High quality private schools w/engineering that don't require the CSS PROFILE

Davisra
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:12:20 +0000

Consolation states “Assume nothing until the acceptances and FA offers are in”. Easier said than done. I’ve run calculators on 10+ engineering schools and the most we qualify for is a smattering of small ($5,000) loans. Big whoop. We’ve started looking through Scholarship books and it’s so depressing to see that the majority expect us to be Native American, Hispanic, Black, blind, missing a limb, have disabled or deceased parents, relatives who served in a war, etc. Equally frustrating is that so many of these scholarship requirements also state “must demonstrate financial need”. My kid is above-average but not stellar enough to qualify for merit scholarships (3.6 GPA and a 30 ACT composite). We are already paying full cost for our daughter who has 2 more years of nursing school. Applying to schools with the idea you’ll worry about the cost later is foolish - why get your kid’s hopes up only to see him accepted & find the cost is prohibitive. Best to winnow the list to what you can afford and go from there.