Colleges with Full-Ride Scholarships?

Paying for College
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<p>Hi, I am a senior.
I am depressed about college right now.
since I cannot afford it.</p>

<p>Name: Huutuyet
Residence: California
Status: U.S. Citizen, Immigrant from Vietnam (refugee)
GPA: UW 3.95 W 4.48 UC GPA 4.60
Rank: 3/550
Eligible for ELC
APs: 3 on AP Bio, 5 on AP US, 5 ON AP WORLD</p>

<p>ACT: 30</p>

<p>SAT subjects: 660 US, 600 Chem, 640 Math 2, 600 World History</p>

<p>Taken most rigorous courseload offered at school.</p>

<p>Self-studied for AP World History
Senior Courseload is most rigorous at school.
AP STATS
AP Macroeconomics
AP Govt
AP English Lit
AP Spanish Lang
AP Physics Mechanics</p>

<p>now onto ECs. Hopefully they’re better.
(IMPORTANT TO LEAST IMPORTANT)
Culture Hip Hop Beats Dance team - Cofounder and Captain of a breakdancing team: we perform at venues and stuff for little cash</p>

<p>Founder/President of Model United Nations (10, 11, 12) - raised over $5,000</p>

<p>City’s Board Committee (10, 11) - Helps make decisions for youth of the city</p>

<p>Senator’s Campaign Intern: 150+ hours, lots of precinct walking
CA Golden Boys’ State - High Office (aka Treasurer and above)
SEMI-IMPORTANT
Library - tutors innercity youth (9, 10, 11) - 400+ hours</p>

<p>Attended Leadership Conference at UC Regents (10)
Attended Asian Leadership Conference in Sactown (11)
Member of Winning HS Academic Decathlon Team (11) School won 1st Place at County
UC EAOP Program - (10, 11, 12)
UC COSMOS Program (summer school for math and science)
NHS (9,10, 11,12) - member
CSF (9,10,11,12) - member
Link Crew Leader - (10, 11,12)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Unpaid Internships
Sears Sales Associate (9, 10, 11, 12)</p>

<p>Major: International Relations
Family Income: Below 10,000</p>

<p>AWARDS/HONORS/HELP
Mayor for a day (hook maybe?)
Recital 1st place
Harvard Book Recipient
Questbridge Scholarship Recipient
Questbridge Finalist
Amherst Telementoring Service
1st place LA County for Academic Decathlon</p>

<p>Any suggestions?
I also signed up for the ACT for December.
I need to go to a school that provides 100% need-based aid.
I am dirt-poor.</p>

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<p>Once again; any top school you get in will result you in getting a FULL need based scholarship.
I can understand that apply can cost quite a bit; you could look for fee waiver at most schools. Don’t let application fee stand in your way.</p>

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<p>no reason for “I’m not able to afford to go to college”
need-based aid man. any decent school guarantees 100% need met or close.</p>

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<p>There certainly are some decent schools that guarantee to meet close to or all of your need. BUT the VAST MAJORITY of colleges do NOT meet full need, and in that group are many many decent schools. </p>

<p>Having said that, you need to know your financial limits and options. There ARE schools that provide good merit aid. There are also schools that are more modestly priced and where you will also receive enough merit aid to cover at least some of the difference.</p>

<p>The CA college system is terrific. You should look into that system. If nothing else is affordable, the CA community colleges may be, and then you can transfer into one of the four year schools.</p>

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<p>I suggest you look at the “IMPORTANT” threads on the top of the financial aid forum</p>

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<p>You should apply to the Bill and Melinda Gates Minority scholarships. Last year there were so many people received this scholarship with lots of money.</p>

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<p>I think that with your academics you woll be okay and any college that get you will probably be willing to pay your full tuition because you have the grades to get a FULL ACADEMIC SCOLARSHIP. You should take a look at this website: [Student</a> financial aid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“Student financial aid - Wikipedia”>Student financial aid - Wikipedia) </p>

<p>See if it has anything to offer you. I hope that it is some help to you.</p>