College Fin aid officer suggested Bu and Trinity as schools that are generous w/ aid.

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<p>What do you think of these schools?</p>

<p>I shyed away from them because well BU is a large Univ. and my D was interested in a small-med sized LAC in or near a city. We went right past it on the green T when we visited Boston. But now we are curious.</p>

<p>Trinity I skipped over because we heard the city of Hartford is terrible and town gown relations were bad. She actually is drawn to Connecticut schools as her first choice( Boyfriend attends CT school) but she did not apply to Trinity since we were told by HS counselor not to consider it. Now the fin aid officer IS suggesting she apply since theyy are generous w/ aid. When I read about the stats and summaries Trinity College offers it sounds to me like a wonderful school. We will be in CT next weekend, perhaps we should visit.</p>

<p>Was also considering Wesleyan.........but did not know if it is too competetive......her SAT 1300(V750M550 writing 690 ) 97.4 GPA.</p>

<p>Plus she is burned out from applying to schools( 10 apps in all!) now to ask her to add Wesleyan, Trinity and BU?</p>

<p>Is it worth it? </p>

<p>What do you know about these three schools?</p>

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<p>If you go to the parent's forum, talk to Garland and Marite because they both have kids who are recent Wes grads. All I know is that Wes does meet 100% of your demonstrated need and gives pretty decent need based grant aid.</p>

<p>BU -I think that Thumper(on the parent's forum or you can catch her on the FA forum) has a son there and can give you some insight . I know that there are a few other parents who also have kids at BU who can chime in.</p>

<p>BU is pretty straight forward in stating that </p>

<p>*Because we believe in rewarding academic excellence, Boston University offers a wide variety of merit awards, some of which cover full tuition. For a complete list of scholarships offered at Boston University and selection criteria, please see the Types of Financial Aid at Boston University page.</p>

<p>Need-based grants are awarded based on a combination of calculated need and academic merit. To apply for need-based aid, you must complete two financial aid forms: the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the College Scholarship Service (CSS)/Financial Aid PROFILE. For more details on how eligibility is determined and packages are awarded, please refer to the "Application Process" page of the Office of Financial Assistance website. For more details on the types of awards that may appear in a Boston University financial aid package, please refer to the Types of Financial Aid at Boston University page.*</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/finaid.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/finaid.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>If your daughter is not at the top of the pool for merit than she may not going to get a big FA package (many have complainted that BU is stingy on aid)</p>

<p>On BUs common data set they state that 59% graduate with debt and the average amount of debt is </p>

<p>$17,186 (includes only graduating seniors who received student loans)</p>

<p>Average need-based gift for those in "d" (those with demonstrated need was $18,112 (freshmen) $17,748 (upperclassmen) </p>

<p><a href="http://www.bu.edu/oep/cds.html#section-h%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bu.edu/oep/cds.html#section-h&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>