Are colleges really need blind?

mom2collegekids
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:15:23 +0000

You should submit the FAFSA nevertheless - even if to get a Stafford loan. You may also get a school grant since COA will be higher than $40k in many cases. However, some schools won’t account for overseas travel.

Is your D applying to both public and privates? Are you a resident of any state? Also, few publics can meet “need” for nonresidents, so if your D wants to go to a public, she’ll likely need merit money. If she can avoid large loans (which you’d have to co-sign), that would be better.

As a back-up, she should apply to schools that give large merit, since you may not get special treatment for private education for younger kids (that is often viewed as a “choice” - even though in your circumstance it may not be).

BTW… some of the deadlines for merit scholarships is tomorrow, so you’ll need to act fast - however, some have easy apps with no essays or recs required.

What are her stats?

What will she likely major in?