I am a high school student from TX, applying to UT, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Lafayette, Boston U, Indiana, and Minnesota. Most likely won’t get financial aid and am looking to apply and get merit scholarships. Does anyone have a similar situation? Looking to see if I can get into the honors college at Syracuse and get merit (ideal situation), I have taken the most rigorous coursework at my high school (AP’s, honors) and have passed all but one AP test. Looking to see what my chances are! Also I have good EC’s…
I believe the larger state schools are more generous with merit. Lafayette only has two merit awards: Marquis scholar (24K) and Marquis fellow (40K). I think you need a strong unweighted GPA and test scores. Both awards are very competitive.