Wesleyan for Financial Aid

ishuku
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:55:52 +0000

Wesleyan has been kind to me in financial matters - We’ve always managed to get more than we thought we would (our situation has fluctuated a lot since I’ve started school). Also, when my ex was choosing schools, he wrote Wes a letter when Vassar gave him more aid, and Wes increased his aid by a few THOUSAND dollars.

In terms of seeking out low-income students: The University does have a little-advertised scholarship program that it gives to 10 RD students a year. It is technically aid-based–

"Offered to select students with financial need to encourage the best candidates to choose Wesleyan, a University Scholarship provides more scholarship grant funds than a standard financial aid package, reducing loans by 35%, and includes a stipend for summer research with faculty. "

The stipend is $7000, and it’s not just for research with faculty. I used it to take a class at Harvard, and my friends interned in DC/went to Africa/worked in a music studio in New York. Also the scholarship guarantees you a paid research position during the school year. A sweet deal. There’s no way to apply, though.