Merit Aid for a Canuck?

Paying for College
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<p>Hey people. I'm a Canadian and I was wondering if I'd be able to afford an American university based on merit. These are my stats:</p>

<p>95% Gr. 12 average
Over 700 on each V/M/W
Great extra-curriculars (won national business competition, worked abroad, tons of volunteering, clubs, counsellor at camp, etc.)
Won writing and academic awards
Great references
Qualified for large Canadian scholarships ($4000/year)</p>

<p>BUT my parents make combined $150 000, so I'm not applicable for fin aid, right?</p>

<p>So the question... Is there any way that I can get into ANY decent American university (particularly in California and other warm places, but the size doesn't matter) without breaking the bank? And by that I mean paying about 25 grand or LESS by receiving merit aid/scholarships/work-study programs. And I'm not talking about horrible universities, but ones with good standards.</p>

<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>For significant merit aid, you need to look at schools where you are in the top 5-10% of the applicant pool. Schools I think may apply here are Pitzer, Pepperdine, University of Redlands, UOP and Scripps if you're female.</p>

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<p>I'm male, BTW. I know someone to got a full ride to Yale on merit money. What exactly do you have to do to get that? I'm guessing extremely high SATs/some amazing accomplishment?</p>

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<p>Yale doesn't give merit aid.</p>

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<p>If the person got merit aid for Yale, he did not get it from Yale. The Ivies provide only need-based aid.</p>