Students Thought They Were 'In Trouble.' Instead They Learned Anonymous Donor's $50M Gift Was Covering Their Tuition [View all]

Some students at the University of Washington will now have their tuition covered — and it’s all thanks to an anonymous donor.

The University of Washington announced in a press release earlier this month that the donor’s approximately $50 million donation will help pay for undergraduate students enrolled in the UW’s Medical Laboratory Science Program, covering their senior-year tuition for their clinical rotations.

According to the school, the donation will be put toward the tuition of in-state students — which costs between $4,000-$5,000 — for all medical laboratory science seniors. There are currently 70 students in the program, including 35 who have begun their senior-year clinical rotations.

“I was shocked at first, and it took a second for me to process that they are going to pay our tuition. And then I felt a lot of relief,” Jasmine Wertz, 30, a senior in the program said in UW’s press release.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/students-thought-were-trouble-instead-140000087.html