<p>thank you very much everyone i really wanted to make sure that i have a chance to transfer and know i know, thanks.</p>
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i have been reading a lot about colleges and majors, and i have noticed that going to a good school, affect your career future very much( which is something i don't want to believe), i can go to a state college, but will that be good?!. especially for a business major.
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Going to a top school is important, but it is how you define a top school. It is not necessary or even that beneficial to go to one of the top 20 schools. There are so many colleges and students in the US, that a top school can mean any of 300 or more colleges. However, the collegeconfidential website tends to emphasize only 20 or 25 colleges. </p>
<p>As was said, starting from today without the SAT, TOEFL, high school transcripts, and recommendations being ready, and well after the application deadlines, you can't apply to one of the competitive four-year colleges for admission in Fall 2006. You should be able to attend a community college, and then transfers to a four-year college in Fall 2007. The four-year college would then review how you did in the community college and use that when considering your admissions.</p>
<p>so i will take only the tofel test and do good in the cc, and i have a chance in a top school.
but how many credit should i take?</p>
<p>i think you will do good in cc, if you keep your enthusiasm about top school high.</p>
<p>You have to attend a community college for TWO years (about 60 credits) before you transfer. If you transfer after one year, most colleges will still want to see your SAT scores.</p>
<p>In either cases, you will still have to provide a high school transcript (or something equivalent) showing that you have graduated from high school and the core courses you have taken.</p>
<p>What is the difference between private and national school?</p>
<p>i took these numbers from the us news report, about the university of notre dame but i cann;t understand a thing in it, so can someone help me :</p>
<p>Avg. financial aid package :$24,700<br>
Avg. need-based scholarships or grant: $19,058<br>
Avg. self-help aid, such as work study or loan: $4,704<br>
Avg. merit award: $5,433</p>
<p>When somebody says a "national university", it just means that it is a school that is well known to the entire country. Colleges can be public or private. Public schools are run by the states. Private colleges are run separate from the government. A "national university" could be either private (such as Yale) or public (such as UCLA.)</p>
<p>Financial aid works as follows: Each college has a COA (Cost of Attendance) that includes tuition, room & board, books and other expenses. Each applicant has a EFC (Expected Family Contribution) that is the money that the college expects you to pay. The EFC is calculated based on information that you supply on a FAFSA form. Your NEED is then COA minus EFC. The college will try to satisfy your need with a "Financial Aid Package". There are typically three components to the package:
1) Scholarships/Grants - this is a discount, it is just free money
2) Loans - this is money that you borrow and pay back after you graduate
3) Work Study - this is money that you earn for a part-time job connected with the college</p>
<p>The above is need-based aid. The vast bulk of financial aid is need-based, but it can also be merit-based where you win the money by being especially qualified.</p>
<p>so can it happen and the scholarship/ grant pay for every thing?
thanks
and these info i gave is about notre dame, do i have a chance to transfer to it after two years of a C.C.</p>
<p>They base your ability to pay on your parents savings and income, and your savings and income. If you and your parents truly have nothing, it is possible to get a package that pays for everything. However part of the package would be loans and work-study. </p>
<p>There is no guarantee that colleges will give you a package that completely fulfills your need. Different colleges can also offer packages that have different ratios of grants to loans. In general, I think the system works pretty well for the poor. The problems seem to relate more to families that have money but not alot of money.</p>
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Avg. financial aid package :$24,700
Avg. need-based scholarships or grant: $19,058
Avg. self-help aid, such as work study or loan: $4,704
Avg. merit award: $5,433
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Notre Dame must have a COA of about $45K per year. The above means that the avg amount that a student who is receiving financial aid gets is about $24K per year ($19K in grants and $5K in loans), and that they are paying the remaining $21K per year themselves. If somebody is not getting any finan aid, then they are paying the whole $45K themselves. The other statistic that you need is what percent of the students are receiving finan aid.</p>
<p>If this seems like a pretty good deal, then you are right. There is a lot of need-based finan aid available for students whose parents are not making too much above $90K or $100K per year (family income).</p>
<p>Can the adcoms reject an applicant because he or she asked for a huge financial aid package (not enough EFC, etc)?</p>
<p>Yes, colleges that do not do this are called "need blind". </p>
<p>There are really two components to the question. A college that is need-blind will not let your financial situation affect their admissions decision, but they may not fulfill your need. On the other hand, a college may not be need-blind but they may guarantee all students who are actually accepted enough finan aid to actually attend. According to this website, there are only 28 colleges that are both need-blind and will guarantee the finan aid.
<a href="http://www.wfu.edu/admissions/finaid/twenty-eight.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.wfu.edu/admissions/finaid/twenty-eight.html</a></p>
<p>However, the fact that a college isn't on this list doesn't mean that they are stingy. Harvard isn't on the list. They may just not want to make a total committment in all cases.</p>
<p>does it affect the college you graduate from on your MBA admission?</p>