Villanova Scholarship

InigoMontoya
Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:30:23 +0000

I’m thankful that D decided BC wasn’t the right fit after a visit, and didn’t have her heart set on Villanova. We’ve worked hard to provide a good education for our kids (living in a area with weak public schools), and we’ve saved towards college, but $200K for a bachelors is still way more than we could swing. We figured we could come up with about half the costs of a private LAC. The other schools we looked at included Holy Cross, Sacred Heart, Fordham, St. Anselms, Mt. St. Marys MD, Fairfield, and D applied to Catholic, Loyola MD, Stonehill, and Providence as well as Villanova. If you’re looking at schools where your child will be at the highest percentage academically, take a good look at what the schools offer for Honors programs. A strong Honors program that challenges the top students can help keep high achievers motivated.

S isn’t as tied to the East Coast, so we may look at some Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana schools for him.