How many scholarships can I get..

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<p>I can’t tell if you’re talking about need based or merit scholarships, or both. If need based:</p>

<p>[Need-Based</a> Assistance - The George Washington University](<a href=“http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/payingforcollege/needbasedassistance]Need-Based”>http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/payingforcollege/needbasedassistance)</p>

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<p>So, a little more than half of the students at GWU qualify for ANY FA. And of those, a little more than half get ANY scholarship/grant money. So that means almost half of the kids getting FA are receiving ONLY loans and WS; and the other more than half are getting SOME grants, could be a little or could be a lot, it depends on individual circumstances. </p>

<p>I’m going to say this one last time, GWU is not as generous with FA as many other highly selective schools; I have found nowhere on their website where they even state that they meet full need. The largest factor in determining FA is income, as your family income nears 100k, you are on the bubble for having no calculated need at the vast majority of colleges. Families making 100k/yr are in the top 20% of earners in the US. You need to be very careful when reading about schools (not just talking about GWU here) giving students lots of FA–do those students state their financial situation, what was their family income??</p>

<p>The amount of the Presidential merit scholarship is not stated on the GWU website, this thread seems to show a top end of 20k/yr:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/george-washington-university/880487-presidential-scholarships.html?highlight=presidential[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/george-washington-university/880487-presidential-scholarships.html?highlight=presidential&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also, a school doesn’t necessarily have an incentive to award large merit scholarships to ED applicants since they have already committed to attending.</p>

<p>I know this isn’t what you want to hear, and I will cease now because I have explained all I have to say about FA, merit, etc.</p>