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Anonymous wrote:University of Maryland College Park. My CS graduate received the Banneker Key scholarship (full cost of attendance, plus stipend).

Humble bragging at its worst... really infuriates people

A humblebrag is a brag thinly wrapped in a complaint/confession: Larla got so many offers of a free ride that we spent weeks going to admitted student events to help her decide. And then after all that, she decided to go to Harvard, which doesn't offer merit.

PPs comment was a statement of fact. I don't know how it could have been more neutral unless you want her to lie about or apologize for the facts.

Michigan State. They have a solid computer science program and offer a fair amount of merit aid to top students. It's not the most prestigious college, but it's a solid Big 10 research institution and, for a computer science degree, I think that's more than sufficient to give a graduate a lot of opportunities.

Tons of colleges! It depends what you're looking for. There are schools like Alabama and UKY and ASU who have up to full tuition/rides, and then LACs like Wooster and Gettysburg and Kalamazoo and Allegheny who offer 1/2 to 3/4 off tuition. It depends on your budget and your kid's size and geographic preferences.

Anonymous wrote:Carnegie Mellon has at least one substantial merit scholarship.

Incorrect.

Anonymous wrote:My DC received merit aid for Amherst. Decided to go elsewhere.

How much and when? Their common data set lists $0 for non-need aid.

If you mean full ride scholarship, there are not very many. If you mean get the price down to state school in state or a little lower than it is possible. Roanoke College has a decent program and for top students offers enough aid to make it a little cheaper than VA Tech or UVA. Lot cheaper than W&M. Other SLACS do too. Probably not enough difference to offset the difference in opportunities though. In state UVA and VA Tech CS is popular for a reason. Mason too, not enough people consider Mason. Hard to beat for most people given the price and opportunities several state schools offer contrasted with the limited merit aid available.

Anonymous wrote:Try spending less and saving more.

Not helpful

Good luck with that. What I have found is that colleges (not all) are charging MORE for Computer Science majors.

My DC received merit aid for Amherst. Decided to go elsewhere.

Anonymous wrote:is your kid a NMS finalist?? many schools give full cost of attendance for cs. Even UMD gives a univ sponsored NMS scholarship.

No, they don't. They waive the application fee for NMS finalists. That's it.

Anonymous wrote:Carnegie Mellon has at least one substantial merit scholarship.

Really? What is that?

Harvey mudd has full tuition scholarships

Anonymous wrote:University of Maryland College Park. My CS graduate received the Banneker Key scholarship (full cost of attendance, plus stipend).

why? She answered the question.

is your kid a NMS finalist?? many schools give full cost of attendance for cs. Even UMD gives a univ sponsored NMS scholarship.

Anonymous wrote:Are there any colleges that give generous merit aid and offer CS as a major. I cannot find any. We will not qualify for need based aid. We liked Amherst and Pamona but then were told they do not give merit, just like the Ivies.

What do you want to pay for college? A lot of these schools, even with generous merit aid are not going to get you state flagship rate.