<p>I know someone who was only in the top 20% of their class and got a full ride to Hofestra. I know he has a semi-large family, so that might have played into a bit, but does Hofestra frequently give out full rides? If you’re in the top 10%, are you pretty much guaranteed one?</p>
<p>There could be several aspects to this story since you’ve mentioned two distinct - but different - factors…</p>
<p>1) size of family</p>
<p>2) top 20% of class</p>
<p>First, if his family is largish and income is not high, then Hofstra may have awarded him a lot of aid based on financial need. He may have gotten a no loan full need financial package based on EFC.</p>
<p>Secondly, if he had strong stats (GPA and test scores), then he may have gotten a generous merit scholarship. Or, all of his aid may have been based on need (which has little to do with being in the top 20%, except that the school may have felt that his stats were good enough for the school to help him with his determined need.).</p>
<p>The combined amounts may have equaled a “full-ride.” But wasn’t a full-ride scholarship (based on stats). Many people say that they got a full-ride, but what they got was financial aid for having high need. </p>
<p>It sounds like you’re looking for a full ride based on merit. That’s very different. </p>
<p>Hofstra doesn’t give full-rides to the top 10% of a high school class. Have you looked at their scholarship page?</p>
<p>It looks like there are some “full-tuition” scholarships, but not “full-ride” (which is tuition, room, board, books, etc). <a href=“Hofstra University - Acalog ACMS™”>Scholarship Listings - Hofstra University - Acalog ACMS™;
<p>From the website:<br>
*All applicants with superior high school records and **standardized test scores **are automatically considered by the University.
*</p>
<p>Since standardized test scores have nothing to do with rank, no one could say that the top percent of any high school would get a scholarship.</p>