Wash U Is Distasteful!

ST2
Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:18:39 +0000

Sam Lee - is your statement regarding merit aid going to mostly higher income families based on fact or just hearsay? Based on personal knowledge and having a kid in both the Ervin & Danforth Scholars programs - I have found just the opposite to be true. Most of the kids and parents that I have met are middle class or below. I know you like to bash WashU - but you should base your comments on more than just “reading” about something.

WashU offers approximately 150+ merit awards to the entering freshman class. That is a bit more than 10% of the entering class. It is very competetive and unfortunately most people don’t realize the level of competition until this time of year. From my experience, they also go out of the way to work with people regarding financial aid.