<p>There is no way I can afford to apply to all these schools, so I’m asking you guys to help me shorten the list. In your opinion, what schools should I keep and which should I get rid of? </p>
<p>Brown University
Caltech
Claremont McKenna College
Cornell University
New York University
Pomona College<br>
Rice University
Santa Clara University<br>
Stanford University
The College of New Jersey (Safety)
University of Chicago<br>
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California (Dream school)
University of the Pacific</p>
<p>It would be helpful if u provided more info about yourself, like your stats, what can u afford, what do u want to study. We get it that u like the idea of CA, but have u visited any of these schools? </p>
<p>Yes, there is a concern that if you can’t even afford to apply to them, then you certainly can’t afford to attend them. You need financial safeties on your list. Many scholarship deadlines have passed already. If you really have the stats to get in places like Stanford, Caltech, Cornell and Chicago, then you have the stats to get scholarships, but the longer you wait, the fewer you’ll be able to apply to. What are you planning on studying? Are you in NJ? If so, why isn’t Rutgers on the list? </p>
<p>Sounds like you’re instate for NJ. Is that true? If not, what is your home state?</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>Do you have a non-custodial parent? If so, will that affect your aid?</p>
<p>Take off:</p>
<p>USF and Santa Clara for sure…they don’t meet need and do gap.</p>
<p>If UoP doesn’t meet need, take those off.</p>
<p>Have your parents run the NPC’s on the rest, particularly USC, Brown, and TCNJ</p>
<p>I am concerned that TCNJ won’t be affordable. Yes, you’ll get in, but the school doesn’t give great aid, so if you can’t afford it, it’s not a safety. ONLY schools that you KNOW FOR SURE that you have ALL costs covered and will accept you can be safeties.</p>
<p>Looks like you’re a QB finalist, so that means that almost definitely those schools that don’t meet need will not be affordable.</p>
<p>I have a question about QB. Does qualifying for QB involve looking at both parents’ income or only the custodial parents’ income? If so, and if matched, does the school then provide aid based only on the custodial parent’s income or both parents’ household’s income?</p>
<p>First, eliminate schools you wont be able to afford (NYU, santa clara, not sure what else). If you have an order of preference among those schools, keeping expected $ in mind, you can calculate your odds of attending each school with @ClassicRockerDad 's method.</p>
<p>If USC is your dream school, why apply to those that are significantly more difficult to get into ? I’d dump Caltech and Stanford and Chicago. Brown, you never know…</p>