<p>Hello,
My daughter is a senior in an AL high school. She currently has a 3.3 GPA and a 30 on the ACT. Her PSAT score was 179. I would like to know if anyone can tell me how to find full ride schoalrships for her based on her ACT score only in TN, MS, GA, or AL. I am hoping that by the end of this semester her GPA will be a 3.5, but I was hoping that for this fall and it did not happen. The only school in AL that I have found is Jacksonville state. Thank you for your time. </p>
<p>Full ride? Or full tuition?</p>
<p>Jacksonville State does full tuition, room, and board. With her GPA, I think that will be the best that she can get. However, I would prefer full ride. Thank you for any advice you can give. </p>
<p>You are instate for Florida? Also that scholarship does not appear to be automatic (16 offered)?</p>
<p>The elite scholarship is not automatic. We are in the state of AL. </p>
<p>I know Ole Miss’ scholarships are very generous to out of state students. With her GPA and ACT, she would get a very nice automatic Academic Excellence scholarship (their GPA threshold is 3.0+), and if she could get her GPA up to 3.5, then she might qualify for more money. No full ride or full tuition, but Ole Miss’ tuition is already much lower, so perhaps affordable with what scholarships she could be awarded.</p>
<p>If you are open to considering Louisiana Tech, and if your daughter could eke out two more points on the ACT (get a 32), then she could get a full ride - full tuition, books, and room and board - and the GPA requirement is just 3.0 or above. My son really liked that school - lots of tradition and school spirit and a lot of really nice folks. And Ruston, LA, is really not that much further from Alabama than the other states.</p>
<p>Look at the pinned threads at the top of this forum for some full tuition options.</p>
<p>I looked there and did not see what I was looking for. I called Jacksonville state and their scholarships are automatic for an ACT score of 30 full tuition, room, and board. </p>
<p>Hey, That’s pretty good.</p>
<p>The list was made from the best info people here could gather.</p>
<p>@chesterton I was looking onto Ole MIss for someone and the chart of scholarships is great with increasing amounts at varying score ranges–for 3.0+, ACT 30 it is 10k. But the OOS tuition supplement is 12k, so it gives you close to instate COA which is 22,700.</p>
<p>Was the 3.3 GPA unweighted, because University of Alabama apparently will take the higher weighted GPA? The 2/3 scholarship for 30 or 31 ACT isn’t bad, and if you retake and get scores a little bit higher the full ride for 32 ACT looks very cool. Sounds very generous - a lot of lucky people able to go at bargain price there.</p>
<p><a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out-of-state.html”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out-of-state.html</a></p>
<p>That’s weighted or unweighted?</p>
<p>ASU:
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<p>UAB:
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<p>AUM:
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<p>Montevallo:
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<p>U of North Alabama:
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<p>@2018RiceParent - That’s a link to out of state UA scholarship. OP is in state, this is the correct link - <a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/in-state.html”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/in-state.html</a></p>
<p>OP’s D would be eligible for the Presidential Scholarship with a 3.5 weighted/30 ACT, which is the most generous at full tuition.</p>
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<p>@irlandaise Wow that is very generous.</p>
<p>@4all4girls</p>
<p>are you asking for “full tuition” or a true “full ride” where you and your D pay nothing at all?</p>
<p>Is that GPA weighted and include all grades, including PE and electives? </p>
<p>If that is her weighted full GPA then Alabama wouldn’t likely work for full tuition?</p>
<p>Try:</p>
<p>Troy University
Montevallo
University of South Alabama
UAB and UAH
Mississippi State</p>
<p>What is her major and career goal?</p>
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<p>What do you consider to be a full ride if the above isn’t enough? Do you realize that your D can take out a $5500 loan (or less) if needed?</p>
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<p>Um…full tuition/room/board is a very generous award. You say you want a “full ride” but this is pretty darn close. All that isn’t covered is books, personal expenses and transportation. Your daughter could take the Direct Loan, or part of it, to cover the remaining costs. OR she can work to cover the remaining costs. </p>
<p>Most schools expect a student contribution.</p>
<p>@BrownParent … Yes very nice scholarship opps at Ole Miss. In addition to the Academic Excellence awards, there are lots of other scholarships based on study area, or extracurricular. If the OP’s student has plans to pursue science or engineering or education, there are very generous scholarships available that are stackable on top of the Academic Excellence awards. And the lower GPA threshold is nice because most of these kinds of scholarships at other schools require much higher GPAs.</p>
<p>For the OP, if I am understanding correctly, the student is coming into the senior year with a 3.3, which will not be high enough for Alabama’s awards (since based only on GPA at the end of the junior year and has to be 3.5 or above.)</p>
<p>But there are other options out there for significant aid. And a reminder about the importance of the GPA these days for the best scholarships (I am not crazy about that, as grades don’t always represent ability and potential, but that is how it is these days, for better or worse.)</p>
<p>Best of luck to the OP and student. CC is definitely the best place to go for help.</p>
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True, but I think grades are generally considered the best indicator of how a student will do in college. Potential, maybe not.</p>
<p>Is she willing to go slightly further?</p>
<p>Arkansas - Monticello will give a full ride with her stats if her class rank is top 10%. If she improves the ACT to 31, Louisiana - Monroe will give a full ride. If she improves it to 32, Louisiana Tech will give a full ride.</p>
<p><a href=“http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/”>http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/</a></p>