Can I send my other stuff in before my application?

<p>Hey guys, quick issue. I'm taking my time on the essays for the common app and supplement, but in the meantime, I was wondering if I could send in my scores, transcript and letters via my guidance counselor to the school or if that is frowned upon if you haven't filled out the Common App. yet. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Also, I should ask, what kind of aid could a 31 ACT (32 superscore) with a 4.0 who is a seasoned medical volunteer, state-qualified athlete and Bausch and Lomb winner expect?</p>

<p>Assuming I get into both, it'll be a choice between here and UW-Madison and I think the cost will end up being the deciding factor.</p>

<p>You can send in everything early. Admissions just holds your stuff until your application file is complete before they begin reviewing it.</p>

<p>Re: FA Are you asking about need-based aid or merit aid? </p>

<p>UR has a net price calculator on its admission site</p>

<p>[University</a> of Rochester : Financial Aid Estimator for First-Year Students](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial/estimator/]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial/estimator/)</p>

<p>(HINT: once you complete the family financial info portion, you’ll get a button that will take to some general merit aid profiles. Be honest about your self-evaluation and see where your scores, grades, course difficulty, ECs and state of residency puts you. I input D2’s data and the estimator came back to within in $3000 of her actual merit aid.)</p>

<p>B&L high school winners are guaranteed a $2K (maybe it’s $3K) scholarship and will be considered with all the other high school B&L winners for a B&L merit award of up to $15,000.</p>

<p>WayOutWestMom is right, the Net Price Calculator is a nifty tool to see approximately how much need based / merit aid a student can receive. Thanks for posting that!</p>

<p>Also, please note that all University of Rochester High School Award recipients will have their application fee waived and will be eligible for merit scholarships worth at least **$7,500 **per year. (Totaling to at least a $30,000 merit award.)</p>

<p>The key word in that statement is “eligible”. Sometimes a high school Guidance Counselor will nominate a student who does not meet Rochester’s admissions standards, and therefore that particular student might not receive the merit scholarship that correlates with their High School Award. However, over 90% of those high school award recipients who are admitted to the U of R will receive at least $7,500 per year.</p>