uaprophet

University of Alabama has great merit based scholarships. If you are a National Mertit/Achievement/Hispanic Finalist you can get a great package. The school also has automatic full tuition scholarships for any student with an ACT of at least 30 or 31 and a 3.7 gpa. Plus there are a few other packages that amount to a full tuition, housing, plus $8K a year. UA is heavily investing in their students as well. We may be far from the list of best schools in the nation, but we certainly have an established reputation.

lunitari

University of San Francisco offers $18,500 per year in merit aid to students who are above a certain academic level (in GPA and test scores), if they apply by the early application date.

tw14

My child did not qualify for need based financial aid but received the following merit scholarships:

Olin College of Engineering: full tuition
Rice: $20,000/year
Duke: $12,000 for the first year

Also considered (accepted) with no financial aid:

Columbia
Cornell
Johns Hopkins (BME)
Northwestern
Yale

My child chose Rice for the emphasis on undergraduate education, the residential college system, the low student/faculty ratio, the research opportunities and the current students met during Owl weekend.

For Krug: SAT: Math: 800; CR 770; WR: 740; Sat II MathIIc: 800; Physics: 760; with very strong extracurriculars, well beyond the norm.

Obviously, Olin, Rice, Duke and Columbia wanted my child as these schools sent out likely letters (Olin invites prospective students to a weekend at Olin after which the final decision is made).

Olin would have been perfect had it shared housing options with Babson or Wellesley.

Good luck Krug!

sarojpanta

I am raking for the partial scholarships for spring-2009 to pursue my Bio-tech. course in several universities. But, I didn't get the sufficient informations about this with which I am in quandary now. I have got good GPA in my higher school i.e. 3.75 out of 4. But couldn't do well in TOEFL iBT, just 72........ I have taken the date of SAT reasoning test on oct-4. Hope i will do best on this. Which universities will offer me?????????????????? I don't know.

Ksills

a lot of people think USC is too expensive because it is a private university but I have good grades and I receive almost 80% of my funding in free money directly from SC. They give a lot for free and they provide wonderful loans at great rates for what you need on top of it. Additionally, there is a ten installment pay plan if you still need help. It is almost impossible to not be able to afford it. i have fewer student loans than my boyfriend who goes to a state school and my tuition is 10 times greater than his. Plus, you get to go to an incredible school with great student spirit and an unbreakable brotherhood that will line jobs up for you when you graduate. Do NOT pass up applying for USC. You will love SC! Everyone does! And there aren't as many "rich kids" here as we are led to believe. Almost everyone has fin aid.

jorr08

Brandeis University offers a wealth of scholarships

I am going to this top 30 school with a Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship that pays me tuition, room, board, books, travel, and personal expenses. Means they pay for the $51,000 a year tuition pluse i get about $1800 a year

sarojpanta

How can I apply for the Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship????????

sarojpanta

Is there any way to score 2300 marks in SAT reasoning test?????????????

krug

Thank you tw14. My d had the flu on the day she took SAT II so her scores were not good (high 600's). She will take it again to see where she can apply. Right now she has a short list of 3 schools, Rice, Brandeis, Case Western.

bipans

hello frens
i am a engineering graduate ,and likes to complete my master degree in mathamatics ,so for that where can i get the best college ,that offer me the best scholarships.

dharmesh_bhatt

hey do any of these universities provide aid or merit based scholarships to internationals??

alamode

with these stats:
-gpa: UW ~3.8/3.9, W ~4.2
-sats: 1450/2180 (and retaking in october)
-6 completed APs (three 5s, three 4s), and 5 APs senior year (most rigorous courseload)
-pretty good ECs focused on history and art.

do you think its possible to recieve merit at any of the following schools?
-rice
-emory
-johns hokins
-BC
-BU
-wash U in st. louis
-carnegie mellon
-GWU
-syracuse
-fordham
-upitt

lkf725

alamode, it may also depend upon things you didn't mention, such as your intended major, race, gender, geographic location, etc. FWIW, I think Pitt will give you merit money, guaranteed if you get into the honors college there. Pitt gives other scholarships from the individual schools within the university, as will as diversity scholarships. Good luck!

uskoolfish

I would say yes to Pitt, GWU, BU, Syracuse and Fordam

Maybe to the others

myohmy

USC gives great financial aid.