Making college visit count

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Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Non-chalance stems from the fact that our state school is strong in child's area of interest. If I lived in another state or if my daughter wanted to study another subject, I would be less relaxed.

But have you checked stats to see if your DC has the record to get in?

If she does not continue to generate a record that is consistent with a full scholarship at our flagship state U, we won't need to worry about Ivies. Second tier state U is pretty decent as well.

OMG I hope you are URM or you are hopelessly out of tune. Flagships don't give merit scholarships.

I can't talk about all schools but UMD CP absolutely does..full merit scholarships and some that include stipends.

https://www.financialaid.umd.edu/scholarships/banneker_info.html[/quote]


Those are partial and if like the Jefferson Scholarship at UVA are very difficult to obtain (Jefferson is also not run by UVA but by a separate organization). DC got zero merit aid from state flagships. The only merit aid he obtained was unsolicited from some small LACs you've never heard of who wanted his 36 ACT score. Otherwise there is no "merit aid" at our flagships. Any money they have goes to low-income and first-generation students, URMs or other special needs.

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Right here: "UNC, Berkeley and UVA reserve aid for low-income students - no merit aid"

But you could try Univ. of Kentucky, I suppose. https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/flagships/

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News Flash: admission to elite colleges is a lottery for kids with flawless stats and an extensive list of national level awards

Merit aid and scholarships are something given by lesser schools to attract top talent.

Unless you are URM or first generation, the chance of obtaining both elite admissions and a substantial scholarship is nonexistent.

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Banneker Key at UMCP is absolutely a full ride (though there are also partial versions). I know, because my son went to UMCP for free, and they even threw in a stipend. He earned two degrees in 4 years and ended up ahead financially.

To the OP: your DD has an awesome hook! Women are desperately sought after in the computer science world. My son, now a programmer, works for a company that is continually doing outreach to try to bring women on board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:News Flash: admission to elite colleges is a lottery for kids with flawless stats and an extensive list of national level awards

Merit aid and scholarships are something given by lesser schools to attract top talent.

Unless you are URM or first generation, the chance of obtaining both elite admissions and a substantial scholarship is nonexistent.

+1 all true.

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Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Non-chalance stems from the fact that our state school is strong in child's area of interest. If I lived in another state or if my daughter wanted to study another subject, I would be less relaxed.

But have you checked stats to see if your DC has the record to get in?

If she does not continue to generate a record that is consistent with a full scholarship at our flagship state U, we won't need to worry about Ivies. Second tier state U is pretty decent as well.

OMG I hope you are URM or you are hopelessly out of tune. Flagships don't give merit scholarships.

I can't talk about all schools but UMD CP absolutely does..full merit scholarships and some that include stipends.

https://www.financialaid.umd.edu/scholarships/banneker_info.html[/quote]


Those are partial and if like the Jefferson Scholarship at UVA are very difficult to obtain (Jefferson is also not run by UVA but by a separate organization). DC got zero merit aid from state flagships. The only merit aid he obtained was unsolicited from some small LACs you've never heard of who wanted his 36 ACT score. Otherwise there is no "merit aid" at our flagships. Any money they have goes to low-income and first-generation students, URMs or other special needs.

No they are not partial and yes they are difficult to obtain..but you said they don't exist! Ooop..hopelessly out of tune yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Non-chalance stems from the fact that our state school is strong in child's area of interest. If I lived in another state or if my daughter wanted to study another subject, I would be less relaxed.

But have you checked stats to see if your DC has the record to get in?

If she does not continue to generate a record that is consistent with a full scholarship at our flagship state U, we won't need to worry about Ivies. Second tier state U is pretty decent as well.

OMG I hope you are URM or you are hopelessly out of tune. Flagships don't give merit scholarships.

I can't talk about all schools but UMD CP absolutely does..full merit scholarships and some that include stipends.

https://www.financialaid.umd.edu/scholarships/banneker_info.html[/quote]


Those are partial and if like the Jefferson Scholarship at UVA are very difficult to obtain (Jefferson is also not run by UVA but by a separate organization). DC got zero merit aid from state flagships. The only merit aid he obtained was unsolicited from some small LACs you've never heard of who wanted his 36 ACT score. Otherwise there is no "merit aid" at our flagships. Any money they have goes to low-income and first-generation students, URMs or other special needs.

No they are not partial and yes they are difficult to obtain..but you said they don't exist! Ooop..hopelessly out of tune yourself.

They don't! No merit at the good public schools like UNC, UVA and Berkeley. Try Kentucky. https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/flagships/

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Anonymous wrote:Banneker Key at UMCP is absolutely a full ride (though there are also partial versions). I know, because my son went to UMCP for free, and they even threw in a stipend. He earned two degrees in 4 years and ended up ahead financially.

To the OP: your DD has an awesome hook! Women are desperately sought after in the computer science world. My son, now a programmer, works for a company that is continually doing outreach to try to bring women on board.

OP message.

Thank you for the encouragement! Wishing your son the best. Excellent choice, UMD Honors with full ride in comp sci. You must be very proud.

To other posters - my original question was answered. We'll figure out the scholarship thing with time. Thank you

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OP is either completely delusional or a troll

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Anonymous wrote:OP is either completely delusional or a troll

+1. And a new class of entitled mothers who think their 3.2 kid with blah ECs and 29 ACTs is getting into the Ivies enters the DCUM College and University Discussion Forum. OP if you are real, PLEASE go read college confidential, pick up some good books and talk to your kid's college counselor before you make her think she can just walk into these schools. It's a meat market out there.

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Anonymous wrote:Banneker Key at UMCP is absolutely a full ride (though there are also partial versions). I know, because my son went to UMCP for free, and they even threw in a stipend. He earned two degrees in 4 years and ended up ahead financially.

To the OP: your DD has an awesome hook! Women are desperately sought after in the computer science world. My son, now a programmer, works for a company that is continually doing outreach to try to bring women on board.

OP message.

Thank you for the encouragement! Wishing your son the best. Excellent choice, UMD Honors with full ride in comp sci. You must be very proud.

To other posters - my original question was answered. We'll figure out the scholarship thing with time. Thank you

OP - there are two classes of Banneker Key. Only fewer than six get the full scholarship out of 40,000 students. Banneker Key at UMCP is absolutely a full ride (though there are also partial versions). I know, because my son went to UMCP for free, and they even threw in a stipend. He earned two degrees in 4 years and ended up ahead financially.

To the OP: your DD has an awesome hook! Women are desperately sought after in the computer science world. My son, now a programmer, works for a company that is continually doing outreach to try to bring women on board




OP - there are two classes of Banneker Key. Only fewer than six get the full scholarship out of 40,000 students. Google it. The remaining 200 get partials only. It's a lottery.

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There were only six full-ride Banneker Key scholars in the entire university in 2016. http://www.bannekerkey.umd.edu/stampsbk.html

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Anonymous wrote:OMG I hope you are URM or you are hopelessly out of tune. Flagships don't give merit scholarships.

Well that's strange, since both of my kids are attending flagship state universities with significant merit scholarships.

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Yup, Univ of Michigan has one for in-state students too -- but only two people get it -- over the years I think 2-6 people have gotten it in sometimes. It used to be a full ride plus stipend, but it is less now. It is funded by a private foundation, but you don't apply for it separately -- UM funnels the semifinalists to the foundation. Maybe that's the distinction people are making when they say the flagships don't give merit aid.

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Anonymous wrote:There were only six full-ride Banneker Key scholars in the entire university in 2016. http://www.bannekerkey.umd.edu/stampsbk.html

No. You're linking to a subset of Stamps Scholars. There are 150 B/K Scholars every year.
http://www.bannekerkey.umd.edu/index.html

And it's not publicly announced how many are partial and how many are full awards.