<p>'Assuming' one gets accepted into the following univs' engineering (not bio-medical) dept, which school is most likely to give full aid? Or the biggest aid? If you could list them in order, that would be appreciated, too.
Parents are earning around 60k with little savings. </p>
<p>MIT; Cornell; Duke; Rice; Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>you have to apply to all, acceptance is random at top schools (assuming you’ve got the stats to make you a contender). Then once past acceptance you can see what aid you’ll get which could vary quite a bit between schools (loans vs grants, and then gaps between COA and EFC). You’re best aid would be at Ivies like Harvard, yale, princeton for covering full need with little loans.</p>
<p>MIT has their own EFC calculator. Try that.</p>
<p>Your particular milage may vary, but check here: [Project</a> on Student Debt: What’s the Bottom Line?](<a href=“http://www.projectonstudentdebt.org/ncoa_chart.php?sort=b.range_3]Project”>http://www.projectonstudentdebt.org/ncoa_chart.php?sort=b.range_3)</p>
<p>They all would probably give similar aid. They each might expect some family/student contribution. </p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>@college-ruled- The site is incredible! Thanx!</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids: Sorry, I would rather not disclose my stats here cause it may open up another bunch of posts, both positive and negative. Mine is as good as any Ivy aimers.</p>
<p>Actually I know someone who got free tuition and boarding from JHU last year. He pays, literally, zero money, which I want.lol He has very very similar stats and financial status as I. For now, I will explore a bit of your suggested sites. Thanx a lot!</p>
<p>MIT gives only need based aid, so stats would be irrelevant there. You should be able to get a fairly good estimate from their calculator. I would not necessarily expect the other schools to offer similar amounts, though I would expect student/family contributions from all of them.</p>