My next few blog entries will reveal some exciting information about non-need based merit aid at competitive colleges. First, let's look at last year's figures for some private schools that awarded close to 50% of tuition or greater:
Santa Clara University-43% Case Western Reserve University-62%
Marist College-46% Muhlenberg College-65%
University of Miami-47% University of Dayton-65%
Clemson University-47% Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute-66%
Fordham University-48% Ithaca College-67%
Tulane University-54% Clark University-68%
University of Rochester-55% Stevens Institute of Technology-71%
Fairfield University-58% These popular schools are among those offering the most merit aid...plenty more offer somewhat less.
The end of junior year is prime time for parent hovering and nagging. Avoid it by contacting me at lesscollegestress.org, and following the advice of Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of "How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success" and former dean of freshmen at Stanford University. I've posted her amazing TED Talk too.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/montreal/helicopter-parenting-overparenting-tips-1.4153175
https://www.ted.com/talks/julie_lythcott_haims_how_to_raise_successful_kids_without_over_parenting
Who will be your student's college peers?
According this UCLA study, they:
Prioritize a return on college investment, yet still want to explore topics that interest them.
In a politically-charged year, many strongly identify with a side.
Women are generally more liberal than men, though both genders-politics aside--are open to people and ideas different than them.
Many want to go to college closer to home, and don't necessarily attend their first choice college because of cost.
Explore this study below:
file:///C:/Users/PamelaK/Documents/TheAmericanFreshman2016.pdf