<p>Would they give merit based aid to a 3.9+ GPA from Out of State with a 1900+ SAT Score (but taking the SAT again in October; as well as ACT)?
Or what financial aid would they give to someone who’s parents rake in about 90K/year?</p>
<p>UPenn does not offer merit aid, for NYU you’d probably need higher scores to get much and don’t know about the others.</p>
<p>You probably get into Umass, Penn State, and maybe even NYU. But admission to UPenn is highly doubtful. Forget any hope of getting FA from NYU with a 1900+ SAT score. I don’t think you will qualify for scholarship from Umass. I don’t know much about Penn State.</p>
<p>UMass Amherst requires a 1300 SAT and A- GPA and top 10% of graduating class to get an invitation to the Commonwealth College which is their Honors College. Most of your merit money is in the Commonwealth College. 1900 converted to a 1600 scale is slightly below their cutoff.</p>
<p>One thing to note: MA had some big budget cuts to higher ed for this year and most of it was fixed with stimulus money but that’s only good for one or two years. When it runs out, then prices will rise. The stimulus money was only used for in-state students so out-of-state students got a price hike. Part of the price hike was to provide more financial aid for in-state students.</p>
<p>That tells me that the trend is to get out-of-state students to fund in-state students and a decreasing commitment to higher education in the state.</p>
<p>Penn state is not generous with aid. Neither is NYU. UPenn meets full need, however, getting accepted is difficult.</p>
<p>Forget NYU, stats are too low and they have decreased their merit aid in favor for more need based aid.</p>
<p>Thank you for all your input, what about Pace or Fordham U? I’m really interested in NYC</p>