<p>4k... I'm guessing student loans are pretty big with them then. Urghh.</p>
<p>4K is about what their tuition increase was for next year....wonder if they will up the scholarship? I don't know. 4K sounds like a drop in the bucket when you charge $50K. I guess we will find out soon!</p>
<p>follow-up...I just looked at the VN website and other than the Pres. Scholarship, their next big one is the VN Scholarship. If you divide the 4.4M by the number of recipients, it comes out to just under $3500/person....of course, there are some minor scholarships, but after the PS, this is the next big one....</p>
<p>these numbers sound discouragingly low. With the high cost of tuition, it does not seem like they are keeping pace in upgrading the merit scholarships. My son is considering BC as well as Villanova and we thought the merit scholarship might impact the decision. But given the numbers, I'm not sure it should. Would be nice to get some news from Villanova on this.</p>
<p>How generous is BC? I didn't apply there as they had no Engineering. BC has a better name recognition west of the Mississippi.</p>
<p>BC gives out very few merit scholarships-just a handful to the very top candidates--like the presidential scholars at Villanova.</p>
<p>back to the merit scholarship awards, at the information session, they said they use a rubrics formula. A friend of mine was a candidate for the presidential scholarship, did not make the second cut and is now in the pool for the villanova scholarship. I did not think it was all about test scores.</p>
<p>More Villanova bashing from the dejected and rejected Bandnerd. He keeps spreading the $50 K figure everywhere as if that is unique only to Villanova. And the references to nobody knowing who villanova is are comical. It's his subtle way if disparaging it. First, that is a "total cost" number that includes transportation, expenses, etc. Second, any private school at a top tier level is in that neighborhood. Third, the average student pays significantly less that this, due to financial aid packages that continue to increase at about the same rate as tuition. So the only people who bear the whole brunt of the tuition increases are those who do not qualify for financial aid. From what Bandnerd writes, he does NOT fall into that category. Can you smell the sour grapes??</p>
<p>any idea when BC informs EA candidates of any scholarship $$. We are weighing Villanova and BC too.</p>
<p>From Novasis:
Budget Detail Budget Component Amount
Books and Supplies $950.00
Board $4,740.00
Fees $300.00
Health Fee $280.00
Orientation Fee $125.00
Personal $900.00
Room $5,330.00
Transportation $600.00
Tuition $36,950.00
Total: $50,175.00
ChiDad, ***? there are only $1500 of nonrequired fees here. What are you talking about? To me $48,675 is close enough to $50K. Bandnerd was trying to be helpful and quoting the right numbers. You have a problem. If you aren't going to be helpful, go away.</p>
<p>Oh, and I live in Texas and none of my friends have heard of it either! Go Away.</p>
<p>ChiDad, for a grown father to demean and bully an 18 year old kid , you must have some heavy stuff going on in your life. I will pray for you. I pray that God lifts your heaviness and the Lord softens your heart and brings His light to your life. May God Bless You.
Bandnerd</p>
<p>p.s. Chidad--Nova's not a top tier school, so don't make it like its price is okay b/c its ivy caliber. its not.</p>
<p>smoltz-it may not be ivy caliber in certain departments but its undergrad business is top 15 nationally so i would say the business major is worth the price if an ivy is worth its price</p>
<p>I actually find mysef agreeing with TB. It is a well-known B-school and IF you can pay the price at one of the top 20 programs in the country, then VN is worth it to you. This thread started with the OPs and I wondering what the average merit aid award is. Contrary to ChiDad's manic post, if you read my other posts, we fall into the category of not poor, but not rich. We will NOT qualify for financial need, so all my $$ will be merit and it looks like I would be one of those paying near full price. So not qualifying for the psp finalist really did nix my chances of going here. ChiDad will now come back and say "ha, you loser, you didn't qualify as a finalist ANYWHERE!" which is true. So, for me, going to my flagship(one of the top in the rankings for MY major)for free is obviously the smart thing for me to do(plus, it was my 2nd overall choice!). I think it is funny that over on the Emory board, they(not me!) were debating whether EMORY was worth $30K if you could get the aid. And NO ONE came on demeaning the posters that thought not. Thank the Lord there are so many schools that there is somewhere that everyone fits in! We will do well no matter where we end up!</p>
<p>I'm glad we are getting back on topic. Bandnerd, my son is in your boat. We don't qualify for aid, but 50K, even with 529 savings accounts, will be very, very difficult. And we have two more to get thru college in the near future. So we are really hoping for some merit scholarship money. It is unfortunate that there are some students who excel academically and, because they are considered "too rich", they are foreclosed from schools which are more affordable only to those with financial need. So let's see what April 1st brings us.</p>
<p>And to be honest, I have NO problem helping those that truly need the funds to go to school. Society needs to give them a hand. I just wish there was more for those of us caught in the middle. I am blessed to be so fortunate. Not rich in $$, but other ways.</p>