HOBYNC

I have noticed several posters mentioning that a lot of schools should be taken off the merit list because they only offer a couple of scholarships out of a large applicant pool. This is the reality anywhere. Remember that merit awards are few and far between.

jhuston

Does anyone know the 'full tuition' merit scholarship offerings of the following today?

Case Western Reserve
Rice
WashUSTL

My son is 36 ACT, ~#15/630 rank w/ 4.0+, NMF, multiple AP's, extracurriculars/community service... hoping to only have to pay for room and board (we're not going to get much/any need based aid)

We visited USC ... and just for fun CalTech (I don't think he has the outside math/science fair/competition/etc resume to get accepted... if anyone can corroborate that need).

Front runner probably still remains Nebraska (still not convinced he wants to travel far from home) ... we're residents, and they rolled out one helluva welcome for him when he visited... surprise, surprise.

On NU... I should add... someone earlier mentioned that they give full ride for NM finalists... but this is incorrect... they give full tuition + $2000. Their JD Edwards honors program scholarship is the only full 'ride' I'm aware of... and requires that you enter a specific computer science in business management program.

arlingtondad

Any recent info on LAB schools that give merit $$. It seems that only few in the top 20 do, but how about 20-40? Any experiences with Colgate?

genevieve27

You will be automatically considered for merit-based awards. The departments to which you are applying will either directly provide these awards (teaching or research assistantships) or nominate you for these awards (university-wide fellowships).

Need-based aid must be applied for, via FAFSA, and sometimes, via each specific program. There are often grant programs that can be either state or institution based to which you may want to apply. Contact the Graduate School at each university for this information, not the departments to which you are applying.

GA2012MOM

I was just checking out the website for Drury college in Missouri (a friend of DD is applying there) and saw a new release announcing The Edward Jones Minority Scholarship starting fall 2008. They will be giving out 10/year for $10,000 each, and students are eligible for $7500 merit aid in addition. There are only rougly 2000 students, with very small % minority, so could be something for mid-west LAC seeking URM's to check out. Open to U.S. citizens only.

geezermom

Check out Ohio University for generous merit scholarships based on GPA and test scores--for nonresidents, too. My S applied to Scripps College of Communication and was accepted with scholarships (rolling admission).

JohnC613

OU scholarships should definitely be pretty easy to get for most people on CC

Case Scholarships:
Financial Aid - Scholarships
Financial Aid - Academic Awards Program
they give out 11 full tuition per year. Case gives out a lot of merit aid to a lot of people, but as you can see, full tuition is rare. You are automatically considered when you apply.

WUSTL gives out scholarships, but they are really hard to get. most are roughly 1/3 tuition, but there is a dozen or so full tuit. You apply for them separately, and many depend on what school you plan to attend. Request their mailed scholarship brochure. I'm sure you can find it online too.

Rice
Rice University | Prospective Students
there are 1/3 - 1/2 tuit scholarships. Full tuition is basically nonexistent unless you go into engineering or you are a foreign national (whatever that is). YOu are automatically considered when you apply

hudsonvalley51

Ohio Wesleyan University offers merit scholarships up to and beyond full tuition. My daughter received an award of $25K per year for four years with her EA letter of acceptance, which is about 80% of tuition. She may also be eligible for additional institutional grant support in the Spring. She is an excellent student, but nothing out of the ordinary for CC posters. There is a stipulation that if you cannot acheive a 3.5 GPA after two years the amount of the scholarship will be reduced to $12,500 for the last two years.

myohmy

Anyone know about Georgetown's financial aid and how much they give either need based or merit based. Thanks.

silverlady

Georgetown does not offer any merit based scholarships. They are need based only.

cjevers

NYU.




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Just thought I'd give y'all a nice laugh.

bscholberg

How do you know this? Whwere do yo get this info...and why are all these postings so old??

nytricks

Stanford and Brown also offer tremendous merit-based need-blind aid.

customsman

My daughter applied to a host of loosely competitive schools in Ohio. She received merit-based scholarship offers ranging from $9,000 to $17,000 annually. These scholarships are renewable for all four years provided she maintains a specified GPA. We are not filing the FAFSA. These schools range from Very Competitive to Highly Competitive; with several schools in each category offering different amounts of merit-based scholarships.

My question is how do I ask the institutions at the low end of the range to increase their scholarship awards to compete with the institutions at the high end of the range? Also, are there any inducements, other than increased scholarship awards, that I could ask for from the institutions at the low end of the range?

uskoolfish

Brown does not offer merit aid only. Any scolarships/ grants are need-based only. That is the policy of ALL ivies!