<p>U of Minnesota - Morris
Ranked 4th Public Liberal Arts
Full Tuition for NM Finalists
Half Tuition for NM Commended
These are both automatic NM=Scholarship</p>
<p>U of North Dakota - Grand Forks</p>
<h1>1 or #2 for Aviation</h1>
<p>Full Tuition + for National Merit
Presidential Scholarships up to 60% of Tuition
Presidential based on grade point & test scores</p>
<p>U of Nebraska - Lincoln
Full Tuition + Room + Board for NM Finalist</p>
<p>dogs,</p>
<p>I recieved information from BU about the scholarships they listed, but I am confused about something. Are these average SAT scores, like you stated, or mnimum, the impression I get from the mailing?</p>
<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>My son is a senior this year, well-rounded kid who has worked hard, finishing high school math in eighth grade, lettered in soccer, math, speech, and school newspaper, ACT 34 SAT 2200. AP Scholar with Distinction this year with new scores, Nat'l Merit Semifinalist. We are in the same boat with lots of folks, middle class but probably too much family income to qualify for much need-based aid. My husband (university professor) thinks I'm too optimistic about scholarships for him, and that he may be aiming too high with school choices. Does anyone think the versatility is still relevant, or is it really more about high test scores, given the level of competition? He would prefer an urban school either east or west coast, but I'm trying to get him to keep an open mind about many of the wonderful schools elsewhere that may offer substantial merit aid. Any thoughts are appreciated.</p>
<p>As the son of a university professor, doesn't your son have the opportunity to go to some good universities at a much reduced rate, even without scholarships?</p>
<p>Ann, The competition is fierce. Your S has great scores. If merit aid is your goal, concentrate your search below the top 20. Your S can get into top 20 schools, but don't expect much merit aid if any. The Ivies and the top LACs are generally need based aid only. You and your H should have a realistic sit down talk with your S about what finances are available, make a plan, then go after it. Read as many posts here on CC by "Curmudgeon." He is very open and helpful about the merit aid search process. In my opinion, he set the example for how to research, find and score the big merit aid. Our S had nearly identical scores as yours. Our S was accepted to four top 20 schools and two lower than top 20, rejected at one Ivy. Three of the top 20 schools offered him little or no merit aid. He ultimately accepted a large merit aid package to a LAC ranked in the mid 30s. He is extremely happy. So are his parents. If you plug in here at CC, read lots of posts and lay out your plan, you will be very happy come spring. Have fun and good luck.</p>
<p>Others probably know more than I do in general, in our case this is limited to specific places and for various reasons, not really an option. My impression is that this situation has changed over the years with many universities offering less to professors' children than in the past, and with a few more restrictions, but this is only my impression.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for sharing this information; it helps. I do know that the crop of kids, scores, and institutions alters every year, and I think the "wide net" advice is probably sound, too. I'm glad your son got such a good deal, so many of these kids have put in extraordinary efforts work near their ability levels, but the finances have become a nightmare and there seems no end in sight.</p>
<p>I just thought that I would throw out the information about family discounts for professors. I remember seeing a list posted on cc, and you may find it if you research the archives (just in case you decide to investigate this avenue). The list was about certain schools that had agreements with the listed schools.</p>
<p>Thanks for this info, will definitely check in case there are some arrangements outside those I know about. This is a great forum!</p>
<p>Ann - you might want to consider the following:
WashU</p>
<p>Approximate Scholars Program numbers for class of 2009:
Danforth Awarded 16
Rodriguez Awarded 25
Ervin Awarded 30</p>
<p>In addition to the above they also award Engineering school, Business school and Honorary Scholars program in arts & science scholarships. These include the Compton, Mylonas, Moog and a few other scholarship programs.</p>
<p>Most of the above are full tuition scholarships and many include annual stipends in addition to full tuition.</p>
<p>Your GC has to nominate you for the Danforth. This is usually done at the start of your senior year of HS. All of the scholarships require additional applications. Semifinalists, are invited out to an all expense paid weekend at WashU, at which point winners are chosen. The following is a link to a list of scholarships that you can apply for at WashU: <a href="http://admissions.wustl.edu/admissio...set=iso-8859-1%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.wustl.edu/admissio...set=iso-8859-1</a></p>
<p>Most of these programs offer far more than just money. They include special events & programs, priority housing & class registration, research opportunities, mentoring and much more. Good luck with the process.</p>
<p>Does Middlebury College or Bowdoin College offer any substantial (full-tuition) NON NEED BASED, but MERIT BASED, scholarship money? The websites say no......but I have found the websites don't always give the WHOLE story:)</p>
<p>We also have a first son, 2210 SAT, 33 ACT, 4.2 gpa, full load of APs, 15/500, lots of honors, and full plate of activities. He wants to study computer science or maybe information technology. </p>
<p>Does anyone have some recommendations as to where he would be competitive for merit scholarships? We do not have an extremely high income, but I don't think he will receive anything for need. </p>
<p>He is planning on applying to UPenn and Brown where I am sure we would pay every last cent. Also to CMU, U Michigan, UVA, U Pittsburgh, Penn State, and Drexel.</p>
<p>Also, with his stats, could anyone render an informed opion as to whether UPenn and Brown are worth a try?</p>
<p>Ladylimodriver - a couple of schools you may wish to look into if you are looking for merit aid... Univ of Miami & Clemson Univ. My son's stats are not as good as your son's & he was offered pretty substantial scholarships at both schools. He choose to attend Clemson, because they seem to have a better engineering program (I believe CS is pretty good too) and he is in the Honors Program (lots of perks). I know they may not up to the standards of UPenn or some of the other schools you mentioned, but both are good schools and worth looking at!</p>
<p>Thanks My2Angels.</p>
<p>Will take a look at Clemson and Univ of Miami. Have been to the Clemson campus and thought it was beautiful. Although education has always been a high priority in our family, some of these costs have just gone over the top, and I'm not sure there is really as much value at the top schools as some seem to think.</p>
<p>I very much agree.</p>
<p>Greetings. I'm new to the site, but have been reading voraciously and wanted to share my experience thus far.</p>
<p>DS1 is a high school senior, 3.5+ GPA at his tiny non-ranking Charter High School. His first round of SAT yielded a 1350 and he's retaking in hopes of doing better. Our school is so rural and small that we don't have AP or IB classes available (our entire school is 20 students) but he has gotten a very good education and writes quite well, so he should ace any essays. Functionally, he's much like a home-schooled kid. He wrote his first (unpublished) novel at the age of 15, has designed websites, and wants to be a sci-fi writer. His interests for college majors are foreign languages, Asian studies, and linguistics.</p>
<p>Long story, but our family has decided our budget is $20K USD per kid, per year (inflation adjusted of course) for our three sons. Unfortunately, our EFC is around $30-$40K due to inflated real estate values of our rather undeveloped rental property. (We have no IRAs or 401k plans as we are self-employed and were poor as church mice until recently when our business started doing well.)</p>
<p>So we have a middle-income "gap" of around $10-$20K depending on how the numbers work out. DS1 has Asperger's Syndrome (High-functioning autism) -- but due to intensive socialization at high school and home passes as a regular kid, if a bit of a "Professor" type. He needs the social support and personal attention of a small, residential-based LAC so virtually all the California state schools are out of the picture. (DS2 would probably do great at a CSU or UC, fortunately.)</p>
<p>We are looking for about $10-$20K in merit aid and have narrowed our local search to: Willamette (match), Albertsons (safety), Whitman (stretch for merit aid), UPS (match) and possibly, my alma mater, Lewis & Clark. (Which doesn't seem to be giving out much merit aid lately.)</p>
<p>Farther afield, we are investigating Rhodes, Hendrix, Macalester. Earlham, Dickinson, Grinnell, Southwestern, Drew and Rice (huge stretch, I know.) I'd also like to bring to the list's attention our three Ultimate Safety Schools: St. Francis Xavier, Mount Allison, and Bishop's. You've probably never heard of these schools, but they are Tier 2 LACs in Canada, and they have international costs that total around $20K US per year so they are within our budgets.</p>
<p>Any advice would be helpful, but I mostly wanted to share our process and point out that there are excellent schools in Canada which, even for US resident/citizen students are wonderful values. All three of the schools we have picked are well-ranked for LACs, but public. (There are no private universities in Canada.) Most Canadian public universities are huge, but there are about a dozen (including those above) which are LAC and fairly small. Well worth looking into if you are willing to look "outside the box."</p>
<p>hi, i am new here. Does lack of comunity service hurt my chance to aplly for scholarships ingeneral?
thank everyone</p>
<p>Indiana University
Wells (Welles?) Scholarship
Full ride into honors college, study abroad, living stipend</p>
<p>Ann/ladylimodriver- U Pittsburgh is a good school to look at for scholarships, they offer full tuition and a full tuition + room and board that are definitely within your son's reach. It's rolling admission and you don't have to fill out any extra application, they tell you if you've qualified and they responded to me three weeks after I applied.</p>
<p>ajbergs, did you get any merit $ from UPitt? Will you share your stats? Thanks!</p>