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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son will start high school next year. He is good academically but not much into sports. What kind of activities should he do to qualify for any kind of merit or scholarship aid. Also what categories of financial aids are available for college tuition? Can someone please guide. We are immigrants and have no idea how colleges work. Also, I do not think he will qualify for low income financial aid. Please advise. Thankyou.[/quote]

Start reading now about options as there is no magic source of money for college, especially if your family does not qualify for what you call "low income" financial aid. As some of the PPs suggested, check out the calculators for a few schools (but a range of private, public, instate, etc) to determine what works with your budget at the moment. Less selective colleges, especially in the Midwest, provide merit aid. If you can only afford an in-state university and your DS wants to attend a liberal arts college, those can be good options.

Finally, be realistic with your son now about the options. Some months ago there was a thread on a kid who got into Cornell, the parents were divorced, and the dad said he would not pay for it. The parents - married, divorced, etc - should have been clear with their DC years earlier that an Ivy education was not in the cards, then helped the kid make decisions accordingly.

GL!

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