Which schools offer the most merit aid? Are there any Ivies that offer a lot of merit aid? I hear about all of these students getting full tuition scholarships, but they tend to come from public universities.
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UMich has decent merit-based aid packages. They have quite a few full ride offers and several awards in the $10K+ range.
I heard about a girl turn down an offer to go to Harvard because of a full ride to UMich.
I heard about a girl turn down an offer to go to Harvard because of a full ride to UMich.
In addition to those listed by poodlez, Wash U. in St. Louis offers merit based scholarships - "awards range from annual awards of $2,500 to half-tuition scholarships to full-tuition scholarships ($34,500 in academic year 2007-08) with annual stipends."
http://admissions.wustl.edu/admissions/ua.nsf/3rd%20Level%20Pages_Scholarships_scholarships.htm?OpenPage&charset=iso-8859-1
http://admissions.wustl.edu/admissions/ua.nsf/3rd%20Level%20Pages_Scholarships_scholarships.htm?OpenPage&charset=iso-8859-1
There are at least 5-10 highly coveted full tuition scholarships at all the major universities. Some require just applying to the university itself while others will ask that you complete a separate application for the scholarship specifically.
A quick blurb about top scholarships that I know of from the colleges that I applied to:
Georgia Tech - the Presidential scholars program requires an application and a series of interviews. If you land the prestigious scholarship, you get full tuition plus fees, and you get stipends for additional help.
University of Georgia - the Foundation Fellows program is full tuition and fees. Plus, you get study abroad stipends so that you can travel every summer to a new destination. I've heard friends take trips to New Zealand, China, anywhere.
Vanderbilt - the Lanier scholarship is 2/3 or full tuition to Southeastern HS students.
Emory - the Scholars program equals full tuition.
All of that said, look around for as much information as possible.
A quick blurb about top scholarships that I know of from the colleges that I applied to:
Georgia Tech - the Presidential scholars program requires an application and a series of interviews. If you land the prestigious scholarship, you get full tuition plus fees, and you get stipends for additional help.
University of Georgia - the Foundation Fellows program is full tuition and fees. Plus, you get study abroad stipends so that you can travel every summer to a new destination. I've heard friends take trips to New Zealand, China, anywhere.
Vanderbilt - the Lanier scholarship is 2/3 or full tuition to Southeastern HS students.
Emory - the Scholars program equals full tuition.
All of that said, look around for as much information as possible.