I am a new member. My son is in 10th grade. He has completed or tested out of all the math high school curriculum in 9th grade itself, and has been dual enrolling for advanced math courses in local michigan community colleges. By the end of 10th grade he will also have cleared all math and much of physics courses that community colleges can offer. Nest step will be to dual enroll in university advanced courses. Here I come to a screeching halt, The university tuition is prohibitive. A 4 credit math course for dual enrolled students costs $3000 for a semester ( as opposed to $800 for community college). High school only provides upto $600 for a semester for dual enrollment.
-->My 1st question is where can I find merit based funding for dual enrolees like my son?
--> My 2nd question is is there any downside to doing all these dual enrollment courses? (Expectation is that universities will count them as credit towards his future university coursework)
I am disappointed that the "system" while trying to shore up the bottom 10% with many financial schemes (no student left behind, etc), has nothing to encourage the top 10% to excel even more with any financial incentives.
This also holds true for undergrad education,...I am finding that while there are plenty of financial aid packages for need based students, there is nothing much out there that I can find for merit based students.
-->My 3rd question is where can I search for full/rides or substantial merit based funding at "better" universities? (My thinking is that my son can probably get accepted say in MIT, but I absolutely don't want to pay the ridiculuous tution that they ask for, I'd rather he would go to 2nd or 3rd choice if they give a full ride).
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