6MERIT AID AND THE MAP
Merit aid is part of your financial aid award. It will be awarded to you after you’ve already applied to colleges. If you apply to the right schools, you’ll likely get enough merit and need-based aid to make your education affordable. In this chapter, we explain how merit aid is awarded, and how you can determine whether or not you’re a good candidate for it, and at what colleges, using our MAP, or Merit Aid Profile. You’re going to define yourself in this chapter, not just through your grades, but through your extracurriculars and interests.
WHAT, EXACTLY, IS MERIT AID?
Merit aid, also known as gift aid, a tuition discount, a college scholarship, or an institutional grant, is what you will receive if you’re in the top ...
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