While the cost of obtaining a college degree in the U.S. has
continued to climb, some colleges and universities offer enough financial
support to make them virtually free to attend. Most of these institutions are
private, and about two-thirds are liberal arts, according to a recent U.S. News
and World Report survey. Half base how much they provide a student by the
financial need of the family (as determined by the FAFSA form). The others base
their contribution on merit alone.
One university where a Full Ride is possible is Harvard
University, for more details on Harvard University, CLICK HERE (ad), ranked number 2 in the nation by U.S. News. Harvard is located in an
urban setting in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1636, making it
the oldest university in the country. The campus covers 5076 acres. The current
undergraduate student population is 6,699. It’s a world renown university which
provides a world class education.
The application deadline at Harvard is January
first. The deadline for early action is November first. ACT or SAT scores are
due on the sixth of March. The fee to apply is $75. The acceptance rate is only 6%, but no
worthy applicant should be scared away. The average freshman retention rate is
a whopping 97%.
The cost of tuition and fees for a year at Harvard is $47,074, (2016-2017). But with a Full Ride, this doesn’t matter. Most
colleges that provide a Full Ride do so by combining student loans,
scholarships, grants and a work-study program. The most important aspect of
planning to go to any such university is to make sure that the amount of
student loan required is zero, or close to it. The rest of the aid is free
money. It never has to be paid back. It’s prudent to attend college somewhere
that provides a suitable education without leaving the graduate with a mountain
of student loan debt.
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