John Hopkins vs. Georgetown vs. Middlebury

tk21769
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:32:31 +0000

Why these 3? Middlebury is fairly different from JHU and Georgetown.

Neither Middlebury nor Hopkins give merit aid.
Hopkins grants fewer than 20 merit scholarships to incoming freshmen plus 2 to engineering students.
In the unlikely event you do get one of these merit scholarships, it probably will only displace an equal amount of need-based aid.

For a realistic shot at big merit scholarships, you need to focus on colleges much less selective than JHU. However, unless it’s a full ride or possibly a full tuition grant, your net cost may not be much cheaper than it would be after need based aid from one of your 3. For a family income of $80K, with 2 siblings in college, I would think you could expect more than $50K/y from these or other so-called “full need” schools.