<p>With 100k annual income, unless you have extenuating circumstances like hospital fee or debt, it’s nearly impossible to get aids. </p>
<p>William and Mary should be pretty likely and northern schools will love Alabama especially small liberal arts colleges. Or Tufts. University of rochester should be solid.</p>
<p>100K is not going to get you aid at <em>most</em> schools.how much can your parents contribute each year?! </p>
<p>Much less than one would think, there are a lot more financial issues with my parents so it is looking like aid is quite a valid possibility. My parents have gone through quite a bit lately financially and I also have 2 other siblings in college so aid is looking pretty good.</p>
<p>According to their net price calculators, most of the schools I have mentioned, excluding Tulane and William and Mary look like very valid possibilities, although some more than others.</p>
<p>But then again with Tulane I met with an admissions counsellor an explained my situation to her and she pointed me towards applying for some of their merit scholarships. I know that’s kind of her job, but does anyone know enough about Tulane to tell me if my test scores would actually be competitive for the merit scholarships? Or anybody know if there are any similar opportunities at William and Mary?</p>
<p>Merit is likely for your stats at Tulane.
Check out Macalester, Connecticut College, Wheaton (MA).
Safeties and likely merit: Eckerd, Hiram, Susquehanna.</p>
<p>Thanks! Anybody know about W&M?</p>
<p>William and Mary says they can cover up to 25% of the cost of attendance <em>at most</em> for out of state students. If you received an estimate through the net price calculator, that is probably accurate. Merit scholarships are rather limited, the two main ones being the 1693 scholars and the William and Mary (WM SURE)Scholars. All students are considered for the process automatically, but recipients are rather limited. </p>
<p>William and Mary Scholars are primarily distinguished students who overcome incredible adversity or are representatives of first generation or underrepresented groups. Awards are equal to in state tuition and fees.</p>
<p>1693 Scholars are distinguished scholars among the top of the accepted class, which includes approximately seven students per year. They are rewarded full tuition rewards as well.</p>
<p>I’ve known students in both, by they are rather selective and each has an special programming for students admitted for those scholarships (among them research opportunities, special advisors, and early registration) but they are far from guaranteed.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.wm.edu/admission/financialaid/typesofaid/scholarships/”>http://www.wm.edu/admission/financialaid/typesofaid/scholarships/</a></p>
<p>No merit likely at W&M.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, this really helped me out quite a bit!</p>
<p>Amherst is at least as difficult to get into as Brown, although you would undoubtedly have geographic diversity working in your favor. How about McGill? It would be a radical departure from Alabama, and is a little less expensive than private US colleges, and a little less selective than Ivies and other top-tier colleges. Eckerd is definitely a safety for you (with nice merit aid assured). Look at some of the other “Colleges That Change Lives.” You would get into almost all of them, and - with exception of Reed (which does not offer merit aid) - you would probably qualify for decent aid. i honestly think Tulane is close to a safety for you, and you will almost certainly receive some merit aid from them. </p>