<p>Hi YP- love your screen name.
Since you are in this financial situation: not qualifying for aid, yet parents not able to pay, you will need significant merit aid to attend college. Your qualifications are very good, so you should apply to as many of them as you think fit you. They are very competitive, but you have a chance. Emory has one- the Emory Scholars program.
Note that all of these are for freshman only, so if you attend a community college and get credit, then you are no longer considered a freshman. Same for gap year credits. Some colleges will defer the merit award for a gap year and some don’t. Also note that many very selective colleges only award need based aid.There may be less selective colleges that would meet your needs.
I don’t want to hijack this thread with further discussion. There is a thread on CC for automatic merit scholarships. There is also a thread where many Jewish parents are discussing a range of colleges, and they may be aware of some colleges that could meet your needs. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/931514-colleges-jewish-b-student.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/931514-colleges-jewish-b-student.html</a></p>
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