In WashU's defense...

blue_green
Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:46:52 +0000

I’m a senior at Wash U and I’ve heard they are pretty generous with money. I personally applied ED because I knew Wash U was my favorite place (even though my numbers probably could have gotten me into a “better” school - 1500SAT, top 10%, etc).

As for using the money to lure people in, yes and no. I was shocked to be awarded a Danforth Scholarship since I was already committed to coming, so it showed that they weren’t lying about being blind to RD/ED, but the biggest Danforth awards went to the RD kids.

Still, I’m thrilled with what I do have.

Talking to the financial aid dept is probably your best bet.

I’m also an RA, and while you do get room/board/half internet/etc it’s a full time job and if you’re just in it for the money you’d be better off bartending or getting a part time job :)