@Groundwork2022 Isn’t the co-op program for McCormick students only? I looked into it but it seemed to be for Engineering majors. I will be applying to Weinburg because of my double major, so I’m not sure how that works. I will be visiting Northwestern soon for the very first time, so I’ll make sure to ask admissions all of these good questions that you’ve brought up! I applied to Northwestern early decision in high school and was rejected, it was my top choice. I love the quarter system, the intellectual curiosity and the ability to focus on multiple fields of study at once, the smaller/more moderately sized campus, the distance from Chicago, the course offerings, the faculty in my departments and the research they are doing. The quarter system should allow me to graduate sooner than doing full semesters, I believe, but I’m not positive.
I don’t mind spending extra time getting my degree as long as the cost isn’t nominal, I did take a semester off after all, but as long as the out of pocket cost doesn’t exceed 10k, my family is willing to pitch in. My EFC on fafsa is 3k, for context. My current school is much more expensive than what the net price calculators run for the schools I’m applying to, and I’ve tried to do some research on the financial aid packages that other transfers have gotten, although it’s mostly word of mouth and there no official figures that I know of. I am only applying to schools that promise to meet full need, as well as my state school UNC Chapel Hill. (which I have been rejected from both times I applied, I did not really like the campus when I visited and didn’t seem like a good fit for me though)
My list at the moment is: Brown, Northwestern, Stanford, Dartmouth, Uchicago, Vanderbuilt, Washington U of St. Louis, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, USC, UNC Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, maybe Yale because I am very interested in their resources for research, especially their library, but I do realize it’s a very slim chance. I did not apply to any of these schools as a high schooler except NU, Uchicago (because of their No borders initiative for helping low income students) and UNC, so I have no idea where I stand.
There aren’t really any local scholarships that I can apply for, are there any other good sources for financial aid besides FAFSA and the CSS profile?