need...they just said "first 100 to reply back"...
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Old 03-16-2010, 08:06 PM   #8
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hmmm that was not in my letter. I guess my FA doesn't qualify me for free anything..
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:19 PM   #9
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ah Code H, glad to see you again after QB and everything.

Williams is providing my transportation. I'm from Orlando.
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