<p>Thus, I will only apply to colleges that meet 100% percent of my demonstrated need, which are mostly private, and not have to worry about finding money for tuition.</p>
<p>Such schools often have low acceptance rates, so that can be a problem if you’re only apply to those schools…You could end up with no acceptances.</p>
<p>However, since you’re an AA male, you need to include a few “full need” schools that want more AA males. Hopefully some here can mention which schools those are.</p>
<p>After looking up information about my some of my colleges financial aid, I have found out that do not offer good aid (I am sorry if you have been trying to tell me that). So, can any of you recommend me colleges with good financial aid that meets some, preferably most, of my requirements. Also, I still will not attend a research university or public school, so please do not recommend them. Just so you know, I will be applying to Oberlin College, but will still be hoping for Reed College accepting me.</p>
<p>PROFILE OF 2009-10 FINANCIAL AID Freshmen: MARLBORO COLLEGE:</p>
<p>Financial Aid Applicants 48 (75.0%) of freshmen
Found to Have Financial Need 47 (97.9%) of applicants
Received Financial Aid 47 (100.0%) of applicants with financial need
Need Fully Met Not reported
Average Percent of Need Met 87%
Average Award $21,326
Need-Based Gift Received by 40 (85.1%) of aid recipients, average amount $15,003
Need-Based Self-Help Received by 46 (97.9%) of aid recipients, average amount $4,775
Merit-Based Gift Received by 46 (97.9%) of aid recipients
Merit-Based Gift Received by 15 (23.4%) of freshmen without need, average amount $8,250</p>
<p>PROFILE OF 2009-10 FINANCIAL AID Freshmen : BENNINGTON COLLEGE:</p>
<p>Financial Aid Applicants 154 (78.2%) of freshmen
Found to Have Financial Need 142 (92.2%) of applicants
Received Financial Aid 139 (97.9%) of applicants with financial need
Need Fully Met 24 (17.3%) of aid recipients
Average Percent of Need Met 81%
Average Award $32,427
Need-Based Gift Received by 136 (97.8%) of aid recipients, average amount $29,549
Need-Based Self-Help Received by 117 (84.2%) of aid recipients, average amount $4,177
Merit-Based Gift Received by 20 (14.4%) of aid recipients
Merit-Based Gift Received by 21 (10.7%) of freshmen without need, average amount $10,166</p>
<p>PROFILE OF 2009-10 FINANCIAL AID Freshmen: SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE:</p>
<p>Financial Aid Applicants 261 (71.7%) of freshmen
Found to Have Financial Need 236 (90.4%) of applicants
Received Financial Aid 236 (100.0%) of applicants with financial need
Need Fully Met 151 (64.0%) of aid recipients
Average Percent of Need Met 87%
Average Award $32,719
Need-Based Gift Received by 224 (94.9%) of aid recipients, average amount $31,897
Need-Based Self-Help Received by 223 (94.5%) of aid recipients, average amount $4,070
Merit-Based Gift Received by 1 (.4%) of aid recipients
Merit-Based Gift Not reported</p>
<p>SLUMOM, are you implying that there is still hope in me applying to Marlboro College, Bennington College, and Sarah Lawrence College? </p>
<p>This college process is depressing me. 
If only I lived in a country where college is free, and I do believe there are ones. (well their public colleges are free anyway)</p>
<p>And thanks for the information.</p>
<p>These 3 schools are not going to meet your need! Marlboro & Bennington will not, this we know from our own personal experience. On Sarah Lawrence the COA is up to about 58K per year, one of the most expensive around & the Average award is around $32,700, that includes everything: Grants, Work Study, Loans. SLC met the need of 64% of applicants, according to what they reported. </p>
<p>You have a very low EFC, so you have to be careful about where you apply!
Forget about the athletics part of it, there is nothing wrong with Division III schools!
You aren’t going to find that perfect “Utopia” school, everybody compromises.</p>
<p>Okay, but can someone please recommend me some colleges.</p>
<p>Goucher (already mentioned)
Clark University (MA) not an LAC
Wheaton College (MA)
Connecticut College (CT)
St. Lawrence University (NY) (there is one fraternity left I believe, Greek Life=No Impact)</p>
<p>The reason I mentioned Alfred University is that they want a more diverse student body & more students from out of state & you qualify for merit aid, maybe Honors Program.</p>
<p>PROFILE OF 2008-09 FINANCIAL AID Freshmen: ST. JOHN’s ANNAPOLIS </p>
<p>Financial Aid Applicants 126 (82.4%) of freshmen
Found to Have Financial Need 113 (89.7%) of applicants
Received Financial Aid 113 (100.0%) of applicants with financial need
Need Fully Met 85 (75.2%) of aid recipients
Average Percent of Need Met 98%
Average Award $28,282
Need-Based Gift Received by 89 (78.8%) of aid recipients, average amount $24,280
Need-Based Self-Help Received by 88 (77.9%) of aid recipients, average amount $5,437
Merit-Based Gift Not reported
Merit-Based Gift Not reported </p>
<p>On another thread you mentioned St. John’s and its Great Books program, here is the FA info on their Annapolis location. (another one is in Santa Fe) </p>
<p>How are your applications going, just out of curiosity?</p>
<p>“This college process is depressing me. If only I lived in a country where college is free, and I do believe there are ones. (well their public colleges are free anyway).”</p>
<p>Jussmall-
<p>“Without the competitive sports, students can focus on academics and express their knowledge better than if they were in a competitive sport and cannot muster the energy to use their mind in class, like I have seen in high school. Also, students not in competitive sports must be more willing to interact with others and share their knowledge if they are not tried or frustrated if they lose in their competitive sport.”</p>
<p>Sports don’t rid people of the ability to engage in intellectual pursuits, nor does losing matches rid athletes of the ability to interact with others or share their knowledge…I understand that you may not be athletic, but that doesn’t mean that you should rule out athletes as people you can relate to at college, or even worse, rule out colleges that contain athletes. You’re limiting yourself to a small selection of people to relate to. I’m not an athlete, but I have athletic friends, and they’re not too tired/frustrated to relate to me! If you really want a college that allows you to be you, you’ll have to go to a place that allows athletes to be athletes…</p>
<p>Also, you should apply to a lot of places, including safeties, and quick–make sure you don’t miss your deadlines…</p>
<p>I attended Antioch College from 1983-1987 and then worked there for a year running an Environmental Field Program. It sounds to me like you would be a very good fit for this school so definitely consider it. They shut down for a couple of years and will reopen this fall. DID YOU KNOW they are admitting 25 students without charging any tuition for the 4 years you would attend? you still have to come up with room and board and books, etc… Check out their website (admissions page informs you tuition is free for those admitted fall 2011) at [About</a> - Antioch College](<a href=“http://antiochcollege.org/about/]About”>http://antiochcollege.org/about/) Let me know if i might answer some questions for you, but i know they are making some significant changes since the time i was there. But it is a unique school, very welcoming of people with their own ideas and strong personalities and those searching for their path.</p>
<p>I thought Antioch was not presently accredited.</p>
<p>Seriously, you should take a look at the top 25-40 LACs and visit those in the geographic areas of your choosing. Don’t use a message board for guidance (some lady seriously promoted a school called Alfred and the guy above mentioned Antioch, lol).</p>
<p>*If only I lived in a country where college is free, and I do believe there are ones. (well their public colleges are free anyway)</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>I’ve heard this lament from a few kids recently.</p>
<p>What’s the deal with these “free schools” in other countries? Is only the tuition free? Who pays for room, board, and books?</p>
<p>“Don’t use a message board for guidance (some lady seriously promoted a school called Alfred and the guy above mentioned Antioch, lol).” </p>
<p>So when informative makes suggestions for posters, that is OK evidently. </p>
<p>When other people make suggestions, it seems to be informative’s operating procedure to ridicule them, according to his posting history.</p>
<p>To all: I have made up my mind. I am just not going to worry about how much aid I get. If I am in debt, I am in debt. I am just going to become a doctor and hope the high salary helps with the loans I will have. That being said, I have applied to my original colleges: Hampshire College, Sarah Lawrence College, Bennington College, and St. John’s College. I still hope I will get into Reed College, and I am still thinking about applying to one more college. The colleges that I am considering are Marlboro College, Shimer College, and Antioch College. </p>
<p>To mom2collegekids: There are countries that people do not have to pay anything for public colleges. Their public colleges are also better than the private colleges in their country, which is unlike the U.S. with its fancy private universities like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton overshadowing the public universities. But what irks me is that those countries are not as rich as the U.S., yet their students go to college free while we Americans have to pay thousands. Also, I have heard from websites that their public. If America’s public education was like theirs, then I would have considered attending a public college. But the way America’s going, that will probably not happen anytime soon.</p>
<p>jussmall, take a look at these numbers, I hope that Reed will accept you regular decision, because they seem to meet a lot of need! </p>
<p>Hampshire College: 75.8% Freshman had need fully met, COA = $53,602 </p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence College: 64% Freshmen had need fully met, COA = $58,784 </p>
<p>Bennington College: 17.3% Freshmen had need fully met, COA = $52,900 </p>
<p>St. John’s Annapolis: 75.2% Freshmen had need fully met, COA = $53,556 </p>
<p>Reed College: 96.7% Freshmen had need fully met, COA = $53,700 </p>
<p>Marlboro College: % Freshmen need fully met:Not Reported, COA = $46,690 </p>
<p>Shimer College: % Freshmen need fully met:Not Reported, COA = Not Reported</p>
<p>There are countries that people do not have to pay anything for public colleges.</p>
<p>So, you’re saying that kids in these countries ALSO get their room and board for free?</p>
<p>BTW…I don’t know how this all works, but some have said that in some of these countries, it’s a more controlled situation. Not everyone is “allowed” to go to college. During high school, kids are “tracked” and if you don’t qualify to be in the “college bound” track, then you don’t get to even go to college. So, at least in the US, we don’t restrict kids like that. Freedom isn’t free.</p>