Best scholarship possible with perfect SAT score?

Paying for College
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<p>Hi, I was wondering what the best possible (ideally full-ride) scholarship would be considering this academic record:</p>

<p>SAT: 2400 (taken twice, first time 2320)
GPA: 4.0 UW (9 AP's)
Pretty good teacher recommendations (I'm hoping!)
Varsity soccer all four years of high school
Some pretty cool summer internships and volunteer work
Various clubs
(Not the best extracurriculars, I know...)</p>

<p>If anyone has some pretty decent scholarships (which don't have to be full-ride, even though full-ride would be awesome) in mind, please let me know! Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Also, if anyone has some good colleges in mind that I might be interested in, I'd greatly appreciate that information. I've got my eye on a few colleges right now that are good but not, like, great... (because honestly I can't really afford to go to, say, Johns Hopkins or Georgetown). </p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>My school literally JUST phased out the full-ride for perfect scores on ACT/SAT. This year’s freshman are the last to get the chance to get a full-ride, because 1) ~10 perfect scores in one year, each receiving a full-ride, and 2) trying to be more competitive among national universities by increasing freshman retention rate, which means that they are giving out more scholarships to more people, but less $$$ per scholarship than it used to be.</p>

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<p>I hope you’re not a senior. Look at Alabama and UAB which have great merit aid.</p>

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<p>If you are a NMF you’ll have a number of nice opportunities available.</p>

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<p>“If anyone has some pretty decent scholarships (which don’t have to be full-ride, even though full-ride would be awesome) in mind, please let me know! Thanks in advance!”
USC offers over 150 full tuition scholarships to top students each year. Make SURE you complete your application before the DEC 1 deadline AND go to the Discover USC interview[ full tuition scholarships are not awarded without the dept interview] And if you are a NMF ,you will receive an automatic 1/2 Tuition scholarship if accepted. But you can only receive 1 big scholarship] </p>

<p>[USC</a> Scholarships - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/scholarship.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/scholarship.html)</p>

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<p>There are a number of threads on this topic in this Forum and in the Parents Forum. Just scroll down, and you will start to find them.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>What year in high school are you?</p>

<p>Did you take the PSAT as a junior? If so, what did you get?</p>

<p>What state are you in?</p>

<p>Edited to add…</p>

<p>Ok, you’re a junior and your PSAT isn’t likely high enough for NMSF.</p>

<p>What is your likely major?</p>

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<p>You can get a full scholarship at Howard University in D.C.

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<p>*If anyone has some pretty decent scholarships (which don’t have to be full-ride, even though full-ride would be awesome) in mind, please let me know! *</p>

<p>When you say that it doesn’t have to be a full-ride, does that mean that your family will provides some annual funds? If so, how much?</p>

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<p>mom2collegekids, I mean there isn’t really a set number on how much they’ll provide, but I’m definitely trying to save my “money for college” to use to pay for either medical, business, or law school.</p>