<p>entomom: our DD’s and DS were/are URM, Ventures Scholars. It helped eldest dd when there was actually money in university coiffers, but didn’t help with 2nd dd. </p>
<p>No financial aid when you are above a certain income level, no matter how much they want your kid (Johns Hopkins wanted our eldest because of her diabetes research, but didn’t offer ANY money). Being hispanic-mexican has not made a BIT of a difference-ninguna diferencia! Our “princeton review” guy told us that the schools don’t want to recruit kids like mine, who are 2nd generation and whose parents are middle class. </p>
<p>But I will say this, DD just got offered $100 scholarship (on a first-come, first serve basis) from HSF! Wow, that will almost pay 1/4 of her book fees!</p>