Homeless 4.0 transfer student

UniversalSnip
Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:34:37 +0000

you should also consider private schools that have generous financial aid packages. look outside the state and be ambitious. apply to as many schools as you feel you can without writing crap essays or going crazy trying to climb the paperwork waterfall. I applied to four UCs and five privates and I would have been wise to apply to five or six more if I could have handled the stress and endless mailing of forms. Here is a list: http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2014/09/15/colleges-and-universities-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need

as somebody who also has a less than ideal background, your story is potentially excellent but needs to be reframed a little. don’t explain that you decided to change your life because you wanted money, or describe at considerable length your hardships. I don’t know that these would necessarily be negatives for your application, but you have limited room and they don’t demonstrate the special understanding of your circumstances that will show you have real insight. instead focus on how your profound difficulties have made you a better and more interested person. lots of people are poor, what twist in your life made you poor and interested in improving yourself? lots of people live in ■■■■■■ RVs, what about living in a ■■■■■■ RV made you personally better? what are your ambitions? lots of people are smart and can get 4.0s while being lazy. what makes you not just smart but driven? etc. talk about how the past builds into your future. you want a coherent narrative of your life in which the college you are applying to is a plausible next step.