Programs that get you a full scholarship to Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, UPenn?

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<p>Hi,
Does anyone know of any programs that if you apply and get selected into can get a full paid scholarship to Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Brown, or any good school? thanks!</p>

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<p>The Ivy League schools do not give merit scholarships. Financial aid is need-based only.</p>

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<p>Please.... anyone?</p>

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<p>Congress is a good one.</p>

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<p>The John Jay Scholarship at Columbia has been around for ages. It goes only to about 5 Freshmen per year. It's a full tuition grant (maybe housing grant also). Only the very top achievers get it. Plus, you get invited to a fabulous awards dinner every year where you hob-knob with corporate big wigs.</p>

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<p>Princeton is now part of Questbridge</p>

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<p>Gates scholarship</p>

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<p>I had a friend who went to Penn on a full scholarship for minorities studying IR. </p>

<p>With HYP you can go there on a full scholarship (no loans) if your parents make less than $x per year.</p>

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<p>The poverty program, i.e. being extremely low income. All of the colleges that you mention guarantee to meet 100% of students' documented financial need (Keep in mind that means the college's view of your financial need, not what your parents are willing to pay).</p>

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<p>Exactly. However, it's useful to point out that median household income in the US has hovered around $45,000 for the last few years. The poverty program is based on income (not EFC, federal or institutional). If you make less than $40,000 a year at these schools, you qualify. A slightly less generous package is also available for those whose parents make less than $60,000 a year.</p>

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<p>Lake washington--I don't believe that JOhn Jay Scholars at Columbia get merit money. (If they do, they'r keeping it a big secret, as the website doesn't mention money at all). The school also says it gives no merit scholarships.</p>

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<p>The John Jay Scholarship is not money... it's just a title.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.questbridge.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.questbridge.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I know the folcus here is on Ivies, but UNC Chapel Hill has a special program called the Morehead Scholars program. Its students receive free books, tuition, room and board, a laptop, plus a stipend for spending money. Additionally, they have a structured summer enrichment program in which their students enjoy many of the same internship/research/travel/leadership opptys that students at Ivy schools would. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.moreheadfoundation.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.moreheadfoundation.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>In fact, I read about a girl in my local paper who chose this program over Harvard.</p>