Merit Aid for transfer students?

thumper1
Sat, 22 Aug 2015 02:44:58 +0000

I’m not sure why you want to know what other folks have gotten for aid. That really has no bearing on what YOU might get.

1. GWU does not guarantee to meet full need for all accepted students. This means that ther is a good possibility that your family contribution will exceed your FAFSA EFC. In addition, the school uses the Profile.

2. Need based aid eligibility will be determined by YOUR family income and assets. It doesn't matter what others have received....it is your financial data that will determine your award.

3. The best merit aid is awarded to incoming freshmen, nit transfer students. BUT even with that...merit aid would be based on the strength of your application, and what others receive really wouldn't be any help to you at all.

4. GWU is one of THE most costly universities in this country.

5. You would be guaranteed the Direct Loan if your family completes the FAFSA. But you don't really want to know about that.

ETA

Also GWU gives an average of 24k in merit aid which would surprisingly make it about 5k cheaper than PSU for me.

Averages mean NOTHING in terms of your award. You could get $0 in aid.

In addition, it sounds like you are a CA resident? Are there NO public universities in CA where you could go to college?

How much can your family contribute to your college costs annually? What is your GPA at your current college?

Have you run the net price calculator for GWU? It won’t be particularly accurate as it’s designed for incoming freshmen…but it might give you a ball park.