To how many BSs should we apply

chemmchimney
Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:11:12 +0000

We followed the same FA plan (applied for partial FA although our statement suggested we could manage barely without) as @ChoatieMom with a similar outcome. Our daughter ended up FP at NMH. Go hoggers! The year we applied our NMH AO told us they had 6x more kids they wanted to offer FA than they had FA to offer. Definitely do not ask for FA if you can swing FP. Awarding FA adds a step to the process - 1st bucket is all kids school wants to admit, nearly all of these FP kids will get acceptance letters depending on space per gender, class etc. However, kids applying for FA are then moved to a 2nd bucket and a separate committee meets and selects which of these kids get FA versus rejection or a FA wait list letter so merely applying for FA subjects an applicant to an extra layer of scrutiny, plus I would worry that the “Would you consider full pay” conversation might get overlooked at some point resulting in an unnecessary rejection. Truly, it is primarily hooked students who receive FA, and schools tend to favor giving 1 outstanding kid a full ride (more likely to make them competitive against other schools wooing the same student) over granting several smaller awards.