Some of the reach schools on your list give FA to families making relatively high salaries if a sibling is in school at the same time. It may be worth looking at the NPC to see if you would qualify for aid… at least during the time that your sister is also in school. That may bring some schools into the affordability range… even if the aid is not for all 4 years. Pitt is not a school that would give you FA.
Congrats do your daughter she sounds like a very strong and successful student. Are there any elite schools left that are under 50k to attend? Because I will definitely not get any merit money to ND or Duke but I might get in. Are there any schools on that level that are cheap enough for me to go to with no scholarship?
UNC might not fit ? exactly into the “elite” category, but it will run around $50,000. The land grant colleges at Cornell will run you a little over $50,000. GT is just under 50. There are no other schools that fit your criteria that are under $50,000… that I am aware of. The private schools are in the mid 60’s and UVA is over 55.
You should add Case Western to your list- you have a good chance of merit. SUNY Geneseo has a 3+2 program with Columbia for engineering. You do 3 years at Geneseo and complete the degree at Columbia.
After 5 years you earn two degrees: a science degree from SUNY and an engineering degree from Columbia.
Check out Olin College of Engineering and Cooper Union.
As far as I know, both of them still grant half tuition scholarships/subsidies to all admitted students (before any additional need-based aid kicks in).Cooper Union’s net COA appears to be no more than ~$42K even with family income over $200K. Olin seems to cap out at about $48K.
These are small, highly selective schools emphasizing engineering (as well as art & architecture at Cooper).
My schools naviance says that many schools including uva require act but don’t mention sat…Is it common for schools to require act’s and not care about sat’s or to require both?
UVA accepts both the ACT and the new SAT. You can submit either one.
No, it’s typically ACT OR SAT , plus SAT subjects at the most selective universities, preferably displaying more than just one subject/area.