<p>I love Notre Dame, and will recommend it to anyone who asks, but I'd be somewhat concerned about financial aid. You should probably decide how much you want to spend on application fees first.</p>
<p>apply to notre dame and carnegie mellon. i think they might both offer merit aid.</p>
<p>Notre Dame gives no merit aid. Sorry.</p>
<p>Holy Cross-very good school 1 hour from Boston offers merit aid. Not sure about BU.</p>
<p>Isn't the general undergrad tuition at NYU around $29,800? I think the tuition for Stern is even higher at $32,600. The lower division OOS tuition for LSA at Michigan is around $27,600, and the OOS tuition for Ross is $29,900.</p>
<p>Annual costs for NYU are around 32K, with R+B being around 11K for a total of 43K to the university.</p>
<p>NYU IS a cool place but if u want a campus no...I live a short drive/train ride from nyu i was actually around nyu this afternoon at the art Fair..around Washington Square park w/ my family(If u plan on going dont go its a bore any way) its all buildings...if u want a campus its not worth the big price tag</p>
<p>Annual costs? Those figures are for tuition alone. Annual cost would be much higher for Michigan as well.</p>
<p>I thought that the "price-tags" for colleges were just list prices... that things change with financial aid and/or merit scholarships. Am I wrong? </p>
<p>Does somebody actually pay the "price-tag" costs of 46k for a college tuition?</p>
<p>Definitely try USC. They give a lot of merit- and need-based aid, it's in a locaiton with great weather :), and they have a great business program.</p>
<p>What does good ECs and good grades mean?</p>
<p>Some people do indeed pay the entire cost for college tuition, people who are well off and can afford it. </p>
<p>If you have financial need, run an EFC calculator, and once you get an estimated EFC, you can make a judgement through the numbers on collegeboard.com on how much you will have to pay by looking at how much need they fill, and how much of it is in grants. The non-grants you will make up through loans, work-study, and family contribution.</p>
<p>Look at financial need first. The top schools are the ones that are better with need, mainly private schools, although some like UNC and UVA are good with need. If a school doesn't have good aid, look at scholarships. I don't encourage you to go and apply to schools just because they are cheap for you, rather, apply to schools you want to attend.</p>