Ivy league...maybe

cptofthehouse
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:35:03 +0000

Have you talked to your parents about what their financial situation? In order to get aid for college, you need to fill out FAFSA which will require a list of family assets and income, including tax info. This will generate your EFC which is your expected family contribution. The EFC determines your eligibility for the Pell Grant and the subsidized Stafford loan. Most private schools also require that you complete PROFILE (Brown is one) which then tells you what the college expects your family to pay. Schools like Brown will come up with full Financial aid to meet your need, after Pell, state monies and sometimes federal loans, are taken into account. So if your family has need by that formula, Brown and a number of such schools will meet it.

If you get a ROTC scholarship, that will cover a lot of the need. That is one outside scholarship that can help pay costs. Honestly, there are not very many large scholarships out there. Most of the aid comes from the colleges themselves, but you should subscribe to Fastweb and keep aware of local scholarship opportunities to apply for any applicable funds.