<p>Forgot about Carroll, agree on that one with dragonmom…Here’s the link to their finaid calculator</p>
<p>[Carroll</a> College - Merit Scholarship Calculator](<a href=“http://www.carroll.edu/finaid/merit.php]Carroll”>http://www.carroll.edu/finaid/merit.php)</p>
<p>Westminster in Salt Lake City is also very nurturing and would probably love to have someone with your stats.</p>
<p>What is the OP’s National Merit status? </p>
<p>Check out Sewanee, The University of the South (a very good small LAC despite the grandiose name) and Mercer University</p>
<p>What is your corrected vision? Some of the other posters have been skating around asking this. I am sorta ancient and crude so I am calling attention to this straight out. There are some scholarship programs for the visually impaired. Check out vocational training. Sometimes this can include college. Back in the 60’s, a close friend of mine got a full free ride to a lower echelon LAC on a state grant for vocational training. He had a bum foot.</p>
<p>You should get some diversity “points”. Its not every small LAC that… Ok now my wife tells me I am being too crude.</p>
<p>Good luck to you kid!</p>
<p>Spring Hill College - a Jesuit college</p>
<p>very nurturing, very nice weather. Son’s friends go there and LOVE it. Generous with merit.</p>
<p>When your parents fill out the FAFSA and PROFILE for FA, they need to disclose the situation with your brother and his ongoing care. This may be a situation where the FA folks can use professional judgment to adjust your award. </p>
<p>If your parents make $100k and can’t afford $40k for a school, BELIEVE them. You’re asking for what is probably a little over 50% of their net income. Be thankful that they have told you their constraints now rather than in April. You can still send out apps now to places that could get you a better FA package.</p>
<p>I would expect that transportation in and out of Jackson is rather expensive (we usually fly in and out of SLC if we are headed to that part of the country), so that has to be factored in, too. I can tell you that some schools include a travel allowance in COA, and others (like UChicago) don’t.</p>
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<p>Very good point! It won’t do much good to pick a school that requires every cent of her parents’ $15k (or a bit more), if it will also cost them another $2k+ to get the OP back and forth for various holidays, spring break, and summer.</p>
<p>I agree with the suggestion of Westminster in SLC, UT. Small campus, excellent merit aid, including scholarships specifically targeted to students w/ disabilities. It’s an excellent, beautiful school in a great area.</p>
<p>Carroll in Helena doesn’t give very high merit aid, and so would likely be a no-go for the OP. </p>
<p>I agree that the OP should look into UWyo very carefully–I’ve spent time there, though not as a student. There’s lots to like about that school, in my experience, minus their tiny dorm rooms.</p>
<p>You don’t mention what is your intended major. If it is science or engineering have you considered South Dakota School of Mines? I saw them at a college fair last year. If it weren’t so far from Spokane, my son would have really considered it!
BTW, my nephew has albinism, and he has no goals or anything. His plan is to sit in front of the tv and play his video games and collect state disibility.
check out thier website. [Fast</a> Facts 2009-10](<a href=“HPC Page”>Fast Facts 2011-12)</p>
<p>I would look at a school like Otterbein College in Columbus, OH. They are very nurturing and I think the finaid people would be very helpful in giving you an idea of what you can expect. Start with their scholarship page where they set out what you get based on scores. If you can get that GPA to a 3.5, you qualify for $8k right out of the box and you can try for the $12.5 President’s Scholar award. They offer an additional essay scholarship. With the contribution by your parents, some loans and some merit money depending on major, it might be doable. My D didn’t choose to go there, but we loved the school and you won’t find nicer people anywhere. The student/teacher ratio is 12/1 and they are a FAFSA only school.</p>