<p>I think I am tempted to have my son apply to Rose Hulman! It’s free, there’s no essay, and there’s at least the outside possibility of a good scholarship.</p>
<p>What do you think? Are you all tempted to encourage your children to apply somewhere because it’s free???</p>
<p>Have you and your son evaluated the school based on academic and non-academic suitability, and checked how likely admissions and sufficient financial aid are at the school?</p>
<p>I’ve heard RHIT is notorious for not having the adequate FA for most students. Even with a 6 figure salary, a $55k education is quite a lot.</p>
<p>If financial aid is not a factor, then RHIT is a great place.</p>
<p>DS has now applied to 20 schools, and all but 5 were free. However, sending SAT scores were NOT free, so that is something to remember.</p>
<p>F. Aid is very important. And no, we haven’t evaluated it at all. I just saw the flyer in today’s mail. I’ve read about the school and thought it sounded interesting but I always heard the aid wasn’t good. However, I do see they offer at least one full ride.</p>
<p>Just thought maybe it would be a good safety over Baylor. My son has 3 safeties; two are NMS schools and I don’t know much about Pitt’s scholarships and aids but my son is interested.</p>
<p>My son got an email from Baylor today for the free app with no essay. 
That was a very nice gift!</p>
<p>If the school is known for insufficient financial aid (i.e. reach or out-of-reach in terms of cost for students needing financial aid), then it cannot be a safety for students needing financial aid. If that is the usual case, and getting the full ride is a reach, then the school is a reach, not a match or safety.</p>
<p>Make sure your safety is definitely affordable.</p>
<p>That makes sense, ucb.</p>
<p>D was a top student with top test scores. Rose Hulman offered her a 17K scholarship. Even with this scholarship, Rose had the highest cost of attendance of the seven schools to which she applied.</p>
<p>Ouch!</p>
<p>Well, my son was happy about the free app. for Baylor so the list stays as is for now.</p>
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No, but for your son I’d have him apply to Rose Hulman. It’s a great school, and with merit aid, they came out about the same <em>for us</em> as all the schools that met need. I wouldn’t reject it based on its FA reputation because that’s generalities and your son is one specific person. Besides, I’ve heard it’s a pretty conservative school.</p>
<p>I would say that it is not so much conservative as apathetic. It is in a moderately conservative state, but Midwestern conservatives are a mixed bag. The area is generally rural, working class, with lots of farmers and middle income workers, so you will hear lots of people in Vigo and surrounding counties that are not opposed to taxing the rich. Hoosiers are famous for staying out of one anothers business. The state does not like to pay for government services, so it keeps its taxes low, but that also means that if the county runs out of salt 1/2 way through the winter, it won’t salt the streets. This is a state that just pays less for governemnt services-lower unemployment payments, lower foodstamp payments, etc. As for the student population, RH is not known for being a terribly acitivist political community and is not known for having an overly religious student body. Fraternity life is huge and drinking is common, so, again, conservative may not fit everyone’s definition.</p>
<p>@davidthefat: I think you’re a phony. (Do I win something?)</p>