Hunter College or Rutgers?

sk8rmom
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:04:03 +0000

It’s possible you might find merit money that way, but be careful about taking any college classes for credit. Schools sometimes specify that a new, first time, freshman cannot have taken any courses for credit after HS graduation in order to receive merit aid. What were your SAT scores and did you take the ACT too? You could look into taking a gap year with Americorps. They provide you with a stipend that should work if you’re living at home and then you receive money for college at the end of your year of service…I think it’s around $4K.

What was your EFC and what is it about Rutgers that attracted you? Maybe you can get some ideas here if you post more details on what you’re looking for. For example, if low cost, large school, wide variety of majors, D1 athletics, and not being a commuter school are important factors, you might look at UB. If you’re looking for a higher ranked school, Binghamton might work if your scores are within range. Some of the SUNY’s give decent merit aid, some do not…and then there are all the good private schools in NY, many of whom are quite generous with merit or need-based aid.