<p>I got a 226 on my PSAT, so I was hoping that I could find supplementary money in my senior year of college. I called the actual National Merit Scholarship people and they said that they would still provide the scholarship even if you graduated early. I’m not sure about institutional scholarships though.</p>
<p>As for establishing a relationship with the chemistry department, at SUU I took a chemistry course in the summer and got to know the professors there pretty well. I ended up getting 100% on my Chem 1210 ACS exam, so they all seem to think I’m a genius and would like to do research with me if I go there. </p>
<p>At the U of U, I applied for the ACCESS program, so potentially that could get me some research opportunities. </p>
<p>Thanks for the tips on Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, University of Oklahoma, University of Arizona, and University of New Mexico. I’m looking into them right now to see how they rank in comparison the University of Utah.</p>