Top Schools with the BEST Financial Aid

College Search & Selection
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<p>Okay, what are some of the top schools (LACs or Uni's) with the best finaid. My parents make ~60-65k a year, and I have taken on a job, making ~4k a year. I am wondering which top schools can help me out the most.</p>

<p>I'm a competitive applicant (34 ACT, ranked 1st, 3.9 GPA, good/great ECs, ~8 APs by graduation, possible hook: rural Iowan who's pushed the limits of education). Though, I am not sure if I can make it into HYPS, I already applied to Stanford EA though, I'll know on Monday if I am in or not.</p>

<p>I am not interested in MIT/Caltech/Public Schools. I prefer warmer places, but weather won't be a determining factor. Otherwise, I am not too picky (mainly because I don't know what I'm looking for exactly).</p>

<p>Help!! I am panicking because I just realized I have about 12 days to choose and apply to my colleges (I am vacationing over break)!!!</p>

<p>What top schools offer the best FinAid?</p>

<p>EDIT: Also, if you could provide specific information or links to the information, that would be great. Please don't generalize or base your assumptions off of nothingness! :)</p>

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<p>HYPS are the top schools with the best financial aids hands down -- for all these schools I think if the family income is less than 100k, then the student pays absolutely nothing...all of the aid from these places are need-based scholarships that come in grants and work-study, no loans at all...my family makes between 100-115k a year, but still I got great aid of around 30k a year from YPS</p>

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<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Pomona, Amherst, Williams</p>

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<p>Any others? preferably with higher acceptance rates... ~10% is a crapshoot... maybe around 20%-30%</p>

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<p>Possibly Bowdoin and Grinnell. (Not 30%, though.)</p>

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<p>Wellesley's finaid is super too!</p>

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<p>golacs, I am a boy :)</p>

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<p>USC has generous merit aid and financial aid.</p>

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<p>meant to make new thread, my bad.</p>