| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.11 |
| Liaison | Jane Stewart |
| Submission Date | June 24, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Washington and Lee University
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Erin
Hutchinson Admissions Senior Associate Director Admissions Office |
Does the institution have policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
A brief description of the institution’s participation in federal TRIO programs:
N/A
A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:
1) We are a partner institution with QuestBridge (http://www.questbridge.org/). Through this partnership, we recruit, enroll and fund high-achieving low-income students.
2) We waive application fees for any student who indicates that paying said fees constitutes a financial hardship. We also accept third party fee waivers, including those administered through the College Board SAT Fee Waiver Program (http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/922.html) and Expanding College Opportunities (ECO - http://www.expandingcollegeopps.org/eco/about).
3) We partner with the Center for Student Opportunity (CSO - http://csopportunity.org/). Through this partnership, we are able to identify and reach out to low income students (among other under-served populations), and our students are eligible for the CSO scholarship. A current first-year student, Ms. Shaun Devlin (http://csopportunityscholars.org/shaun-devlin/), received this 4-year scholarship from CSO last year.
4) W&L uses only grants and work study (no loans) to meet the demonstrated need of admitted students.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
N/A
A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
1) W&L assigns specially selected and trained academic advisors to all low income and QuestBridge students in each entering class, as well as matches them with a special upperclassman mentors to assist with adjustment and access issues.
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
1) The Johnson Scholarship program is available to any student who wishes to apply regardless of whether or not they have demonstrated need. However, by its nature, it enables many students who would not otherwise be able to attend W & L for financial reasons the ability to attend regardless of their ability to pay. (http://www.wlu.edu/x33307.xml)
2) We partner with the Center for Student Opportunity (CSO - http://csopportunity.org/). Through this partnership, we are able to identify and reach out to low income students (among other under-served populations), and our students are eligible for the CSO scholarship.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
1) W & L invites low income students to Accepted Students’ Day each year at our expense, purchasing airline tickets, hotel rooms and meals for students and 1 parent/guardian for the 3 day visit.
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
1) We are a partner institution with QuestBridge (http://www.questbridge.org/). Through this partnership, we recruit, enroll and fund high-achieving low-income students.
2) We partner with the Center for Student Opportunity (CSO - http://csopportunity.org/). Through this partnership, we are able to identify and reach out to low income students (among other under-served populations), and our students are eligible for the CSO scholarship.
A brief description of the institution’s other admissions policies and programs:
N/A
A brief description of the institution’s other financial aid polices or programs:
N/A
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs not covered above:
N/A
The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
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