Student Affairs
Financial Education and Scholarships
ABOUT FINANCIAL EDUCATION
Our goal is to provide knowledge and resources to help you achieve your goals. One-on-one meetings, supplemented by group workshops, are the primary venues as we develop an individualized success plan tailored for your needs.
RESOURCES
The following links provide useful information, webinars, videos and fact sheets.
AAMC’s Financial Information, Resources, Services and Tools (FIRST)
Good information on many financial topics; check out the MedLoans® Organizer and Calculator.
Download the Education Debt Manager.
Watch the Money Management Video.
U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid
Good information on specific types of loans.
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
Establish an account to view all of your Federal loans and associated details.
Download your student data for input into the MedLoans® Organizer and Calculator.
2019-20 Expenses and Loan Planner
Download this Excel file to estimate monthly living expenses and student loan amounts.
Identity Theft Protection Steps
Download this Word document for ideas to develop your identity theft protection plan
Contact:
Rich Ronnestad, MS, CFP®
Director of Financial Education and Scholarship Support
rich.ronnestad@wsu.edu
509-368-6852 | PROFILE
ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS
The WSU College of Medicine medical program scholarship awards are based on financial need and alignment with the college mission. A FAFSA is required for any accepted applicant in the incoming class to receive a scholarship award offer, and the deadline to submit a FAFSA is January 31. While not required, students may submit a FAFSA by November 30 in subsequent years if their financial situation changes or if they missed the deadline in the prior year. Parental information is not required but encouraged for accepted applicants/students whose parents are expected to provide financial support.
Links:
- External Scholarships
- Notify WSU of any external scholarships by completing the Notification of Estimated Financial Assistance form
- Notify any external scholarship donor the address to send a check by selecting the Scholarship Designation Form
SCHEDULE AN INDIVIDUAL MEETING
To schedule a meeting, please send an email to rich.ronnestad@wsu.edu and include several possible days and times.
DROP-IN HOURS
Feel free to visit Rich Ronnestad’s office at SAC 420C any day during the lunch hour (12 p.m – 1 p.m.) to ask questions, clarify an issue, or to discuss any financial or scholarship topic.
LUNCH AND LEARNS
Join us for lunch and learn sessions, which are informal discussions of relevant financial topics. Bring your own lunch and we’ll provide snacks and sweets. The session are from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Dates and locations will be announced through Slack and E.Flo MD.