Chances for Scholarships? How Much?

Paying for College
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<p>Hey ya'll! I was just wondering what my chances would be to get money at the colleges I'm applying to. I have pretty good essays, a 3.9 GPA(4.25W), a 34 on my ACT, a 740 on MathII and a 730 on BiologyE. The only problem is that my parents don't have money saved up for college and we are not eligible for financial aid. I'm applying to many OOS schools as well as one or two in state. Is there anything I can do to make myself more competitive for scholarships?</p>

<p>I'm applying to:
UT Dallas, UIUC, UMich, UNC, UVA, WashU, Univ of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon and Georgetown.</p>

<p>Thanks so much!!</p>

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<p>Don’t expect anything from the more selectives (CMU, UofC, Georgetown). </p>

<p>For the others check if they have separate apps for the top tier scholarships. These may have deadlines coming up very soon and you want to be on top of that. </p>

<p>Otherwise consider schools in the “guaranteed merit scholarship” thread. If money is an issue it would be good to have one of those on your list.</p>

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<p>You don’t have a good list if your parents can’t pay the costs. </p>

<p>UT Dallas would very likely give a full tuition scholarship. The rest won’t likely give you anything, or they’ll give a small amount that will still leave you with a big bill. Your ACT 34 is good, but it’s not top for the top schools that you’re applying to. They’ll give money to the ACT 36 students.</p>

<p>I don’t think G’town has merit. </p>

<p>You need a new list.</p>

<p>What’s the situation. How much WILL your parents pay?</p>

<p>For instance…if your parents will pay $10-15k per year, then you need a FULL tuition scholarship. Otherwise, you’ll be short of money. A half tuition scholarship won’t be enough.</p>

<p>Ask your parents how much they’ll pay. You need a new list.</p>

<p>What is your major and career goal? What is your home state?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-15.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-15.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Go to this link and apply to some of those schools that will give you huge merit. Otherwise, you’ll be wasting time/money on apps and end up with only UT-Dallas as an affordable choice.</p>

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<p>“we are not eligible for financial aid”. How do you come to this conclusion?</p>

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<p>Our income is over 200,000 and we have a small business. Thanks so much. I’ll definitely look into these other suggestions!</p>

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<p>how much will your parents pay each year?</p>