Parents have $0 saved for college, won't qualify for financial aid
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Anonymous
| Look at the Catholic schools - My son, with average stats but a sport, was offered lots and lots of financial aid. |
Anonymous
| Apply UMd for a shot at Banneker/Key |
Anonymous
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If you are going to be covering the costs by yourself, I highly recommend doing the two-year community college and transferring to William and Mary after. My niece did this in a different state, and it saved her a ton of money.
I will also add, though, the costs of in-state VA schools vary GREATLY. One of my DC goes to the University of Mary Washington, and her costs with scholarship (they are generous) are around $25k a year. William and Mary in-state is $45K a year. If you are looking for schools with merit aid, my DC had the best luck with Xavier University in Cincinnati. Good luck to you! |
Anonymous
But his choices are limited by cost and he could get a free ride at Alabama. He should at least visit, but he’s really focused on feeling sorry for himself right now. When we were house hunting, I really wanted a large, remodeled pre-war SFH. We couldn’t afford it, so we bought something else. That’s life. There is no reason to go into debt for a pre-med degree. |
Anonymous
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do you have any siblings? did they pay for them?
Talk to your counselor as well. You are a smart kid and you should not give up on your education. I'm so proud of you. Any of the Virginia schools would give you some scholarship? no? would they let you stay home while you go to GMU to cut costs? |
Anonymous
. DO NOT TAKE OUT $200k in loans. Swallow your pride, do CC then switch. |
Anonymous
If you're going to go to med school there's no reason to avoid Southern schools because of where you want to work eventually - there's a whole match situation that is out of your hands anyway. Go to the school that gives you the most merit aid and bust your hump to be the top student in your major. Focus on your GPA and you'll stand out when you apply for med school. |
Anonymous
Same with Cornell and ROTC |
Anonymous
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Cornell ROTC and med school - lots of success stories!!!
Google! |
Anonymous
| Can you work and go to a community college and then transfer after 2 years? Sorry your parents can't help out. that sucks. |
Anonymous
| OP, I have a story to give you hope. The most intelligent person I went to high school with went to our state school on a full ride. He did very well there and got a significant scholarship to every good law school, which is rare. He went on to have the most prestigious career in the law of anyone in my age range, not in terms of money but prestige. If money were his motivator, he would be an equity partner at a big appellate firm. The rest of his cohorts, many of us born with silver spoons, have done okay, but he's the most successful. He always was. His family's lack of funds didn't change his trajectory. |
Anonymous
Figured it was a not to their liberal parents who did not bother to save for college (=selfish) and expect others (in the form of institutional scholarships) to pay the way. Good luck to you, student. You were dealt this hand. Community college, transfer, and a job may be the path to your success. |
Anonymous
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I'd look for NE OOS flagships for a full ride:
U-Vermont U-Mass Amherst U-NH U-Maine Many of them are throwing around money to get high achieving students. |
Anonymous
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Someone upthread mentioned TCU and, based on this chart, it looks like you’d have a great chance of getting a good chunk of merit. Comb through this list and see what else is worth pursuing.
https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/merit-aid/ |
Anonymous
| I am stunned so many people believe the OP is a teenager. Do you all know any teenagers? |