Help with George Washington Aid

twoinanddone
Thu, 12 Jul 2018 23:54:15 +0000

They go out of their way to say that the calculator is just an estimate, but I feel as though that is their legal department trying to save themselves when they stiff you of cash.

GW doesn’t meet full need for its students. The NPC is TELLING you that at best, BEST, you’ll pay $20k per year above your grants and loans. They don’t really care that your family only makes $15k, but the cost of the school, to you, will be $20k per year. I’m sure there are a lot of other things you can’t afford either, but stores aren’t going to give them to you just because you want a car or food or clothing. It is not the legal dept. They have no legal obligation to give you an education for free. The NPC is a requirement of the department of Education, not the legal department at GW. It is an estimate and often not correct. As a transfer student and a mid year transfer, you might get a good deal less. Please take note that most NPC are only set up for freshmen and not transfer students.

The federal govt will give you a Pell grant of about $6100. That’s it, all you are entitled to. Often there are other funds like subsidized loans and even a little more in SEOG and often $0 EFC students get work study. That’s it.

The rest of that (48k - 6.1k - $5500= $36.4k) is a gift from GW. A GIFT. They have no obligation to give you anything.

Take your Pell and Cal grant and stay in California.