<p>Just a bit of curiosity - I'm wondering how many people have <em>already</em> been offered a full scholarship at one of the colleges/universities they've applied to, but would choose to go to Yale instead.</p>
<p>University of Alabama offered me a full ride, but it's pretty much the last place on Earth I'd ever want to be. (edit: okay, that was an exageration. U of A probably isn't so bad, but when I tell people about it they have only one thing they know about Bama, and that's FOOTBALL. That really annoys me.) It's also my only "financial safety". I shoulda planned better, but didn't.</p>
<p>I will take out EVERY LOAN IN THE UNIVERSE to go to either MIT or Yale, but I'm not sure which. If Yale rejects me I'll have a really easy decision. :D</p>
<p>^^ That's really interesting that you're choosing between MIT and Yale as your top choices. Those are two very different schools.</p>
<p>^ agreed.</p>
<p>Anyway, I've got basically a full ride to UT-Austin, which I would turn down in a heartbeat for Yale :)</p>
<p>A ton of other state schools offered me full rides for National Merit stuff, but I didn't even apply lol</p>
<p>I turned down an almost full ride too...</p>
<p>Full ride from Yale
That is my life there. I would do that in a heart beat!
I have no prayer for paying for college man. No prayer.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I know, but half of me is an extreme math/science nerd (MIT) and the other half loves politics, creative writing, and theater (Yale). I think I'd be able to fit in perfectly at either.</p>
<p>I've got a full ride to the University of Minnesota, but I'd turn it down for Yale without even thinking :-)</p>
<p>Aha, I have a full-ride to University of Alabama too. And Bethany College, Florida A&M, and Texas A&M. Sorry, but Yale beats em out.</p>
<p>I got about $49,000 from Yale, including $3700 work study, so that is almost a free ride.</p>
<p>I'm a finalist for the Morehead at UNC (much greater than a free ride) and I will turn down Yale if I get it.</p>
<p>I'd turn turn a full ride to ASU's honors college for Yale. No question.</p>
<p>goldenratiophi,we're in the same boat! (I'm not applying to MiT, though) I love science and engineering (omg, I'm such a nerd), but I also love writing, discussing politics, history, you name it.</p>
<p>Hopefully, Yale is a little bit of both :)
I would probably not say no to a full ride somewhere else (given it's a good place, of course) - especially if Yale's finaid offer was mediocre in comparison. </p>
<p>Guess we'll have to wait and see >_></p>
<p>I'd get a full ride from Bradley University, since my dad works there. I like it, but my dad works there, which is THE problem.</p>
<p>I got a full ride from UPitt. It would depend on Yale's FA if I'd turn it down or not.</p>
<p>seeing u guys talk like this is like a dream hehe...i thnk i heard it somewhere..YALE..:D</p>
<p>i guess FA decides which college we go to rather than we ourselves...well for some/most of us...</p>
<p>as much as appealing those colleges like Yale and MIT can be, it may not be as easy to just choose them instead of leaving out a full ride</p>
<p>For more elite universities, if I got a full ride at lets say Duke, I would give up Yale</p>
<p>Actually, a full-ride to Oberlin might make me turn down Yale.</p>
<p>...like that's gonna happen.</p>
<p>A full ride at IU Bloomington, direct admit to Kelley School of Business definitely does not do it. Good school though.</p>
<p>wow you guys are lucky to already have secured rides. I'm just hoping I get into at least one of my schools....</p>
<p>I'm a nominee for the Jefferson scholarship at the University of Virginia. If I get that (doubtful, considering less than 2% do), Yale would need to give me nearly 100% FA for me to choose it.
Not saying I don't like Yale! I applied SCEA!</p>