How to Pay for College?

ucbalumnus
Sat, 14 Sep 2019 22:21:24 +0000

jadedhaven:

I read through the thread and was surprised nobody offered up HBCU’s (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) as a great financial fit.

Your stellar ACT and GPA could give you a full merit ride (including room & board) to many of these schools and financial aid would be generous if your parents actually kick you out.

These full rides were mentioned upthread in replies #9 and #18:

https://www.pvamu.edu/faid/types-of-aid/scholarships/university-scholarships/
https://www.tuskegee.edu/programs-courses/scholarships/freshman-scholarships
https://www.aamu.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/_documents/academic-scholarship-brochure-2018-2019.pdf

They all happen to be historically black schools. However, full rides have become less common or more competitive generally, including at historically black schools as well as other schools.