At a Loss of Words

cptofthehouse
Tue, 21 May 2019 19:11:24 +0000

I want to make it clear that it has been known for a long time in this forum that “need blind” admissions and “meets full need” provisions do not always include international, transfer, or waitlisted students. In fact, they often do not. They also do not cover all programs of a university or certain other categories of students.

Also, college students are a shrinking demographic. The peak was about 15 years ago. UC apps were down this year. A lot more college seats not filled. However, I have also noticed, as I said before, far fewer full rides. NY is generous in giving free tuition but getting a full ride, including room and board is very difficult.

Those selective schools that give full ride scholarships and full need financial aid are lottery tickets for everyone, and even more so for those who have to get a fully paid college offer. The thing is, they do not need your great stats. Look for some schools that have full ride scholarships that really want your numbers and may want to “buy” them. I did not see any on your list. It is a lot of work to find those schools. I know a young man who got a full ride at Drake U(still more name brand than some I used to have on a list) Back in the day, I was in Chicago, several immigrant kids I knew got free tuition and commuted to IIT. Getting together a list of such schools would also be a service to many others looking for full rides