<p>I'm a junior and am planning to go to Northwestern University. I want to do early admissions and I was wondering exactly what I can do to get a full ride.</p>
<p>Please give me a lost of scholarships or something that Northwestern offers.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Lets back track, you can’t “plan to go to Northwestern” …</p>
<p>Does NU have many/any merit-based scholarships? If so, are any of them full rides? </p>
<p>those top schools mostly only give need-based aid.</p>
<p>and, as the above post implies, getting accepted to NU is iffy. It’s not a given for anyone.</p>
<p>Northwestern only has need based merit scholarships.
So if income is too high, merit scholarships alone will not bring down the cost.</p>
<p>The very vast majority of Northwestern financial aid is need based, and will largely be based on your parents’ incomes and assets. As noted, there are a limited number of merit awards, but even these mostly have a need component.</p>
<p>Acceptance to NU is highly competitive.</p>
<p>Our valedictorian last year got a full ride but it was because he’s an insane musician.</p>
<p>Apparently the OP’s Google skills are not fully developed.</p>
<p>If you have the stats to get into Northwestern you have a lot of options because you could qualify for large merit scholarships at other schools.</p>
<p>Um…that musician got a need based/merit performance award. NU doesn’t give other kids of scholarships.</p>
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<li><p>Be a really good football player</p></li>
<li><p>Have very low family income</p></li>
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<p>thumper1: rules are made to be broken for the right students like a desperately wanted musician. My niece’s boyfriend is attending one of our state colleges at instate rates and an academic scholarship even though he is from out of state and a B student. Who happens to be a pretty good football player. My tax dollars at work (sigh).</p>
<p>KKarma…athletes yes. Musicians not likely.</p>
<p>Northwestern does give athletic scholarships. so maybe the OP could become a recruited athlete in the next nine months.</p>