WPI Scholarships

goodncolo
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:56:00 +0000

DragonLady is right, the minimum scholarship you will receive as a NMF is (still) $19,000, via a combination of Presidential and other possible scholarships. My S was initially offered a merit scholarship of $14K (before we knew he had become a finalist) so we know he would have been offered at least $5K more. The problem is, WPI will not give you an updated financial aid estimate until AFTER you name them as your #1 college choice. We asked, twice, via email and phone, and they said No. This seemed very risky to us, because once you’ve been offered a Natl Merit scholarship, there’s no going back. You can’t then change your mind and choose another #1 school. So, you need to be very committed to WPI before naming them as #1. For my son, it was a virtual tie between WPI and another school, and the other school offered him a full ride academic scholarship, including room & board - if he named that school as his #1 choice. And that’s what he did. So, we will never know exactly what WPI would have offered him. WPI was my first choice for him, so I’m a bit disappointed it turned out that way, but I’m sure he’ll do just fine at the other college.