<p>*Hi guys! I’m a long-term stalker, first time user of CC. I’m in my senior year and I’d like to know where I sit in the pool of applicants for the Ivies, Northwestern, JHU, Urbana Champaign, UChicago, & MIT</p>
<p>*Note: I just received my SCEA from Stanford. Rejected </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 770 Math, 760 CR, 790 Writing (Total: 2320)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 780 Math 2, 780 Chem, 780 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.633333
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/508
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 in European History, 5s in USH, Chem, Lang, Calculus BC, Calc AB subscore, Psychology.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:Currently taking: AP Gov, AP Microecon, AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Environmental, AP Spanish, AP Lit
Awards: AP Scholar with distinction, JHU Engineering Innovation Program Valedictorian, California High School Speech Association State Qualifier, International Academic Competitions Mathematics Divisional Winner, NMS Semifinalist: Finalist candidate.</p>
<p>Engg major *</p>
<p>You have the stats for large merit at a few schools. I suggest that you QUICKLY apply to a few and have those in your back pocket…just in case.</p>
<p>Are those “extra homes” rentals? Do they have income? </p>
<p>Your family’s income is too high for anyone to get federal money even with 3 in college (2 parents). You can’t count your parents, but your parents can count you…but even doing that will still make their EFC too high. your EFC is going to be over $50k for one in college. Divide that by 3 and your EFC will still be way too high for fed aid. And Calif aid won’t consider your parents in college. </p>
<p>YOUR EFC will be over $50k…likely MUCH higher.</p>
<p>Are your parents going to school full time? Are they going for GRAD school? If so, there isn’t any aid for them other than loans and maybe merit.</p>
<p>Schools aren’t going to care that your parents send money to relatives. That’s a choice. Their first responsibility is to you. schools aren’t going to give you money just so your parents can continue to send money…otherwise, the school would essentially be supporting your relatives…lol…and no, they’re not going to do that.</p>
<p>Instead of wondering/worrying, you need a FIRM FIGURE from your parents as to how much they’ll pay each year for YOU.</p>
<p>maybe your parents don’t understand the US system when it comes to aid. In other countries, aid is often merit-based. Here, at the best schools, aid is usually need-based…and they expect parents to PAY.</p>
<p>You’re wasting you time and getting your hopes up by focusing on top schools that use “need” to determine aid. You don’t have the “need” to get the money. Your parents are going to be handed a big bill. </p>
<p>you live in Calif…have your parents said that they can pay the $32k per year for a UC? If not, then those won’t be affordable either. </p>
<p>Don’t be stubborn (not saying you are), find some affordable schools and some big merit schools, and apply. Otherwise, you’re going to have a handful of acceptances with NONE that are affordable.</p>
<p>Look at the thread of assured merit. As an engineering major, Alabama would give you FREE tuition plus 2500 per year…remaining costs would be about $12k per year. There’s a safety for you. But, you have to apply NOW…the scholarship deadline in Jan6. No essays, no LORs…the app takes like 5 minutes! California is #5 in sending kids to Alabama.</p>
<p>Get a figure from your parents!!</p>
<p>Edited to add…I see that you’re a likely NMF. If so, then Alabama will give you a LOT more…</p>
<p>Tuitiion for 5 years (can be used for grad school, summer abroad)
housing for 1 year including honors housing
$3500 per year (in addition to the 2500 per year from eng’g)
2000 for study abroad
the latest iPad (usually given with a bluetooth keyboard)</p>