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<p>Chicago provides about 30 full tuition scholarships a year. Perhaps your son has a good shot at one of them.</p>
<p>Good to know. Thanks!</p>
<p>Does Northwestern provide any merit-base scholarships?</p>
<p>KL-MOM, I just happened upon your post, and just want you to be aware of a couple of points by throwing a performance based pursuit into the mix. You need to look carefully at both the music aspect and the potential effect on merit (talent versus academic) on either. You might want to spend some time in the music major forum starting with this thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-familys-experience.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-familys-experience.html</a></p>
<p>While Northwestern is a high quality program, they are not known for being overly generous with either stats based or audition based monies. U Chicago does not have a performance track, the private instruction policies involve private off campus instruction arranged by the student. Rice is more free in handing out both money academically and talent wise through Shepherd, but their policy on double degree support is basically a function of the reaction of the studio instructor and individual departmental support and philosophy of a combined approach. There are a number of schools where a talent based award may offset or negate an academic award. </p>
<p>Adding a conservatory level performance parameter often changes the equation in terms of admit process, and doling out of merit (academic and/or talent scholarships).</p>
<p>There are a number of top notch programs (Oberlin comes to mind) that are both generous and supportive of both a performance and other discipline approach. </p>
<p>I’d be more than happy to point out some options, and past threads if you repost within the music major forum. I tend not to venture here that often, and might well miss a future question or comment you may have.</p>
<p>Just for reference <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/765415-any-marching-band-scholarships-out-there.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/765415-any-marching-band-scholarships-out-there.html</a></p>
<p>The University of RI offers centenial scholarships which can run up to full tuition:</p>
<p>[Admission</a> - University of Rhode Island](<a href=“http://www.uri.edu/admission/scholarships.html]Admission”>http://www.uri.edu/admission/scholarships.html)</p>
<p>Violadad, thank you! very good point. My S is quite good at piano performance, but he doesn’t want it to be his career. I guess double majors won’t be a right choice for him.</p>
<p>KL-Mom, he may want to consider a BA in music or a music minor as opposed to a BM if a second degree is a strong desire. </p>
<p>But a science and a performance path as a double degree pursuit are often too intense to combine for even the most dedicated. </p>
<p>Plenty of info in the music forum with a variety of options, and the path is often a function of what the student wants and need out of music. </p>
<p>Just throwing out some options, and making sure he and you understand some of the variables.</p>
<p>I noticed that you inquired about merit scholarship at Northwestern. Possible suggestion is to ask high school to nominate for Indiana University Wells Scholarship. Full ride with stipend and Jacobs Music school is top rated.</p>
<p>You might be referring to Tuition Exchange. My husband and I are both college professors, and our school is a part of TE, as are 580+/- other colleges. Some are great (Syracuse, Emerson, Villanova, Skidmore, etc.), some not so much. Some places give tuition 91-100% of the time to students who are accepted; some places give it less than 10% of the time, depending on the import/export ratio.</p>
<p>I’m here because Tuition Exchange is generally limited to tuition only, so even with full tuition paid (which is a wonderful benefit, no doubt about it), we’re looking at $20,000.00 plus a lot of places for room and board. So I just wanted to see what was out there. Our oldest (of two) is a senior this year, so we’re new to this process, despite having lived our adult lives in academe.</p>
<p>I’m already finding so many posts helpful. Thanks all!</p>
<p>Can anyone recommend a book or website for good merit based scholarships regardless of need? Thanks</p>
<p>Try [MeritAid.com:</a> Search Merit Scholarships, Academic Scholarships, Merit Awards - Merit Aid - Search](<a href=“Find Scholarships for College Students: Scholarship Database | Appily”>http://www.meritaid.com/)</p>
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<p>This list is somewhere else on CC, but almost all these colleges give full rides for NM Finalists. <<<</p>
<p>This isn’t really accurate…while this list contains “some” schools that give full tuition scholarships, some only give token scholarships, and a few give “full rides” (tuition, room, board, books, etc). And, some only give NM scholarships to “in-state” students.</p>
<p>The term “full ride” means everything…</p>
<p>JGW — RE: “we’re looking at $20,000.00 plus a lot of places for room and board.” </p>
<p>Really??? Where are they charging $20K per year for room & board?</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Bradley University provides full tuition for NMFs, but cannot find evidence of this opn their website. Can somebody show me proof of this generous scholarship, please?</p>
<p>I am looking for the full ride scholarship in princeton university.</p>
<p>If You could help me out in finding full ride to princeton university?</p>
<p>Hi, I got a question: Do these scholarships work for international students as well?
Thanx ahead for answers!</p>
<p>ulveee: Only if your family makes less than 60k a year</p>
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<p>There are a small number of colleges that give “some” merit money to international students. But, most colleges do not. </p>
<p>Many colleges require int’l students’ families to provide documentation that they will be financially responsible for all of their child’s costs while in the US. That is actually part of the education visa process.</p>
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