<p>when discussing cost of attendance of college with my parents they basically stated that if i can get half tuition anywhere i can go…</p>
<p>so with that being said with my stats where can this be possible?</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9
SAT: CR:640 M:600 W: 630</p>
<p>white female from LI, new york</p>
<p>You need to pin your parents down on a dollar amount because there’s a big difference in terms of how much they’d have to pay if you get half tuition at an in state school where the tuition may be $15,000 a year or half tuition at a private college, where tuition may be $30,000 a year. Also, what does “I can go” mean? That you can go if you’re willing to take out $20,000 a year in loans?</p>
<p>You also need to do lots more research on your own. Use books like the US News Ultimate College Guide or pay $15 to fully access its web site so you can find out how much each college gives in aid each year, etc. </p>
<p>Typically, students have the best chances of getting merit aid if their stats are at least in the top 20% of the college’s applicants. However, to understand best your chances of getting aid, take a close look at the colleges’ financial aid and merit aid web sections, and also Google or use CC to find out about the stats of students who got aid from those colleges in previous years.</p>
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<p>Follow NSMs recommendations. Do a little leg work of your own.</p>
<p>I agree with NSM. The dollar amount of the tuition is going to make a huge difference of what they end up paying. Some of these private colleges are hitting the $50k mark at this point and $17500 off the tuition is alot, but still leaves a lot to pay. I have friends who have twins at GW and though the 50% of the second kid’s tuition policy there is a great deal for them ,as they do not qualify for financial aid, the costs are still staggering. On the other hand, at some of the southern schools where room and board are inexpensive, half off the tuition can mean more than 40% of the COA. And for state schools and other schools with low tuition, it can really mean paying only a little.</p>
<p>You can go to most of the schools in the country with your academic stats. What sort of school interests you? Big, small, in NY, within a few hours of home, as far away as possible? What do you think you want to study? You did not really give us much to go on.</p>
<p>i dont want a school smaller than 2,000 kids
id like to get out of new york for college really
id like to be a business major
no more than say 6 hours from home, long island new york</p>