Full Ride or Great School

juillet
Sat, 05 Mar 2016 20:43:15 +0000

It’s too early to make any of these kinds of decisions. Apply to a range of schools:

-Top-tier schools that meet 100% of financial need
-Great schools at which you are in the top 25% of applicants and can be offered big merit aid
-Some of your state’s public universities - UIUC for sure but I would recommend choosing at least one other one

Right now you should be focused on exploring a variety of different colleges and expanding your list, not narrowing it. Leave the decision-making to next spring.