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momrath
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:41:14 +0000

crazy, you will be eligible for need based financial aid at most private schools, including those on your list. Packages that may include both grants and loans vary from school to school, but as a general statement Williams and Amherst are very generous.

Ask your parents to use an on line financial aid calculator to get an idea of how much need based financial aid you may expect to receive. Among the all women’s schools, Smith also offers generous merit aid. I’m not sure about the others.

I don’t know much about GA Tech, UGA and Spelman so I’m not going to comment on them. Both Williams and Amherst and most of the former Seven Sisters are all excellent academically. There is quite a difference in environment and personality among the Seven Sisters, so it really doesn’t make sense to lump them all together.

Williams, Amherst and Wellesley are also very selective. They actively recruit high achieving African Americans, but your chances of admission would depend primarily on your grades and extracurriculars, though other factors like scores, essays and recommendations are also factors.