<p>does UChicago, UMich, Wisconsin-Madison, Rutgers, Northwestern and NYU give any money for NMSF?</p>
<p>Both Villanova and Boston College annually award Presidential (100% tuition) scholarships. Applicants must be Early Action (much better option than ED), and must be accepted to the respective Honors program. In January, each school invites selected finalists to a 3-4 day visit that includes interviews, attending classes, and group activities; this past year, these were held in February. Each school invited about 60 finalists; BC awarded about 15 scholarships, and Villanova awarded about 30. Final award notifications are in late February or early March. Highly recommended option for well-qualified candidates - both are excellent schools.</p>
<p>Don't overlook the alumni association scholarships that some colleges and universities offer, often through local chapters. They're not just for children of alums. My son applied for and received a small but much appreciated annual merit-based scholarship from his school's alumni association (enough to cover books and transportation, I'm guessing). I don't remember how I came across the information, but it was not obvious on the web site. Ask the financial aid offices, or go to the association websites.</p>
<p>There are no guarantees if you meet the minimum criteria for U of Miami (Florida) scholarships. Completely at their discretion.</p>
<p>there are several scholarships at Brandeis University</p>
<p>The largest is Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship which is tuition, room, board, books, fees, and personal expenses.</p>
<p>Everyone keeps saying "U of Michigan -- Ann Arbor" which I find curious. UM is one of the Public Ivies, isn't it? because I researched it last year for its great academics, and then crossed off my list because it was waaayyyy out of our price range. :O Do they really have good aid packages?</p>
<p>Also if you qualify for WUE, that's a fantastic deal. I live in the shadow of the Rockies, so I'm safe :) Yay price knockoffs!</p>
<p>WUE is great, but only if the school you want to attend participates. Example, University of Arizona is listed on the WICHE website, but ASU is not. So you'd probably want to check with each school before making any assumptions.</p>
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<p>Michigan does offer a limited number of merit-based aid packages, some of them quite generous, some University-wide and some specific to a particular school. If you're at the very top of the heap of the entering class you may have a shot at a good package; otherwise they're not known for being generous. For details:</p>
<p>University</a> of Michigan Office of Financial Aid: Application Information</p>
<p>Here's a list, based on US News data, of colleges that give substantial (average > $10K/yr) merit aid to a large (>20%) fraction of the entering class:</p>
<p>SCHOOL/AVE MERIT AWARD /% RECEIVING MERIT AID </p>
<p>LACs:</p>
<p>Occidental $15,576 26%
Kenyon $12,212 23%
Ohio Wesleyan $12,872 42%
Willamette $10,115 31%
Denison $13,233 51%
Franklin & Marshall $14,084 25%
DePauw $12,158 49%
Grinnell $10,463 33%
Drew $11,584 32%
Rhodes $10,421 39%
Coll. of Wooster $13,017 43%
Agnes Scott $12,801 31%
Wofford $10,944 25%
Presbyterian Coll (SC) $11,143 34%
Randolph $14,696 34%
Furman $11,228 31%
Wittenberg $13,287 26%
Beloit $11,972 30%
Maryville Coll. $11,403 22%
Knox $10,314 30%
Allegheny $10,900 29%
Oglethorpe $11,362 28%
Juniata $12,609 26%
Goucher $13,682 31%
Cornell Coll. (IA) $11,345 23%
Sewanee-U. of the South $11,871 22%
Albion $11,824 38%
Wabash $12,030 25%
Centre Coll. $11,194 36%
Roanoke $10,537 23%
Randolph-Macon $13,057 39%
Hampden-Sydney $16,999 51%
Alma $13,726 21%
Susquehanna $14,681 29%
Hollins $10,825 28%
Millsaps $14,212 41%
Wartburg $14,172 23%
Hanover $15,588 34%
Moravian $13,068 21%
Transylvania $12,157 37%
Washington Coll. (MD) $10,310 40%
Hendrix $16,106 41%
Centenary (LA) $10,070 29%
Concordia-Moorhead (MN) $10,705 28%
Berry Coll. (GA) $14,526 41%
Sweet Briar $11,150 49%
Peace Coll. (NC) $11,594 28%
Gordon Coll. (MA) $12,705 29%
Wisconsin Lutheran $11,600 22%
Lyon Coll (AR) $11,549 28%
Wesleyan Coll. (GA) $$13,889 38%</p>
<p>Universities:</p>
<p>George Washington $20,155 23%
Pepperdine $15,601 26%
Case Western Reserve $12,657 31%
Tulane $19,423 32%
Rensselaer Polytechnic $15,000 24%
Brandeis $19,915 22%
U Miami (FL) $15,668 23%
SMU $11,453 34%
Clark U $14,131 25%
U Tulsa $11,346 36%
Stevens Inst of Tech $12,046 20%
Miami U (OH) $11,864 39%
Northeastern $12,975 23%</p>
<p>Some caveats:
1. Obviously these cut-offs are arbitrary. Some schools give generous merit aid to just under 20% of their students; others give slightly less than $10,000 to a large fraction of their students. Research these for yourself on the US News website.
2. Some of these schools do not meet 100% of financial need. In some cases this may mean they're electing to give merit aid to highly qualified but financially better off students at the expense of students with real financial need. In other cases they may simply be choosing among the students with demonstrated financial need by awarding a limited pool of financial aid money on a competitive "merit" basis.
3. Using an arbitrary $10,000 figure may provide a distorted picture of cost, given tuition differentials among schools. In particular, a nominally smaller award at a public institution may be more valuable than a nominally far more generous award at a private school. For example, the University of Minnesota-Morris, a very good public LAC, gives an average merit award of $3,120 to 20% of its students, but in-state tuition and fees (also available to Wisconsin residents) are only $5,003, leaving the average in-state merit aid recipient less than $2,000 short of the full cost of tuition and fees. In contrast, the average merit aid award at Grinnell, a private school, is $10,463, leaving the average merit award recipient almost $25,000 short of Grinnell's $35,428 in tuition and fees.</p>
<p>University of Alabama has great merit based scholarships. If you are a National Mertit/Achievement/Hispanic Finalist you can get a great package. The school also has automatic full tuition scholarships for any student with an ACT of at least 30 or 31 and a 3.7 gpa. Plus there are a few other packages that amount to a full tuition, housing, plus $8K a year. UA is heavily investing in their students as well. We may be far from the list of best schools in the nation, but we certainly have an established reputation.</p>
<p>University of San Francisco offers $18,500 per year in merit aid to students who are above a certain academic level (in GPA and test scores), if they apply by the early application date.</p>
<p>My child did not qualify for need based financial aid but received the following merit scholarships:</p>
<p>Olin College of Engineering: full tuition
Rice: $20,000/year
Duke: $12,000 for the first year</p>
<p>Also considered (accepted) with no financial aid:</p>
<p>Columbia
Cornell
Johns Hopkins (BME)
Northwestern
Yale</p>
<p>My child chose Rice for the emphasis on undergraduate education, the residential college system, the low student/faculty ratio, the research opportunities and the current students met during Owl weekend.</p>
<p>For Krug: SAT: Math: 800; CR 770; WR: 740; Sat II MathIIc: 800; Physics: 760; with very strong extracurriculars, well beyond the norm.</p>
<p>Obviously, Olin, Rice, Duke and Columbia wanted my child as these schools sent out likely letters (Olin invites prospective students to a weekend at Olin after which the final decision is made).</p>
<p>Olin would have been perfect had it shared housing options with Babson or Wellesley.</p>
<p>Good luck Krug!</p>
<p>I am raking for the partial scholarships for spring-2009 to pursue my Bio-tech. course in several universities. But, I didn't get the sufficient informations about this with which I am in quandary now. I have got good GPA in my higher school i.e. 3.75 out of 4. But couldn't do well in TOEFL iBT, just 72........ I have taken the date of SAT reasoning test on oct-4. Hope i will do best on this. Which universities will offer me?????????????????? I don't know.</p>
<p>a lot of people think USC is too expensive because it is a private university but I have good grades and I receive almost 80% of my funding in free money directly from SC. They give a lot for free and they provide wonderful loans at great rates for what you need on top of it. Additionally, there is a ten installment pay plan if you still need help. It is almost impossible to not be able to afford it. i have fewer student loans than my boyfriend who goes to a state school and my tuition is 10 times greater than his. Plus, you get to go to an incredible school with great student spirit and an unbreakable brotherhood that will line jobs up for you when you graduate. Do NOT pass up applying for USC. You will love SC! Everyone does! And there aren't as many "rich kids" here as we are led to believe. Almost everyone has fin aid.</p>
<p>Brandeis University offers a wealth of scholarships</p>
<p>I am going to this top 30 school with a Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship that pays me tuition, room, board, books, travel, and personal expenses. Means they pay for the $51,000 a year tuition pluse i get about $1800 a year</p>
<p>How can I apply for the Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship????????</p>
<p>Is there any way to score 2300 marks in SAT reasoning test?????????????</p>
<p>Thank you tw14. My d had the flu on the day she took SAT II so her scores were not good (high 600's). She will take it again to see where she can apply. Right now she has a short list of 3 schools, Rice, Brandeis, Case Western.</p>
<p>hello frens
i am a engineering graduate ,and likes to complete my master degree in mathamatics ,so for that where can i get the best college ,that offer me the best scholarships.</p>