<p>Alright so I don't qualify for financial aid anywhere but I do not want to and cannot afford to pay full tuition for undergraduate school and graduate school. So what can anyone tell me about selectivity of the following scholarships to the following: University of Richmond, University of Miami, University of San Diego, and Tulane University. My act is 34 and I am a good student, yadda yadda… full package, but I didn't discover the cure for cancer or anything else insanely cool. Mostly because I'm from Idaho.</p>
<p>Please feel free to add any other schools that you think would fit me! It has to be near the coast (150 miles or so) and have a good biology program.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Being from Idaho will probably help you in getting merit money - at least at some of the east coast schools. You’ll bring geographic diversity. If you cast your net for merit aid far and wide, you’ll probably do well merit wise at one or more of those schools. Who knows? Maybe at all of them. However, you absolutely should also put at least one automatic scholarship on your list. Alabama or Temple come to mind. Check the automatic scholarship thread. My oldest is only a junior, but I have learned from talking to other parents that you just can’t count on signficant merit aid (except at schools like Alabama or Temple). </p>
<p>Also, Drexel University (which has a co-op program) has a good reputation and does give generous merit packages. You may want to check them out. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-private-colleges/index.php”>http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-private-colleges/index.php</a></p>
<p>Table showing avg merit award & percentage of students who receive them. The percentage receiving them will give u a rough idea of selectivity. </p>
<p>There are separate lists for 4-year colleges & LACs. GOOD LUCK.</p>