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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a high schooler who frequently stalks the college forum for advice, and the thread about kids having to pay their own way got me thinking about my own circumstances. My parents have no money saved for my college education, so I will need to rely heavily on trying to get scholarship money. However, they combined make $300k and our house is worth well over $1 million, so FAFSA and any need-based financial aid is pretty much out of the question. Putting our info into the calculators usually only gets me an average of $5-10k in need-based aid. I just don't know what to do. I have high stats and decent ECs. I have a job and work two in the summer. My dream schools (Hopkins, NYU, Columbia, MIT) are wayyy too expensive. I've considered ROTC but I don't think the military is really for me. I just really want to go to a school that I love but will also give me enough money so I can attend, and I think the only schools that I can get fantastic scholarship money at are going to be at southern schools :roll: . Does anyone have any recommendations for great colleges that give great merit scholarships? I'm in VA but I don't like most of the in-state schools with the exception of W&M[/quote]

I am sorry you are in that situation but the reality of it is you will need to adjust your expectations. Saying you only like one state school option is a bad attitude to have in your situation.

You will need to cast your application net more widely. Apply to schools that offer more merit aid. Consider starting at community college. Once you are in, apply to be an RA to get room and board covered in later years. Keep applying for local scholarships. And so on.

It sucks to be in your situation but the sooner you learn beggars can’t be choosers, the sooner you can get some clarity.[/quote]

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