<p>I’m a sophomore now but want to look into getting many scholarships so I don’t have to spend 1 penny. I would like to attend Princeton undergrad but do not have $30,000+ To spend. What scholarships would be best to apply for / what website has the best scholarships to offer?</p>
<p>Princeton has one of the best financial aid policies in the country when it comes to need based financial aid. It is going to be really difficult to apply (pretty impossible) and receive outside scholarships for 30k that would be renewable for 4 years</p>
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I would like to attend Princeton undergrad but do not have $30,000+ To spend</p>
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<p>Princeton costs over $60k per year.</p>
<p>Princeton gives need based aid based on family income and assets. </p>
<p>You wouldn’t likely be able to find enough outside scholarships to even make a dent in the cost of attending P. There just aren’t that many entities out there willing to hand out sizable awards to cover the cost for four years.</p>
<p>Are you an international student? </p>
<p>You are in your sophomore year of high school. You need to maintain the best possible GPA and get an extremely high score on the SAT or ACT to even be considered a competitive applicant for Princeton. The school accepts well less than 10% of all applicants.</p>
<p>If you DO get accepted and complete their financial aid application forms with ALL supporting materials), the school does have extremely generous need based aid awarding policies for even higher income workers.</p>
<p>But getting accepted would be your hurdle…and it’s everyone’s who applies to Princeton.</p>
<p>So…I would out a ton if energy into finding schools that you CAN afford, or where you would be guaranteed merit aid. If you are a competitive applicant for Princeton when the time comes, there will be many other options for you.</p>
<p>I will ask…why Princeton? </p>
<p>Do you know anything about how financial aid works yet? If yes, are you saying the total cost would be 30k for your family and you need outside merit for your EFC? If no, you or your parents can read the Financial Aid FAQ at the top of this forum. Do you have ‘need’ as defined by FAFSA EFC or Princeton? Not spending 1 penny is an unrealistic expectation–I’m wondering if this is ego or naivety. There is something really entitled about that statement.</p>
<p>I’m not sure of outside scholarships that don’t have a need component myself. But if you find any they won’ pertain to Princeton specifically. You should read how Princeton treats outside scholarships with regard to your expected family and student contributions.</p>
<p>If you get outside scholarships, it is very possible they will reduce your need, and therefore your need based aid would be reduced.</p>
<p>How much can your parents pay annually for you to attend college? </p>
<p>Keep on mind, to get a visa to study here you will have to show documentation that you have the money to pay for at least one full year of all of your expenses. This can include firm financial aid offers and approved loans. But without the ability to document your finances, you will not get a visa.</p>
<p>Keep on mind also, the colleges calculate your need, not your family,</p>
<p>You might want to talk to your parents about what they realistically can and are willing to pay for college. Also get some numbers from them and run them through the NPCS of various colleges including Princeton and see what they will expect a family like yours to pay. Princeton does not give any merit awards, just need based financial aid. Right now a year at Princeton costs about $60K a year. You want scholarships, then you have to look at outside sources. Fastweb is a good resource to check out what is out there in terms of big ticket independent awards. </p>
<p>" receive education from an all-girl private school". She probably does have the funds to pay a chunk of her college expenses.</p>
<p>Attending any college without spending one penny is a very unrealistic goal. Start researching colleges that do give generous merit scholarships and work on attaining a high GPA and high test scores. </p>