<p>Ok, of the many private colleges that i have looked at such as WUSTL, Rice, NYU. I click on the scholarship link and it takes me to a bunch of programs that give out full tuition or half.</p>
<p>is that all the school offers? if i don't get any of those scholarships listed does that mean i don't get any?</p>
<p>What i had thought was that colleges would offer scholarships on a individual basis based on need and merit. is that right?</p>
<p>bump bump</p>
<p>will someone plz reply??</p>
<p>need-based aid is based on your family’s income and is given out through financial aid packages when/if you are accepted to a college or university. also, there are approximately 100 schools that will meet 100% required need of their accepted students. here is a list:
[CSLF</a> : IF : Colleges That Meet Financial Aid Need](<a href=“http://www.cslf.com/investinyourfuture/payingforcollege/collegesthatmeetneed.htm]CSLF”>http://www.cslf.com/investinyourfuture/payingforcollege/collegesthatmeetneed.htm)</p>
<p>merit-based aid usually comes in the form of scholarships from the school or your community. </p>
<p>which kind of aid are you looking for?</p>
<p>ya i know, my efc is around 23000, but my parents r not willing to pay that much for private college seeing as how i can go to state university at around 8000 a year.</p>
<p>so im trying to get another 13000 merit scholarship.</p>
<p>i guess my first post was kinda confusing, the real question that i was asking is, besides those incredibly hard to get full or half tuition scholarships (the ones that usually have a name to them like “earl rogers scholarship foundation”) are there any other ones that the school gives?</p>
<p>hmm im not sure if the schools themselves give out many scholarships – most are pretty significant like the Robertson Scholarship for Duke/UNC-CH.</p>
<p>However, it would be much easier to look for scholarship opportunities in your own community or those offered by foundations/companies and not schools. Contact your guidance counselor or check out online scholarship websites like fastweb. You can get a considerable amount of aid by applying for many small scholarships.</p>
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<p>There may be department scholarships, but this is going to vary from school to school. You will have to look at the website for EACH school you are interested in to determine what scholarships are available; you might also look at the webpages for the departments you are interested in to see whether they list any scholarships available. (Some of these may be for upperclassmen.)</p>
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<p>It depends on the school. My son applied for a particular scholarship at his college and got a partial scholarship for his efforts. In addition to that, he was granted institutional aid – a grant. This was not a “named” scholarship.</p>
<p>But again, it depends on the school.</p>
<p>Many colleges list only the major scholarships on their website, but they may also have some smaller merit scholarships available. Some schools offer merit scholarships without reference to need; some consider need as well as merit. Some schools offer need-based scholarships without reference to merit. Since these are all given with institutional funds, a school can decide on its own how to give out its own money.</p>
<p>Your best bet is to contact the financial aid and admissions offices at each school and ask your questions there. (Admissions offices often administer non-need based merit scholarships, while financial aid offices administer the need-based merit scholarships. But again, this can vary from school to school. There is no one-size-fits-all answer.)</p>
<p>Yes, many colleges give merit money to ‘discount’ and make themselves more affordable. In general, the lower the school is ranked the more of this they need to do.</p>
<p>However, merit reduces need. So if you’re counting on need and merit based money this could be a problem. </p>
<p>You need to focus on the schools your parent’s are willing to pay for and throw in a few apps at schools where you may get lucky and get more than your EFC suggests.</p>