<p>I believe the University of Tulsa gives full NMSF scholarships…</p>
<p>*BTW…do you know if your son’s dad will fill out the FA paperwork each year?</p>
<p>Yes, he would. Would there be a problem if he doesn’t though? *</p>
<p>Oh YES it would be a big problem…if he won’t fill out the paperwork EVERY year for a school like Cornell (that requires NCP info), then the school will NOT process financial aid. </p>
<p>So, if you’re certain that the NCP will fill out the paperwork every year then you’re good. Of course, if he remarries and his new wife won’t, then that could be another problem.</p>
<p>Cornell is always a reach. I know two students who applied to Cornell last year. Below are their stats:</p>
<p>Applicant 1:
10 A* on GCSEs
4 A on his A Level (they only started giving out A*s in 2010)
SAT I: 2300 (790 M, 740 CR, 770 W)
SAT II Math IIC: 800, SAT II Physics: 800, SAT II French: 800
Concert-level Pianist
Captain of school Basketball team
He was accepted by Cal, Columbia, Michigan, Princeton and Stanford</p>
<p>Applicant 2:
4.0 GPA (unweighed)
AP Calculus AB (5), AP Physics (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP Marco (5), AP Micro (5), AP English (5), AP French (5), AP US History (5)
SAT I: 2330 (770 M, 760 CR, 800 W)
SAT II Math IIC: 800, SAT II Chemistry 770, SAT II French 800
Captain of school Soccer Team
Scratch golfer (handicap of 0)
He was accepted my Columbia, MIT, Michigan and Northwestern</p>
<p>Both were rejected by Cornell</p>
<p>I know a male URM with stats similar to “Applicant 2” that was accepted to Cornell last year. Of course, his URM status helped since male URMs with high stats are highly desirable by top elites.</p>
<p>But, what was surprising was that his FA package from Cornell was not affordable. Divorced parents, mom had a modest income, dad made about $17k. The student was a twin, so 2 in college! We really thought that with twins and the NCP dad’s low income, that Cornell would only really consider the mom’s income and expect very little. Yet, that was not the case. Even an appeal got nowhere.</p>
<p>On another note…I don’t like that when there’s divorced parents, each parent isn’t given his/her own “family contribution” by these schools. Instead, there is just ONE combined family contribution and then you have divorced parents arguing about who is supposed to pay what. </p>
<p>Anyway…he went to MIT. Better FA package.</p>