Regular Decision - Apply - Office of Admission - College of Liberal Arts

about wu admissions academics schools student life alumni and parents athletics news calendar admin offices

Complete Application for Admission
by Feb. 1 for Regular Decision.
Complete 2007-08 FAFSA
by February 1.

Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):
1. This form is available online and at high school guidance offices and college financial aid offices in the late fall each year. The web address is www.fafsa.ed.gov.
2. Willamette’s institution code number for FAFSA is 003227.
3. The priority deadline for the FAFSA is February 1. Applicants should make a copy of the completed FAFSA for personal records.

Application and Notification

All applicants who complete an Application for Admission by the published deadlines are considered for Willamette merit-based scholarships. Merit awards are mailed according to the same schedule as need-based awards. Applicants who have submitted the FAFSA will receive notification of their eligibility for need-based grants, scholarships, loans and work programs from the Office of Financial Aid.

Final Awards

Financial aid packages are mailed on or before April 15 to applicants who meet the Regular application for admission deadline and who file the FAFSA by February 1.

Acceptance of Award

To accept a financial aid award, a student must return a signed copy of the Award Notice along with the $350 Advance Deposit. An award is not considered accepted unless the student has confirmed his or her attendance by mailing the non-refundable Advance Deposit to the Office of Admission. Early Action and Regular Decision candidates are expected to mail both the Advance Deposit and the signed copy of the Notice of Award by the National Candidates’ Reply Date of May 1, or within two weeks of receiving the admission and financial aid notification if either of those arrive after April 15.