@thumper1, that should be a max estimate. I have my mom’s cousin brother in Los Angeles and he promised me he’d give me free flight tickets wherever and whenever I wanted, if I got admitted to a US school. Most of the schools offer a free or discounted fare shuttle service to nearby airports. Vassar requires NCP info like all others. Not narrow minded on religious schools but I’m not interested in compulsory theology classes. They put off, teaching things I don’t believe in. I do respect others though. I want a very liberal, secular, quirky, intellectual environment (Reed) and heavy focus on academics, some may get lesser importance with money factor. Really appreciate your advice. Back to working on my list.
My kid went to a Jesuit college with 3 required theology courses. She LOVED them…we are not Catholic. There were 150 courses from which to choose. She took an ethic course, women in religion, and one other…that she really liked.
Lots of choices. It’s not like they are sitting doing bible instruction at the Jesuit schools anyway.
These courses really rounded out her otherwise heavy science and math course of study…and she says…gave her a broader view of people and the world.
This is something ALL college grads need.
There are different sorts of religious universities.
Those like Wheaton, IL; University of Dallas; BYU; or even Baylor, Pepperdine and Notre Dame, are best attended by people of faith, for whom that faith is central in their sense of identity.
Universities such as Fordham, St Olaf, Muhlenberg, UScranton, St Michael’s, Sewanee, Allegheny, DePauw, Ohio Wesleyan… would be 100% okay for students of any or no faith, provided they’re interested in learning about faith traditions and the place of the sacred in American culture.
@sybbie719, like you discussed with a person in other thread where he was complaining that he didn’t get the scholarship he expected at UArizona because of that Proposition 300 something under Terms & Conditions of the scholarship, it it applicable to my case too? Of course it isn’t guaranteed, but with my Stats, early apply and NPC running, I expect to get the Arizona Excellence of $35k. Is that not what I’ll be getting or should expect? The NPC did ask my legal residence and I mentioned as Foreign country, it should’ve known then… Is it only for US Citizens and other people lawfully living on US land other than AR or will it cover US Citizens worldwide?
Did you read the conditions of the scholarship. You need to make sure that you are doing the legwork to make sure that you meet all of the eligibility requirements
Well this is what it says -
Verify your lawful presence as described under Arizona’s Proposition 300.
Semesters without lawful presence verified will be lost and counted against the scholarship’s total eight semesters.
I don’t expect anybody to do my leg work. I just want to get things clarified that’s beyond my understanding.
@GuessME5 That is for people who are not American citizens. Not you.
@gearmom, I still didn’t fully understand… Not ‘me’ means is that condition not for me or is the scholarship not for me? Arizona Excellence is the sole reason why UA is on my list.
@GuessME5 This is Arizona making sure that illegal aliens do not have instate status or access to scholarships.
https://coconino.edu/resources/files/pdfs/registration/legal/az-proposition-300.pdf
Apply to the Ivies. In my experience, Yale is very understanding with FA, and you can work with them to plead your case about your NCP. I am in a similar spot, but through their help, it worked out. As for FAFSA, you can send a waiver request for your NCP to each school, all of which will evaluate it differently. Hope this helps!
^Pick two maybe.
What are you talking about? The non-custodial parent is NEVER included onnthe FAFSA. There is no need to send anything to the colleges at all about the FAFSA. The custodial parent will indicate separated or divorced…and the non-custodial parent will NOT be required.
The college doesn’t do a THING about this for FAFSA purposes.
You request waivers for the NCP for the PROFILE…from each school…not the FAFSA.
@MYOS1634 - Most schools in America cannot or do not meet the full need and offer a full ride to everyone. Stevens isn’t unique in this regard. A half ride to Stevens is a safe bet considering that Stevens graduates are among the highest paid college graduates in the nation. I suspect the majorlty of the schools on your list also do not meet the need of many if not most of their students.
@Engineer80 What are you talking about? @MYOS1634 hasn’t suggested schools that won’t be a possible full ride for OP.
Really a half scholarship to an expensive school does no good as this student will not have enough to pay the other half. This student needs to come within about $10k of the cost because he’ll probably get a Pell grant and can take a $5500 loan. He’ll have high travel costs than most students and more incidental costs since he won’t have family to host him for a dinner or send him a care package.
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air travel: BTW despite your relative’s generous offer, you won’t be able to fly anywhere more than a couple times a year: to arrive at school, for Thanksgiving, for Christmas, for Spring Break, to leave school. There’ll be no other breaks or times for you to fly out anywhere.
Most colleges run shuttles to the nearest airport before breaks.
The college may run a “reverse Spring Break” or a “mission Spring Break” where instead of wasting your time getting drunk at a beach somewhere, you do something useful such as Habitat for Humanity (help a family without proper shelter build a house). In that case, you don’t fly out, there’s a bus. -
scores: your guidance counselor/head teacher/principal should include these on your transcript. Most private colleges accept scores on the transcript. You need to keep your 8 scores to send for universities that do not accept scores on the transcript. So, you need to contact all public universities, especially those not on commonapp, and ask whether they accept scores on the transcript uploaded by the guidance counselor.
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a half tuition scholarship is awesome for families that can pay 25 or 30K. Not for a family that lives thanks to relatives’ help and has no real, fixed income. The student needs a full ride.
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look into McDermott at UT Dallas (NOT the same university as University of Dallas).
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you’re a US citizen; do you have a passport? That should be a US passport. UArizona differentiates between citizens and non citizens in its scholarship, although I do understand it to mean they want you enrolled for 8 consecutive semesters.
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Closing thread. The OP has started a number of similar threads and has received some good advice, which seems remarkable, considering the story keeps evolving. However, I think the topic has been exhausted.