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Hi. I've been trying to get info about some schools, but it's a lot of stuff and I was looking for some help. Which )if any) of these schools give good scholarships that will be free rides or just about that. I have a 1500 SAT, 4.65 w gpa, and nat'l merit semifinalist. Schools are:
UMD
UVA
UMBC
UDel
PSU
JHU
VT

Thanks in advance.

By Philvid2 (Philvid2) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:46 pm: Edit

Penn State does not give anyone a full ride.

By Sybbie719 (Sybbie719) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 07:30 am: Edit

Have you checked the financial aid policies of each schools and the type of merit money which is available?

By Bigsteve121 (Bigsteve121) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 06:36 pm: Edit

Yeah, I've been looking but I'm wondering if anyone has applied to any of the schools or know anyone that has so I could get a first hand perspective.

By C0nfusion (C0nfusion) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 09:17 pm: Edit

Penn state gives a full ride if accepted into schreyer honors college and if you receive the braddock scholarship (must be majoring in a science)

Villanova gives a full ride if you apply for and recieve the presidential scholarship

By Kinshasa (Kinshasa) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 04:00 pm: Edit

Check on the Parents Forum. There have been several threads about this. Drew University in Madison, NJ would give you a full ride with those stats. For Boston University Trustees' Scholarship, you need to apply by Dec. 1. Also Brandeis and George Washington have excellent merit aid.

By Apacolypse (Apacolypse) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 09:13 pm: Edit

UVA gives you a full ride if you're a Jefferson Scholar.

http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/default.asp

UVA just instituted a great financial aid program called Access UVA.

http://www.virginia.edu/accessuva/

By Bluejay (Bluejay) on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 09:59 am: Edit

If you are selected as a DuPont Scholar (about 40 from an incoming class of about 3,200) at the University of Delaware you pretty much get a free ride.

By Sybbie719 (Sybbie719) on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 11:17 am: Edit

If you are an eligible low-income students - those whose family income is equivalent to 150% of the federal poverty line or less. (pretty much dirt poor acording to the federal guidelines)