Where should this kid apply
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Thanks for your comment. I agree the results are mixed here but disagree that nothing useful can come out of it. By the way, why the insult? My original post said please be kind. Do you feel cool making a snarky remark like that? Do you not get that actions like yours are actually making the internet, and the world, a worse place? Genuinely curious. |
Anonymous
| She is interested in places like Boulder and Clemson and people are suggesting 7 sisters???????? |
Anonymous
She is very open and I appreciate all suggestions. Thanks! |
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University of South Carolina Honors w/merit
Pitt w/merit Michigan State w/merit Arizona St or Arizona w/merit Reach: U of Southern Cal w/merit (very competitive but she has a geographic edge) I think Colorado St offers more merit to OOS than Boulder. |
Anonymous
Awesome, thank you! |
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I'd think the SUNY schools would be great. My husband went to Binghamton years ago and has wonderful lifelong friends + a good career that started there.
Fordham also offers merit aid. Midwestern schools especially in OH (Oberlin, Denison, Kenyon) and PA (Juniata, for instance) offer merit aid. If she's OK with a small school, St. Mary's in Maryland would probably be very affordable and has a good reputation. Good luck to her! |
Anonymous
A likely psych major who loves Clemson should add UGA. If I were picking reach-y-hope-for-money schools for this kid, based on this info, they'd be USC and Tulane. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| Yeah, UGA might give her some money such as an OOS 1/2 or full difference tuition waiver. It is getting very difficult to get into. Check out the UGA Admissions blog. |
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She sounds amazing. You’re a wonderful friend to the family for caring and helping her out. A couple of thoughts:
It would help to know if she has any geographic or size preference. Absent that info, I would suggest: Davidson Wake Forest UVA- reach but worth trying Kenyon (might get money) Claremont - see consortium Elon (safety for her) Georgetown (might get money) - reach Clemson AZ honors Colgate Hamilton Williams (no, I’m not crazy) |
Anonymous
Thank you! Thanks everyone for your help. I really appreciate it. |
Anonymous
The need piece is significant here. Many of the schools on this list are need-blind/meet-full-need, which means they offer financial aid based on need (rather than “merit”). BC is also in this category, so if the costs there were too high, many meet-full-need schools are likely going to be tough for her family. This article does a good job of explaining this concept, and it lists the different type of need-blind schools: https://blog.prepscholar.com/need-blind-colleges-list |
Anonymous
| If she’s in NY, pick a SUNY. Binghamton/Stony Brook, or one of the smaller ones that has the specialties she’s interested in. No need to go into debt for undergrad if she’s got the SUNY system there. |
Anonymous
| Do look into freebies as a child of a first responder. My DD's best friend went to UVA free because her dad was in the military during 9/11. That's what she said. I don't know anything further. |
Anonymous
| I did a quick google. Here might be some info for 9/11 related scholarships. https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/september-11th-scholarships/ |
Anonymous
| Have her look into Rutgers. With those grades, she might be a candidate for the honors program which comes with a lot of scholarship $. Plus, its easy to get to from the DMV using amtrak. |