<p>there aren’t scholarships “from other sources” (there are little scholarships like $500 for freshman year only, which wouldn’t even pay for your transportation from OOS for Thanksgiving break).
Most financial aid comes from the school itself. In addition, you are entitled to $5,500 in loans (“federal loans”). That’s it. Please talk with your parents. If they’re only willing to pay for the cost of R&B at GTech, it means that either you must win a full tuition scholarship elsewhere (and those aren’t easy to come by) or attend in-state.
Scholarships exist in two types: need-based (depending on your parents’ income) or merit based (depending on your test scores).
The top schools only give need-based aid, meaning that if your parents make 150k+ (180k+ for HYPM) all top schools are out of budget.
Fortunately your stats make you eligible for quite a few automatic merit scholarships but most would be at schools that are lower-ranked than GTech. The best automatic scholarship program is at UAlabama, which has a great Honors college where you’d be automatically admitted, with Honors Dorm, priority registration, research opportunities, and full tuition (+$2,500 stipend for Enginneering or CS).
Look into UGA’s Honors College, as it is highly ranked and offers a lot of opportunities and advantages.
Finally, there are competitive merit scholarships, and you’re competitive for them. Look at the sticky threads on top of the Financial Aid Forum on this website.</p>
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is an idea that many students and parents have, and come to regret in the Spring of junior year, when all the choices turn out to be unaffordable, parents refuse to pay or “force” their child to attend the lowest cost option after agreeing s/he could agree to a bunch of TOp 20’s on which s/he spent countless hours, etc.</p>