<p>What do you have to do? Earn much higher SATs. </p>
<p>BU is quite open that their $ is used to reward students they want. This is BU’s range in their common data set: </p>
<p>SAT Critical Reading 570‐670
SAT Math 610‐700
SAT Writing 600‐680
Essay 8‐10</p>
<p>Here is a list of some of their scholarships:
<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/scholarships-grants/merit-based/freshman-merit-awards/[/url]”>http://www.bu.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/scholarships-grants/merit-based/freshman-merit-awards/</a></p>
<p>Note that only 13% of freshman with need had their full need met-- and that would include people for whom a Stafford would meet full need. </p>
<p>By the way, another factor is that ,since BU uses the Profile, they may have estimated that you could pay substantially more than the FAFSA EFC.</p>
<p>By the way, size of college has nothing to do with how much $ they give. The amount of $ a school gives has to do with how much they have, what their philosophy is for distributing it and how much they want your particular child.</p>