Foreclosures Juegos Chicas Homes For Sale | The Better Your Score, The Better The Money! – Financial Aid And The SATs-ACTs
foreclosures It’s that time of year, students are furiously studying for the SATs and/or the ACTs (if you’re not, you should be!). Not only are these scores important in getting noticed in the admissions office and getting in at the colleges, they become even more critical when it comes to deciding how much money you get in the financial aid office.
Although grades and classes carry the most weight in the admissions office, standardized test scores, in the form of either the SAT or the ACT, are also important. However, once you’re admitted and the financial aid office is determining your financial aid package, your SAT or ACT score takes on a much greater significance.
juegos chicas Many schools utilize formulas that are very cut and dry. Your GPA is X, your SAT score is Y you get “Z” when it comes to financial aid. 50 more points on the SAT or 1 or 2 points higher on the ACT will often translate into more money in your scholarship package.
homes for sale I’ve seen this play out with my clients again and again. However, the best example of better standardized test scores getting better money occurred a couple of years ago when I worked with two young ladies who attended the same private prep school. (They were best friends, planning on applying to and attending the same colleges — these two were like sisters and absolutely delightful!)
At any rate, young lady number one had a 3.5 GPA and an 1150 Reading/Math score on the SAT.
Young lady number two had a 3.58 GPA and a 1200 Reading/Math score on the SAT.
When the financial aid awards arrived from the colleges, the results were telling:
Young lady number one was awarded a $5000 merit scholarship.
Young lady number two was awarded a $9000 merit scholarship from the same school.
The cost of attendance at this particular college is $20,000 and both Jamie and Sarah’s families, according to the financial aid formulas, have an expected family contribution of $5000. They both have a financial aid need of $15,000. Here’s how the two girls’ financial aid offers ultimately stack up:
The other program that is available is through the new stimulus package courtesy of the Obama administration which will allow single moms to earn up to $10,000 in free grant money for their college education. To qualify you must have an economic need and be willing to apply yourself to a two-year program to earn a degree through an online university.
Both of these programs are attainable, but you must apply for each program independently in order to see if you qualify for either grant for college. The choice is yours. Both of these are available today You can be published without charge. You can to republish this article in your website or blog. Please provide links Active.
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