University of Rochester Merit Aid

Paying for College
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<p>I have been looking into University of Rochester, and I am really interested in this school, it sounds like a perfect fit for me! Obviously it is a VERY expensive school, at around $60,000 total package. Their website is very vague about scholarship opportunities, so I have no idea if this school has a chance of actually being affordable. I am a female hispanic pursuing an engineering degree, if you think that might help me. I'm asking about purely merit-based scholarships.</p>

<p>My stats are:
GPA: 4.375
SAT: Reading(780), Math(750), Writing(690), Composite(2220)
ACT: 34 composite
In top 1%-2% of graduating class (class of 500)
In line for NMF and NHRP (I won't know for sure until the fall)</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Try its NPC <a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial-aid/estimator/”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial-aid/estimator/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Run the Net Price Calculator to see what it suggests. Unless they give specific criteria for merit, it is given on a limited basis and you have to apply to find out.</p>

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<p>Actually, URochester also has a handy little merit aid estimator:
<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial/estimator/merit.aspx”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial/estimator/merit.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Hmm. Doesn’t seem to work.</p>

<p>However, they’re actually pretty honest about how the merit aid packages are put together:
<a href=“http://blog.enrollment.rochester.edu/blog/blog-admin/what-kind-of-scholarship-can-i-get”>http://blog.enrollment.rochester.edu/blog/blog-admin/what-kind-of-scholarship-can-i-get&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Rochester is pretty generous with merit aid.