Schools with good computer science program + very good need-based financial aid?

megmno
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:08:27 +0000

Are you a HS junior? If so, look at the Rensselaer Medal award at RPI:
[The Rensselaer Medal :: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Admissions](http://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/admission/freshman/rpimedalprogram.html)
Each high school can nominate one candidate and if that candidate enrolls there is a $15K scholarship.

While RPI is expensive and does not promise to meet need for all applicants, they do seem to want to attract high stats kids. My DS had his need fully met and is a sophomore in the CS department. He got the medal money plus an additional 11K in grants. The only loans he had included in the package were Stafford/Direct student loans.

He also did not have terrific ECs.