<p>My EFC leaves about 13000 in need. I have a Purdue Presidential scholarship for 10,000 dollars. So could I possibly get 23,000 total or just 3,000 additional for a total of 13,000?</p>
<p>Purdue is likely going to apply that $10k scholarship towards “need”…and then give you a loan for the remaining $3k. I doubt you’re going to get $3k more in a grant.</p>
<p>Are you instate or OOS. What is your EFC?</p>
<p>OOS. Efc is 27,000.</p>
<p>As an OOS student, you’re really not going to get ANY aid from Purdue…except for that merit scholarship and maybe a loan. </p>
<p>Purdue is a state school…the little bit of need-based aid that they have is given to instate students (who have a lower COA)… OOS publics charge high OOS rates for a reason. They’re not going to give OOS students need based aid to cover that high cost…otherwise, why bother to charge a higher rate??? (UVA and UNC are exceptions).</p>
<p>You’re lucky that you have the stats to get that merit…otherwise you’d be on the hook for the whole COA (except for maybe a loan).</p>
<p>The web site says students are automatically considered for scholarships other than the Presidential or Trustees. I’m wondering if there are many of these and when they would be shown on the MyPurdue portal.</p>
<p>What is your major? What are your stats? Are you a female in engineering?</p>
<p>When were you notified about the $10k scholarship?</p>
<p>What are your parents saying about paying for this school?</p>
<p><a href=“http://admissions.purdue.edu/costs/merit_scholarships.html[/url]”>http://admissions.purdue.edu/costs/merit_scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>Can you show me where it says that students who get the Pres or Trustee scholarship will be considered for other awards? It might be there, but I’m not seeing it with a quick review.</p>
<p>(That said, I was a bit shocked to see if you get a top award and you change majors, you lose your scholarship. I can understand losing an engineering scholarship if you change out of engineering, but I thought the big ones were univ scholarships).</p>
<p>Notified a week or so ago. 35 ACT Math, 34 English, 33 composite, 9 Writing
Yes female engineering. Invited to University Honors Program and Engineering Honors Program. My parents will be struggling and taking out very large loans without more aid of some type. I’ll also have big loans. We’ll probably decide it’s not feasible if I don’t get more scholarships.</p>
<p>I dont see the detailed explanation now. I don’t remember where I saw it before. The online Purdue Scholarship Application is used to award merit scholarships that have a need component. They aren’t related to the Presidential award.</p>
<p>You might get more merit since you have an ACT 35, but it looks like the awards may have been made in February??</p>
<p>Didn’t you apply to any financial safety schools?</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>Purdue isn’t worth big debt. You need to consider some more affordable options than having struggling parents take on big debt. That is a bad idea.</p>
<p>When those awards would have/will be sent out is one of the things I’m trying to find out. I’ll just have to call Purdue. Yes I have safety schools but I would like Purdue much better.</p>
<p>Have you gone to the Purdue forum here on CC to see if anyone has posted about getting extra awards?</p>
<p>I’m not seeing on the Purdue website that students will get Presidential scholarship PLUS other scholarships.</p>
<p>I do see that Purdue does promise to meet need for it’s high stats instate students. I wonder if extra scholarships are given to those students to help meet that need.</p>
<p>What are your other schools?</p>
<p>Im an Illinois resident. MST Rolla is affordable along with my local university (SIU Carbondale) but neither have biomedical engineering. U of I doesn’t either, and it’s known for being stingy. I was waitlisted at WUSTL and Tulane. Don’t know if I’ll get in Duke or Northwestern. Rose-Hulman sends out financial awards late next week. Purdue is my first choice of those that have accepted me.</p>
<p>Are you pre-med?</p>
<p>If so, why are you holding out for bio-med Engineering? I know that it sounds sexy, but SOMs aren’t going to care if that’s your major. And, it’s harder to get a good GPA in that major…which is essential for SOM admissions.</p>
<p>If you’re not pre-med, then you also don’t have to do bio-medE for undergrad. you can get a chemE or mechE and then do bio-med for grad school…since that career does require a grad degree.
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<p>You were waitlisted at Tulane with a 35??? Is your GPA lowish??? What is your GPA?</p>
<p>If your GPA isn’t lowish, have your GC call Tulane and find out if there’s anything you can do to improve your chances of coming off their waitlist. They may think that you’re holding out for an elite admission.</p>
<p>with your stats, there are other schools that you could have applied to and gotten really great merit.</p>
<p>Are you a NMF? </p>
<p>R-H will likely give you half tuition…I think that’s their max merit…but maybe I’m wrong.</p>
<p>Did you get accepted to UIUC? If so, consider that school. What engineering disciplines do they have? They may not have biomedE as a major, but they may offer some bio-medE classes that you can take in addition to another eng’g discipline…like ChemE.</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year (without borrowing!)</p>
<p>I think you should throw an app to UAHuntsville…I think you’d get a full ride there. They don’t have bio-med…but very good engineering and pre-med.</p>
<p>UIUC does offer biomedical engineering as a major. They call it “bioengineering” and the department offer research/specialization in the following areas: imaging (including MRI, ultrasound, optical and molecular); bioinformatics and computational biology; cell and tissue engineering; and nano-systems (includes micro sensors, targeted drug therapeutics, and DNA/protein mediated material fabrication). Sounds like bio-medical engineering to me…</p>
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<p>Thanks Wowmom (she’s a great resource!!!)</p>
<p>I hope that Lookingatschools applied to UIUC! As an instate option when family finances are an issue, that seems like the best option.</p>
<p>Yes it sounds a lot like biomedical engineering, but it’s not an accredited biomedical engineering program. To get a license as a Professioal Engineer, a degree from an accredited program is required. </p>
<p>I did get accepted to their honors program, but that doesn’t include a scholarship, so I’m not expecting any dollars from them. Instate at U of I is more expensive than OOS at MST because I have dollars offered at MST. :(</p>
<p>What is your GPA?</p>
<p>So, you’re not pre-med?</p>
<p>Is your goal research?</p>
<p>how much did MST offer you?</p>
<p>BTW…you’d have to get a grad degree right away anyway…there are few jobs for BS biomeds.</p>
<p>oh…ACT 33 is still very good.</p>
<p>I just saw the other post: I’m hoping to work first and get my employer to pay for the masters. My ACT composite is 33. 
35 in math. 34 in English. GPA UW 4.0. Not premed. I’d like to do design work, but don’t know more than that - maybe research?
If I have to go somewhere without Biomed undergrad, I’ll be stuck going for the masters right away. Another obstacle is that I don’t want to go far from home. My councelor talked me into applying to Duke. NW and Tulane are far, but are on the Amtrak route from home. So, I’m really hoping for enough money from Purdue to make it an option.</p>
<p>UI-C is ABET-accredited in biological and biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>To get licensed as a Professional Engineer requires a minimum 4 years work experience, plus passing a series of licensing exams as well as degree from accredited program. Many, many entry level jobs in bio-med engineering require a MS. You could do UG at UIUC, then earn a MS at an accredited program. (Paid for by your employer or funded by the grad dept.)</p>
<p>Did you apply to UI-C?</p>
<p>It doesn’t sound like Duke would be affordable since your family would have to borrow a lot to pay their EFC. I’m not even sure that R-H will be affordable with merit. </p>
<p>Which schools will give you the most merit and how much would you have to pay after that (for each school)?</p>
<p>Did Rolla offer you full tuition scholarship?</p>
<p>How much can your parents pay each year without taking out loans? Do you have any younger siblings? If so, when will they be going to college?</p>