<p>mylifeisgood,
I don’t think that is necessarily true. I was fortunate enough to receive a GW Scholarship and had no demonstrated financial “need” (although I certainly needed the scholarship to attend; my mother earns about 100k a year…W&L costs an estimated 47k/year). I didn’t even fill out the FAFSA or CSS Profile. W&L had no way of knowing my financial situation and that I needed a scholarship to attend (I did briefly mention finances in my CommonApp essay when I was discussing my work experience). I think the stats (SAT of maybe 2200+, excellent GPA) get you in the door, but the interviews and scholarship essay are the criteria upon which an individual scholarship award is based.</p>