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Question on College/Financial Aid...?

Okay, here is a summary of who I am,

3.89 Gpa (after Junior year, ill prolly be around 4.1 with the 16 cumulative semesters of honors classes Im taking next year, oh and it is very likely that that will make me Valadictorian at my school)

Eagle Scout (which also means I have over 40 hours of comunity service, probably around 50-60, and several leadership positions)

State and Regional Level Gymnast (power tumbling and double mini)

There are a few other things but those 3 are the biggest +s I can put on my resume

Okay, so where I want to go....

Any of the following schools I would love to go to,

Stanford

USC

NYU

Collumbia

Harvard

Yale

(and as a safety college in my state that is probably much easier to get in just in case, Colorado College (although that is a last ditch kind of thing)

Kay, so my question is,

1.) Can I get into these schools? is there anything I can do to make my chances better?

2.) What is teh best way to go about getting financial aid other than entereing a thousand essay, video essay, or project based scholarships? (grants, full rides, whatever) (I am not a "need" based person, my family used to be uper middle class and is now middle to lower middle class)(I am white, and have a history in my family of going to college, not INCREDIBLE colleges but decent, mom went to U of Houston, Dad went to Southwestern University, Uncle went to UH and other Uncle went to Rice, Grandfathers, Dads side went to Rice, Mom's side idk)

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Trev...

    Maybe you should contact an adviser at the top 3 colleges of your choice. Tell them about yourself and ask the questions you have regarding your eligibility for acceptance, and also about possibility of student aid in the form of grants or scholarships.

    Surely, as many college grad's as you have in your family, there would be one of them willing to assist you. Good luck with this!

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