What outside scholarships/awards, if any, help admissions into the most selective colleges?

[MWolf]

@Mwfan1921

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@bb10128 There are no downsides to applying for a scholarship. Even if they do not help with admissions, they help with tuition, which is often a far bigger problem.

External scholarships really only help at schools that stack FA.

At schools that don’t stack, outside scholarships often reduce dollar for dollar the previous need based (sometimes even merit based) aid package.

Good point to remember when applying for multiple scholarships.