How I attend Northwestern University for free (also applies to most ivy league and top 20 unis)

[@hareshwedanayake7427]

Great video! However I don’t understand how NU pays you to attend. Can you explain that a bit more

[@hareshwedanayake7427]

@@Lee-S22 Isn’t it need based aid? So shouldn’t she not get more than she needs

[@lucywbeck]

@@hareshwedanayake7427 Room and board is part of the cost of attendance. But since I live in an apartment off campus, northwestern deposits money in my bank account to help cover those costs. Does that answer your question?

[@hareshwedanayake7427]

@@lucywbeck Oh alright I got it. So the extra money they pay you is used to cover the cost of you living off campus?

[@lucywbeck]

@@hareshwedanayake7427 yep!

[@ellasim2036]

I am an incoming class of 2026 transfer student at Northwestern. I will be studying at SESP. I got accepted on May 24th. I was wondering if you could make a video explaining the housing situation for transfer students. Is there any way to guarantee or apply for a single. Also, has living in a single made it difficult to get to know a lot of people. Lastly, are there any social media pages or websites where you can meet other incoming transfer students/find roommates? Thanks so much.

[@lucywbeck]

Hi! Congrats on your acceptance! Housing for transfer students is the same process for first years. I don’t think there’s a way to guarantee a single. For example, I only requested singles but I got a double. So I had to convince someone with a single to switch with me. I don’t think living in a single makes it difficult to get to know a lot people but sometimes I did wish I had a roommate to go to events to. I joined a Facebook group to meet other incoming transfer students/find roommates. I hope that helps!

[@shakurbarnes]

Can you please talk more about how you have gotten internships for computer science and your post grad plans

[@lucywbeck]

Yes I plan to talk about that in later videos! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@PapoWay]

How can i get contact with u!

[@lucywbeck]

@@PapoWay you can connect with me on LinkedIn!!

[@AlinaAlina-ce3pi]

Lucy help i am from a poor family but i really want to attend Northwestern university what should i do?😭😭😭

[@lucywbeck]

Make sure to submit your application to NU and complete your fafsa and css profile like I described in my video!

[@tc9193]

That’s nice - we didn’t get offered any financial aid for NU.

[@lucywbeck]

I'm sorry to hear that. You can try to appeal if you believe that your financial aid award did not fully consider your individual circumstances.