Trying to get some ideas. NO HYPS

College Search & Selection
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<p>Ok, i am trying to find a good school for me(or a few to look at) I truly don't care how big it is or where its at. The only must have is GOOD merit-based scholarships(like full tuition or room and board)..no questions about that. Not completely against, but do not want Top 20 school. Would like to be big fish in small pond</p>

<p>I am interested in going into International Humanitarian Aid Work, so i am hoping to do my undergrad in Neuroscience or Psychology. Perhaps Social Work. </p>

<p>My Stats are
Top 1% of Class (3 out of 447) Good Public, had kids get into Yale, Brown, and UPenn this year
34 on the ACT(E-34 S-34 M-34 R-35)
All honors as well as 4 APs so far, probably 4-5 next year.
GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.4 weighted</p>

<p>Work Part time at a Dairy Queen,
Several leadership positions in clubs.
National Qualifier last two years in Public Forum debate, top 50 in impromptu at Nationals
Over 1000 hours community service in theatre
That's all i can think of right now..any ideas/questions</p>

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<p>What about honors colleges at like Penn State, Michigan, Wisconsin? Also try Tulane, USC and NYU for private schools.</p>

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<p>smallcolleges, he said GOOD merit-based aid, not University of Debt/NYU.</p>

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<p>Looks like you would qualify for nomination for the big scholarships at USC, so look there. What about honors programs at good publics, especially top 25's?</p>

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<p>Knox College has a Peace Corp prep program. I'm pretty sure they are good with merit aid but I couldn't find their common data set.</p>

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<p>Villanova? I think at some Catholic universities you will find some nice merit aid and schools that look very kindly on your idea of International Humanitarian work. You have good stats that might warrant a full ride at some schools.</p>

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<p>two mulee^^thanks for the info on Knox, i've never heard of it
and i had never even considered villanova.....
since i will be going into a strongly volunteer field, i really can't get into too much debt</p>

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<p>Isn't WUSTL a good school known for giving merit aid?</p>

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<p>Try the Robertson Scholarship at Duke. It is a full merit scholarship.</p>

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<p>WUStL and Duke don't exactly fit. Key words, guys:

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do not want Top 20 school. Would like to be big fish in small pond

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<p>Rhodes, Wooster, Boston U, Franklin & Marshall, Case Western, U Rochester, and Grinnell are just a few that offer decent merit aid and psych/neuroscience programs.</p>

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<p>Villanova's awful with financial aid...trust me lol
unless you get the insanely rare and crazy Presidential scholarship, which is full tuition
but unfortunately.. I think like 12 people got it this year?</p>

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<p>Static75, I was going to say the same exact thing. It may be worth a shot applying to Nova and going through the Pres. Scholarship interview process since the end result would be quite a huge payoff.</p>

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<p>At the top of the parent's board there's a really good thread on schools good with merit aid.</p>

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<p>Try reading this for some ideas:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/291483-update-what-i-learned-about-free-ride-scholarships.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/291483-update-what-i-learned-about-free-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>can i get merit aid from any of these places
i mean,they have a million smart kids going for a few scholarships...</p>

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<p>a small LAC that is pretty good is Union College in Schenectady NY. They give some pretty good financial aid.</p>

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<p>The University of Rochester would be great for you if you could get one of their Renaissance Scholarships (I think that's the name...), and it sounds as if you have the stats for it. Interviewing is important there. They will fly people in for that round of interviews, but I think it would be VERY wise to try to interview with one of their traveling reps in the fall if you can't visit the school.</p>

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<p>I would look for schools near Washington, D.C. or maybe NYC where you can get internships and make connections with the international aid organizations. Or I would make sure the colleges you look at have relationships and resources that will help you get a job in this field.</p>

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<p>Thaanks to everyone so far...
I got a lot of good ideas so i'll be sure to look into them...
I still have a year, but i'm glad to be getting ideas</p>

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<p>Washington and Lee University's Johnson scholarship covers you everything for 4 years. Not sure how many big fish are in that small pond.</p>