I am an international with A’s throughout past 5 years with couple of B and Cs. If I convert my grades to GPA, it would be 3.88. My SAT score is 1440 on second attempt.I would be applying in Mathematics .I am looking for full aid.
My ECS and Honours include:
1)Valedictorian
2)Played football at regional level( played for a year). I have played at school level for 5 years.
3)Student disciplinary society executive member for 2 years.
4)Gold medalist of an international space competition in USA.
5)Work with a NGO (100+ hours)
6)Great cook
I would really love to attend Lafayette and am applying ED.
I can’t comment on FA, but I think you are a very strong candidate for Lafayette.
I agree with @gardenstategal. Lafayette takes accepts almost 50% of ED applicants and your stats make you competitive. However, I too unfortunately don’t know much about FA at Lafayette, although I know that increasing their FA to attract more worth students is a big topic of the school’s president these days. Good luck!
Thanks. Do you guys think that it’s worth pushing my SAT above 1520+ and try for even better universities? I really need full aid as my parents can’t afford college. However, I fear alot about not being able to make it into a good Uni
I think increasing your SAT score would help you in terms of merit aid, especially at a LAC like Lafayette.
However, if you are nervous about being unable to pay, you really should rethink applying Early Decision, because you must go if you are admitted. If your parents can’t pay anything for your college education, have you run the Net price calculator for Lafayette to see what you would be expected to pay? Can you apply for outside scholarships?