<p>Apparently my cousin was told that if she filled out a community service worksheet(like filled it with her hours I guess), continued drumline, got “good grades”, and had an income of under $60K that she could get a full ride to Stanford. Really annoying since I’m working my butt off yet have an okay income and live in a “rich” area, and she is in a “poor”(really i guess disadvantaged they would say) area but I don’t know about her work ethic since she is just a freshman. Anyone heard of this sort of scholarship? and is it true that she has a better chance at getting in simply because she has a smaller income and lives in a lower class area? Because that would be really annoying…</p>
<p>Why would that be annoying? She’s your cousin, you should be happy for her. Besides, how do you know you won’t receive some kind of financial aid? Many top colleges don’t make students pay if their family income is under 60000 (i.e. Harvard, Princeton, etc.) </p>
<p>Since you were wondering if she has a better chance of getting this “scholarship”, yes she does because it’s a need-based scholarship. I wouldn’t even call it a scholarship since everyone who is accepted with an income below 60000 would be offered the same financial aid program.</p>
<p>However, her low income status will only be one factor in her application. They do give preference to minorities or disadvantaged kids but they also consider other factors like grades and ECs. She may have a little bit better chance than you but not much.</p>
<p>Stanford does not offer merit aid; all of their aid is need-based. As the other poster has said, if your cousin is admitted, her aid would be based on income. All admitted students below a particular threshhold get full tuition.</p>
<p>As far as being admitted, no, it’s necessarily true that she would be admitted because she has a low income. And really, to quote many other posters, why are you worried about it? It’s not like Stanford or any other school will admit you or your cousin; you’re not competing against each other.</p>
<p>I meant better chances at being accepted. Scholarship makes sense, since people with lower incomes obviously can’t afford as much.</p>
<p>Thanks for clarifying that income does not make much of a big difference, that’s the main thing I really wanted to know. And yea I am happy for her. Its just the my aunt(her mom) presented the whole thing was kinda show offy and annoyed me a bit. Sorry If I got a little crazy there.</p>