<p>How often is merit aid offered to students? Is it given to a lot of students if they fit a certain criteria or is it only like 10 students? the princetonreview website says that BU offers a lot of merit aid is different areas, but I didn’t know if a lot was given out…help would be great</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Hiya, I think BU is very generous with lots of merit aid to smart kids who don't qualify for need-based aid. </p>
<p>Check out <a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/scholarship.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/scholarship.html</a> for a list of all the scholarships BU awards each year and general qualifications. </p>
<p>There are full tuition scholarships, such as the 20 Trustee scholarships that are awarded to "superstars," but BU also awards tons of smaller scholarships to "regular kids." From our local high school alone at least three kids a year get SOME merit scholarship money from BU. However, most receive the Founder's Grant ($5,000 per year) or the Dean's Scholarship ($10,000 per year), and every once in a while the University Scholarship (1/2 tuition which my kiddo got! woohoo!). No Trustees from our high school... yet!</p>
<p>So I'd say Princetonreview website is right, a lot of kids get a lot of merit money from BU, more than is typical from other well known private universities.</p>
<p>Do a search of this forum with "Merit" in the search field, and you'll find several other threads on this topic.</p>
<p>Hope this is helpful, and good luck!</p>