Chance me for anything EXCEPT HYPMS

GuitarRckr
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:53:31 +0000

I hate to break the trend in this thread, but quite honestly, I don’t see anything “modest” in your original post…at least to me, you are trying to be sensible/practical, which is still a great quality, but a totally different one - I too am looking at top 20 schools that offer merit money so that I don’t go in debt before I even start grad school (and I feel you have similar aspirations, professional or otherwise). Just because you have great stats and don’t want to apply to HYPS doesn’t mean you are modest…but that’s not important.

I do have to say that your profile is really impressive, and you should get into all of those schools. Regarding scholarships, I know about WashU, and there are a few within Arts & Sciences that are specific to people interested in the natural sciences. There’s also the Danforth Scholarship (primarily targetted for people dedicated to community service/outreach). Rice has a few things as well, but not in an incredibly large quantity. It’s harder when you look at the really top schools for money, but I’d say you have a great shot at them - just make sure you fill out the supplementary material/applications needed (as you probably guessed, not all scholarships are given through solely the normal admissions process) - often, the material is required early on.

Thanks for chancing me before, and good luck to you!