Schools known for good merit aid - Page 18

condor30 · 01-01-2006, 10:03 PM

zxc123 and momoffour - thanks for sharing the info.

took a peek again at their websites. tech has the more attractive package over a & m.

zxc123 - congrats to your s about going to west point prep p.

zxc123 · 01-01-2006, 10:10 PM

One comment about Texas Tech, they have some reasonably aggressive scholaships for merit but non-NMF...see link above ....and we have the Cotton Bowl tomorrow--..Being an old alum and attending games is an honest way to relive your college years without appearing too weird! I think

dke · 01-23-2006, 01:06 PM

I haven't read this whole thread so excuse me if this has already been mentionned, but I read recently that 95% of Ohio Wesleyan students are on some sort of financial assistance....merit or need based.

jlauer95 · 01-24-2006, 02:46 PM

lalamomma: CONGRATSSSSSS!!!!!!

Was that U of Florida in Gainsville?

Was that for out of state tuition and r & b??? WOW!!

jdmcool · 01-27-2006, 06:20 PM

Southern Methodist: good merit scholarships if you are well pisitioned academically

University of Miami: Great Scholarships

jlauer95 · 01-27-2006, 07:05 PM

jdm U of Miami in florida or ohio?

my-3-sons · 01-27-2006, 08:43 PM

University of Miami = Florida
Miami University = Ohio

The University of Miami is a private college with a great merit $ program. Check out their website. http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Mai...9913-2,00.html

jdmcool · 01-27-2006, 08:54 PM

I was referring to the U of Miami in Florida. My son was just accepted with a 3/4 scholarship there.

jlauer95 · 01-27-2006, 08:59 PM

my 3 sons: oh, good to know!!! Always confused me. .. not anymore... Thanks for the clarification...

nvdad · 01-30-2006, 05:00 PM

"Schools that give full rides (or close to it) to selected students:
Emory
Vanderbilt
Southwestern U (TX)
Dickinson
Seattle U
Johns Hopkins
University of Arizona
Arizona State U"

Forget Dickinson in this list.

jlauer95 · 01-30-2006, 08:08 PM

nvdad thanks for the merit info

quiltguru · 02-06-2006, 03:04 PM

Just wanted to put out some food for thought...schools "known" for good merit aid frequently change the criteria for awarding that merit aid as the "needs" of the school change. I think Brandeis is an example of that for this year's admissions cycle. Based on statistics and types of students who reported that they had received merit aid from Brandeis last year, many students (especially Jewish ones) with (some very) high statistics expected to get merit aid this year, but didn't. Based on a limited number of students who have posted on the Brandeis boards this year, there has been a shift of emphasis to recruiting Asian students and other minorities. There are several examples of these students with significantly lower test scores/GPAs who received large amounts of merit $$ from Brandeis this year when very high stat students did not. I don't know if this reflects a new type of "Tufts Syndrome" in which Brandeis doesn't award merit $$ to students that they suspect will attend elsewhere, a shift in enrollment priorities, or perhaps both.

I recently read a suggestion from Carolyn (I don't want to steal her thunder here and hope she'll clarify if necessary) that parents of prospies dig up strategic plans for schools like these from the Web to try to predict if they have something to offer that the schools might reward. It sounds like a great deal of work to look these up and review them, but it could be a good investment for many. In this particular instance, especially in a time when Asian students are finding it more difficult to be admitted to more selective schools as an "over-represented minority", they ought to consider looking at Brandeis...an excellent university and they could receive significant merit aid to boot!

palermo · 02-07-2006, 09:02 AM

Just happened to my son with a safety school. His stats are very high relative to the school's historical stats. He really wants to go there, showed a lot of interest, etc. Certainly seemed he would be in the running for one of the top scholarships. He had received many letters in the past weeks which seemed to indicate he was in the running. Just got a letter with a merit offer, significantly lower than what we thought he might get. Perhaps this year a lot of kids are fishing for merit offers, maybe he showed too much interest and they figured they didn't need to throw the money at him- who knows. But, nothing is guaranteed and it seems to be more than true this year.on

jlauer95 · 02-07-2006, 10:19 AM

Palermo: Which school is this? We'd like to know which schools no longer give good merit $$.

palermo · 02-07-2006, 11:34 AM

I would rather not say. They changed their merit scholarship in the last few weeks to a range of $7,500 to $12,500 (previously had been the $12,500). Qualifications were a B+ with 1800 SAT. My son's stats exceed these by quite a bit, he has great ECs, but received the lowest level scholarship. While the school is still within our budget, he has been accepted to other schools with far more money. We were happy he fell in love with a safety but are disappointed that he did not get the level of merit aid we hoped for. Even at seemingly very safe schools, there is no guarantee.