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| Stamford University |
Last week I attended a breakfast given by: Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard College, Stamford University, and University of Pennsylvania. I heard about opportunities offered on each campus. Each institution offers incredible experiences for their students.
After a year where many students faced challenges and heartbreak over financial aid packages.....it was breathtaking to hear that students attending these elite colleges can potentially graduate debt free. The Harvard Representative repeated what has been true for a few years..... that a family making under $60,000 a year will attend Harvard for free. These institutions package students without loans! Stamford encourages students to visit http://financialaid.stanford.edu/calculator for a financial aid estimate.
The trick is.........admission.........not an easy undertaking.
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| Harvard College |
Each Representative repeated that they are looking for students who have taken on challenges, especially academic challenges. To me this means, not just excelling in the rigorous classes at I.C.E. but pushing to take college courses, and earning A's in these classes........and probably taking as many as possible. And then, of course, there is the resume, the essays and the recommendations.
It is hard to wrap one's mind around the numbers of students applying to the competitive colleges....for instance Harvard had 34,950 applications for 2,158 seats. When asked if Harvard would be moving to the wait list the Representative replied, "very few seats, a couple." Stamford took in 32,022 applications for 1,675 seats....again little action on the wait list.
Looking at these statistics, every student must consider these competitive institutions as "reach" schools. Very often, strong applications to these colleges are denied.
The good news is that there are many colleges that offer incredible experiences for their students.
Jennifer
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