<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I'm heavily considering both Northeastern and NYU-Poly to major in Comp. Engineering. I scored a 2170 on the SAT (750 on math, 730 on CR, 690 on writing), have a 3.95 unweighted GPA, and am number 10 in my class of nearly 600. I'm involved in Math Honors Society, National Honors Society, Academic Decathlon, Mock Legislature, and BETA Club.</p>
<p>Are my credentials good enough to be considered for any sort of merit-based scholarship from one of those schools? I would have to have one to be able to afford to attend either.</p>
<p>Sounds like you could be a contender. </p>
<p>But to get a better fix on the amount of merit aid available (if any), Google for the “Common Data Set” of each school. The Financial Aid sections should tell you how much aid was granted for the given class, and the average amount of the award. Then compare your credentials to the means for the same school.</p>
<p>Typically, merit awards don’t cover anywhere near the total, and are granted to the kind of student a school wants to attract (e.g. for geographic diversity), and who otherwise might be lost to another school.</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply. While I can’t find any data (the only I can find refers to NYU, not Poly), I listed on my Dean’s Application that I am applying to Northeastern, Cornell, UT Austin, and Southern Methodist. I also am from a small suburb in Texas. So here’s to hoping that I meet both requirements you just mentioned.</p>
<p>It looks like NYU does not grant merit scholarships.<br>
If nobody else weighs in, why not contact admissions/aid to see what’s up with NYU-Poly and report back? I do not see a separate CDS for them, either.</p>
<p>Not sure about Northeastern. I looked into it myself when I was applying to colleges, but CollegeBoard illustrated that uh financial aid is sort of horrendous there. haha</p>
<p>NYU-Poly will pay for your tuition almost entirely, if you get into Honors.</p>
<p>Btw, the only thing harder than getting into Honors @ Poly is staying in it. A few people do drop out every year from the program, partly because their grades are suffering, or because they were kicked out (you need to maintain a 3.5 for first 2 years, then a 3.4 for jr and sr year). Which is saying something since the program’s got like 30-40 people per grade. Good luck! It’s definitely do-able as long as you don’t go on a laziness binge or w/e</p>
<p>EDIT: Yeah. Contact NYU-Poly right now via phone. Seriously. It closes at 7pm EST Mon-Thurs. I know this because I cannot waitttt to close up tonight haha. It’s been a sick Monday 
Yes, to clarify, I work at Admissions!!</p>
<p>And for the record, right now, NYU-Poly is different from NYU. Which is good. It’s cheaper and more personal b/c classes are smaller. When Poly becomes a REAL part of NYU in the next few years, future applicants are gonna cry. I suspect tuition costs will soar. :(</p>
<p>p.s. I found it:
[Grants</a> and Scholarships | NYU-Poly](<a href=“Home | NYU Tandon School of Engineering”>Home | NYU Tandon School of Engineering)</p>
<p>(it’s the “Othmer Honors” one. and some people got more than 30k.)</p>
<p>That doesn’t include any other aid. If Poly likes you, or you’re poor, or poor-ish and you appeal, there could be more. Financial aid can be a nightmare to get entangled with though. Oh, the queues in the FA offices :'(</p>
<p>What are some of your other financial safeties. If money is an issue, you need to apply to some schools where you’d be assured to be awarded merit $$. You suggest in your first post, you need merit money to attend college.</p>
<p>With that SAT score…makes me ask if you took the PSAT as a Junior. Any chance you’re currently a National Merit semifinalists? I recall looking into Northeastern for my D because they offer FULL TUITION to National Merit Finalists.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Looks like they still do… :)</p>
<p>Merit-Based Scholarships<br>
National Merit Finalists Scholarships
Admitted freshman applicants who are designated National Merit Finalists are eligible to receive a full tuition scholarship. Finalists must designate Northeastern University as their first choice institution and present a copy of their National Merit finalist certificate by March 1. National Merit Finalists may also be considered for Northeastern’s Trustee Scholarship. </p>
<p>Trustee Scholarships
The Trustee Scholarship is our most prestigious and competitive full tuition, room and board scholarship and awards high achieving freshman applicants who demonstrate extraordinary accomplishments/skills in leadership, innovation, creativity, community service or entrepreneurship in their home or school communities. The most competitive students will have outstanding grades and test scores and are in the top one percent of our admitted freshman applicant pool. </p>
<p>Approximately 100 students will receive either the National Merit Finalist or Trustee Scholarship.</p>
<p>[NU</a> Scholarships – Northeastern University Student Financial Services](<a href=“http://www.financialaid.neu.edu/grants/merit/NU_scholarships.php]NU”>http://www.financialaid.neu.edu/grants/merit/NU_scholarships.php)</p>
<p>What is your home state?</p>