Am I applying for too many Merit Scholarships?

[ripemango]

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Surely, there’s at least one safety that you can find that you’d love and could afford.

Yes, I need to find a safety that I would love, and would be willing to afford.</p>

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Do not assume you’ll get merit aid unless the merit aid is guaranteed for students with certain stats and you have those stats.

I’m not assuming anything, which is why I’m applying to many.</p>

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Are you assuming that you and your parents would pay the $45 k or $25 k a year out of pocket or would you or your parents take out loans?

umm out of pocket</p>

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What are you basing your opinion of that you wouldn’t have a good time at those schools?

The people there, they kind of school it is, and the weather and location.</p>

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What’s your idea of a good time.

Okay, I did not mean literally “a good time”, just hoping to enjoy my college experience.</p>

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I think you’re a bit confused by the 25k thing- the reason your efc will go down after the first year is that your parents will be expected to pay 25k for you AND 25k for your sibling, so 50k total.

No, I understand that, but my parents are definelty more willing to pay 50k total for two of their kids rather than just one. It’s like this: I have a budget for myself on how much I can spend for college, its not us together.</p>