<p>My daughter is a Junior at a public school in Florida. She scored a 2240 on the SAT; she is in the running for a National Merit Scholar based on her PSAT score; she has scored 5's on her APUSH, AP Art History and AP Bio exams; she is currently taking AP Chem, AP ENG COMPO; AP Latin Vergil; AP Calc AB; and AP US History. She has been on the Cross-Country team for three years and is currently the Captain. She is a member of the math and latin clubs. She has a 4.0 unweighted GPA and I think a 4.5+ unweighted GPA. </p>
<p>My question is, given her scores and stats, how much money, if any, should she hope to expect to receive in scholarships to defray the current, unaffordable amount associated with attending Johns Hopkins?</p>
<p>[JHU</a> Student Financial Services | Prospective Students | Freshman & Transfers | Scholarships](<a href=“Student Financial Support | Johns Hopkins University”>Student Financial Support | Johns Hopkins University)</p>
<p>The only merit-scholarships given are the Hudson Trust scholarships, which around 20 freshman a year receive. Also, the Westgate scholarship is available for engineering students, although there are only two. Bottom line, is there are very few merit scholarships available, and they are highly, highly competitive. The other financial aid available is through need base grants, loans, and need-based scholarships. These are much more common, and Hopkins almost always meets the need of an admitted students (according to their calculations). Additionally, the Bloomberg Scholarship makes it so the student will not have to take on loans (not sure how they are selected but around 75 freshman a year get it I believe). </p>
<p>I can’t comment on her ability to obtain a scholarship, as every situation is different (as AdmissionsDaniel will say), but Johns Hopkins does meet the need of every student (or 99+% of students) that is admitted (again according to their calculations, and with some combination of grants/scholarships/loans/work study).</p>
<p>Apply and see what they give (if accepted) and make a decision from there. She seems like a good candidate for Hopkins. Good luck!</p>
<p>Update: She retook the SAT and upped her score to 2310 (750M, 760R, 800W); scored 790 on SAT II Math and 760 SAT II Chemistry; received 5’s on all of her AP exams except for a 4 in Chemistry which qualified her as an AP National Scholar in her junior year. She is presently working at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory as a Lab Asst./Technician and shadowing at our local hospital. </p>
<p>I am concerned that as a result of the combined incomes of her parents and step-parents ($260K) that she will not qualify for need-based financial aid. Her mother and step-father will not be contributing any monies toward her college endeavors and I will not be abe to afford to send her on my salary alone. Therefore, if anyone has any suggestions as to what she should add during the coming year to increase her chances of a merit scholarship it would beappreciated greatly. She does have several hundred hours of vonlteer work and is organizing a clothing drive at the hospital where she is shadowing for the psych patients upon being discharged.</p>