Villanova Scholarship

InigoMontoya
Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:11:28 +0000

Villanova and BC are both schools that give almost all of their aid based on need (with the exception of Presidential Scholars and maybe a couple of other elite merit scholarships). That’s why I wasn’t crazy about D applying to either, as she was a strong candidate for admission, but not Presidential level at these schools. We’re one of those middle-class families with a fairly high EFC that we couldn’t pay unless we sold our house and cars And Villanova, on our tour, made it clear that they don’t meet full need for most students who do have high need. D did apply to Villanova, but received much better scholarship offers dropping down a tier of schools to those where she was an Honors or Presidential level student. You either need to be Presidential, be high-need and lucky enough to get full need met, or able to pay full freight to attend these schools.