<p>I dont qualify for need based aid, so I’m wondering what it takes to get some decent merit based aid at BU. </p>
<p>My GPA is 3.7uW and a 31 ACT w/ pretty solid extracurriculars.</p>
<p>I would be applying to the School of Management.</p>
<p>Could anyone give me a ballpark figure on how much aid they would give me?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>No, but make sure that you fill out the FAFSA and any other FA documents…Boston University is one of the only schools I know of that DO NOT give merit aid without those forms being submitted (even if you are not FA eligible)</p>
<p>My daughter has similar statistics and received 10k/year (Dean’s Scholarship). We were not eligile for financial aid.</p>
<p>how did you find out that they do not give merit based aid if you don’t apply for finaid?
i dont think i will qualify but i am hoping to at least get the university scholarship. so i should still apply for finaid??</p>
<p>seth: when my daughter applied in 2008, her college counselor told her that little known rule…don’t know if its changed since then</p>
<p>Let me clarify: we suspected that we would not be eligible for financial aid, but we also knew that for our daughter to be considered for scholarships/merit aid, we had to fill out the FAFSA and apply for financial aid.</p>