The scholarship/aid i recieved from 8 different schools

Paying for College
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<p>I just though i’d post this, since i would have liked to see it when i was looking at colleges.
SAT: 2230
Reading 770, Math 730, Writing 730
ACT: 33
SAT 2: Math 2: 700, Literature: 690</p>

<p>Attended A Top Midwest Private School and took most rigorous courseload
GPA: 4.56
Rank: 4/200</p>

<p>Essays: Good not great
Recs: Not sure… definately not amazing. not very close with any teachers
ECs: 2 Sports for 3 years each. Big Brothers, Peer Tutor. 100 Service Hours. Led 3 religious retreats for school. Plus a bunch of clubs and random stuff.</p>

<p>All Scholarship were renewable
Tulane: Accepted w/ 24,000 Scholarship
UMiami (FL): Accepted w/ 24,000 Scholarship
Ohio State University: Accepted w/ 2700 Scholarship
Loyola Marymount University (CA): Accepted w/ 17,000 Scholarship</p>

<p>USC: Accepted (very surprised i didn’t get a scholarship)
Stanford: Rejected
Washington in St. Louis: Waitlisted (Did not accept)
Pomona College: Accepted</p>

<p>My family makes about 150k a year. Our EFC was 28k.</p>

<p>The only financial aid i recieved was from Pomona for 22k in scholarships.</p>

<p>Decision: Attend Pomona College. Not only was it the best school i got into but it also gave me excelent financial aid, considering i recieved no financial aid (other than loans) from USC or any other school.</p>

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<p>This is such a great post. Thank you. I wish that there are more like it so it will help the rest of us sort out our possibilities.</p>

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<p>USC: Accepted (very surprised i didn’t get a scholarship)
Stanford: Rejected
Washington in St. Louis: Waitlisted (Did not accept)
Pomona College: Accepted</p>

<p>My family makes about 150k a year. Our EFC was 28k.</p>

<p>The only financial aid i recieved was from Pomona for 22k in scholarships>></p>

<p>ok…What am I misreading? The list you posted had you getting scholarships from Tulane, Miami, OSU and Loyola Marymount too. And then the scholarship from Pomona.</p>

<p>I’m very mixed up…did you get these scholarships from these other schools or not? I think you made a great choice in Pomona, but if the list above is accurate, you received more scholarship money from U Miami and Tulane (not saying you should have chosen those, but you say in your post “the only financial aid I got was from Pomona for $22,000”. Which is it?</p>

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<p>I think he’s making a distinction between merit-based scholarships (Tulane, UMiami, etc.) and need-based financial aid (Pomona). I think.</p>

<p>Not really clear, though—</p>

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<p>Here is another question, merit aid is renewable but can a school change their need based formula annually so that your freshman year looks okay but they figure they GOT you so they are not so generous after, possible??</p>

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<p>Need based aid can also be “adjusted” each year because your need changes. Merit aid is usually more predictable and has a set criteria for renewal.</p>

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<p>Both my girls got need based grants at private school - the amounts never changed over 4 years - even though tuition went up. Our finances didn’t really change much over the 8 years.</p>

<p>I think once a college gets you in they want to keep you in. Of course if a parents gets a $50,000 raise that would change things. Anecdotally, I haven’t encountered any bait and switch.</p>