Volunteer Hours? Scholarships?

crazed
Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:25:59 +0000

Son was accepted at Berkeley.
Stats- 34 ACT (all parts 33-35). 4.0 unweighted GPA. 13 AP’s and 1 college credit course.
OOS.

Although we agreed to pay, son decided to attend a “safety” private school that offered him full tuition merit and many perks. Lots of other really smart kids on merit awards there too. We are now paying for grad school (3 year program) where son got more than half merit tuition scholarship. Money is out there if you know where to look!

Some safeties for you that I know from my friends that gave there kids great merit money for volunteering: St. Josephs in Philly. Also, Tulane, which gives great merit aid and has a separate application for community service. Friends daughter go about 1/2 merit and other half community service award. Nice if your safeties were financial safeties.