<p>My D’s friend is on a full tuition merit scholarship at Syracuse. Forget about Brandeis, they are now pretty much done with merit aid.</p>
<p>You would be a candidate for the Banneker/Key scholarship at University of Maryland College Park, but you must apply by the November 1 priority deadline. The B/K comes in two flavors–one that covers everything (room, board, book allowance) and one that covers almost all of tuition but leaves you paying for room/board (to the tune of about $10K/year–not unreasonable for the area).</p>
<p>University of Maryland Baltimore County also gives some generous merit scholarships.</p>
<p>A kid I knew who had stats like yours (was accepted to Harvard) got a full-tuition/room/board scholarship at Goucher in Maryland as well, if you are more interested in a small liberal arts college.</p>
<p>You would also be a candidate for the top scholarship at American, but that will cover only a little more than half of tuition.</p>
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<p>And if it’s like it was 5 years ago, the R&B is only if you live on campus.</p>
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<p>Good to know uskoolfish! I hadn’t checked since the financial crisis (and Bernie?), although I remember that they were having to sell off some of their art collection.</p>
<p>Actually it was rumored that Brandeis lost money with Madoff…but that was not the case. Actually Tufts was hurt by that. I think the downturn in the economy and how Madoff affected some benefactors to the school affected the amount of endowments coming into the school. Not sure about the whole Rose Museum situation, but I know that there were lawsuits involved and that the museum is staying put and is actually being renovated.</p>
<p>In the last 2 years, there has been a change in Brandeis’ financial aid policy with most of their funding going into financial aid and next to nothing slated for merit aid. We were in an info session this summer and the admissions officier made it clear that the vast majority of students would not be eligible for merit aid. There are a few exceptions, but they are very very specific and not available for the vast majority of applicants.</p>
<p>Older D rec’d a 15K scholarship from them 4 years ago. It does not exist today for incomng freshmen.</p>
<p>"However, I’m hoping to save this for grad school, since the scholarships seem to be much more substantial for undergrads. Correct me if I’m mistaken in this. "</p>
<p>What kind of grad school?
If its Med or Business or Law or a Masters its [ generally] on your dime.There are some Med school scholarships and many Businesses will contribute to the cost of grad school. Going to Law school here in the US these days is a questionable investment, as so much legal work is now being outsourced to India, and that trend wont change. But,
If its for a PhD then your net costs will be 0. Zip. Nada. Any reputable PhD program will pay all tuition costs plus a stipend or Fellowship, I.e they will pay you to train you.</p>
<p>Univ of Miami also has a good number of full tuition and full ride scholarships (Stamps and Singer) but you will need to apply soon.</p>