Looking for schools that meet need

BMC9670
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:50:55 +0000

Your son’s stats are almost identical to mine (graduated HS last year): 4.0/4.8, IB Diploma, 1510 SAT, National Merit Scholar. We had people pushing him to go for a “name” school but we got ZERO need-based aid and just didn’t want to pay well over six-figures for an undergrad degree. He is now at Florida State University on a FULL-RIDE National Merit Scholarship. The scholarship pays the published cost of attendance so he even gets money for travel, personal expenses, and enough left over for summer classes. On top of that, he is in the honors program and a dual-degree program and will come out with 2 bachelors degrees (Astrophysics and Mathmatics) in 4 years. He was also placed on a research project his very first semester. I’m so glad we didn’t spend $200k on “prestige” but a Top 20 public research school for $0!