<p>Grades/extracarriculars aside, what are my chances of receiving scholarships and financial aid from private universities like Chapman, LMU, University of San Francisco? My family has an annual income of around $130k. Not exactly low income, and my parents still have two other kids to send to college. I’m afraid private universities won’t give me financial aid, leaving my family in debt. Do scholarships for non low income students just depend on how good of a student you are (grades, extracarriculars, etc)? Or do they still help you out if you request it? Thanks</p>
<p>There are two kinds of financial aid for college: need-based and merit-based.</p>
<p>Given your family’s income, it’s likely the only need based FA you are guaranteed to qualify for is federal student loans. ($5500/year for freshmen; $6500/year for sophomores; $7500/year for jr and sr)</p>
<p>Merit aid is based upon a combination of stats (GPA and SAT/ACT), ECs, diversity and other factors, including need at some schools. Unless any of these colleges have guaranteed-for-stats merit awards, getting merit aid may or may not happen. Generally merit aid is used to entice desireable applicants to enroll.</p>
<p>You might look at the freshman class data at each of the schools you mentioned to see where you stand stat-wise. Generally for merit aid, you need to be at least in the top 25% of incoming freshmen, and often in the top 10%.</p>
<p>Requesting FA does not guarantee you’ll get any. (Aside from federal student loans.)</p>
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