Non-Need Based/Non-Merit Based Money

Paying for College
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<p>Hey. Ive been on this forum for awhile but have never ventured towards this particular topic becuase my family is very well off... over 150k income a year, so i dont qualify for anything need based</p>

<p>Im deciding between Clarmeont McKenna College, UT Austin and UW Madison, out of state for both the state schools (i know theyre kinda different, but its ok... claremont is like a bigger school with lots of offerings cuz of the consortium but you still get small college attention, whereas Austin and Madison have the big offerings and big sports, which i like)</p>

<p>Im leaning towards Claremont , but i wouldnt mind UT or UW</p>

<p>the thing is that UT and UW are about 15k less per year than Claremont is (45 vs 30 approximately)</p>

<p>Becuase i didnt file FAFSAs or anything i didnt get anything from anywhere</p>

<p>but i was looking over some info from claremont and 8% of the aid they give goes to families with more than 160k income (highest is 9% for families between 50 and 60k and for families between 80 and 90k) </p>

<p>My dad is leaning more towards UT and UW due mostly to the fact that hes heard of them and hes sour on LACs... if i can get the money differential closer i think i can end up at claremont, but if not i might end up going to UT or UW</p>

<p>in my pamphlet it says "CMC's substantial endowment allows the college to be need blind, to meet thefull need of all studnets and to be relatively generous in the ways that need is met..." then it also says "the average aid award in 2005-2006 was 27k"... claremonts also ranked 7th in the nation according to princeton review for students happiest with financial aid</p>

<p>1 in 8 claremont graduates are CEOs or high management (including CEO of Abercrombie) so theyve got a huge endowment, but i dont qualify for anything need based</p>

<p>so basically, i have to convince a school (claremont) to give me money when i dont qualify for nething need based/merit based... ne tips?</p>

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<p>Next year there is no harm in filing FAFSA. I know people with high incomes (as long as their assets aren't also way above the line) who do qualify for some modest aid do to number of children in family, medical expenses, or even just cost of schools. With some schools total cost in the $50 grand range, most people with even $150 annual income would find that tough if they have more than one child in school unless they have had that income for a long time and have saved the $200K for college. So there is no harm in trying. You could certainly go to finaid.org (I think that is the right link?) and apply for scholarships. Or talk to the office at the school you are interested in. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Why don't you ask for advice on something really difficult?</p>

<p>Imagine going into a Gap store and asking them to lower their price on a pair of jeans, not because you need it, or deserve it, but just for no reason at all.</p>