<p>hey do any of these universities provide aid or merit based scholarships to internationals??</p>
<p>with these stats:
-gpa: UW ~3.8/3.9, W ~4.2
-sats: 1450/2180 (and retaking in october)
-6 completed APs (three 5s, three 4s), and 5 APs senior year (most rigorous courseload)
-pretty good ECs focused on history and art. </p>
<p>do you think its possible to recieve merit at any of the following schools?
-rice
-emory
-johns hokins
-BC
-BU
-wash U in st. louis
-carnegie mellon
-GWU
-syracuse
-fordham
-upitt</p>
<p>alamode, it may also depend upon things you didn't mention, such as your intended major, race, gender, geographic location, etc. FWIW, I think Pitt will give you merit money, guaranteed if you get into the honors college there. Pitt gives other scholarships from the individual schools within the university, as will as diversity scholarships. Good luck!</p>
<p>I would say yes to Pitt, GWU, BU, Syracuse and Fordam</p>
<p>Maybe to the others</p>
<p>USC gives great financial aid.</p>
<p>hey does UNC Chapel Hill provide any aid??</p>
<p>My son had a 2300 SAT, 10 AP classes, a 3.7 GPA , (high at his school where only a rare few receive 4.0s)varsity letters, great jobs and extracurriculars; he did not receive any financial aid from USC and was very disappointed that we couldn't afford to send him there. Maybe graduate school!</p>
<p>Too bad your S wasn't a NMF--that's one of the few ways to be assured of getting $ from USC. Merit aid can seem pretty unfair sometimes as to who gets how much. The NMF was why USC gave my S merit $ (his sister didn't get any).
Friends whose Ss qualified for need-based aid were given generous need + merit based aid from USC.</p>
<p>I think it is ridiculous that a person with a 2300 SAT cannot qualify for some scholarships just because they did not take the PSAT. A person capable of such a score will surely be able to qualify for AT LEAST NMF.</p>
<p>For the schools that give a lot of $ to NMF, do you have to apply to the school to see their offers? I mean, I will not be applying to some of those sub-ivy-league privates just so i can see how generous their offers will be. Do they contact you?</p>
<p>blueducky,
A person with a 2300 SAT can certaily qualify for many merit scholarships... just not the one that is for NMF only. There are several threads on cc that list those schools that offer either full tuition or a full ride (tuition/room/board, etc) to NMF's) Some require you to list them as your first choice, but you can list "undecided" until their cutoff day. For example (and this is from memory) Harvey Mudd gives $5K/yr to NMFs who list them as their first choice. Vanderbilt gives a lot to NMFs too-- but I cant remember the amount off the top of my head (I wasnt to say $5K/yr but I am not at all sure about that). Read the schools websites-- as far a NMF scholarships go, you have to follow the deadlines put forth by each school or you can lose out.</p>
<p>Just wondering what colleges you all think I would be able to get merit aid for. I have a 3.9 GPA (un-weighted), 29 ACT, 4APs, Honors and Advanced classes, 4 years of spanish, Yearbook Editor in Chief, President of 2 clubs, many ECs, NHS and 100 hours of volunteer work. I'm looking to go to a top tier school.</p>
<p>cool thread</p>
<p>An article in the SC Daily Trojan on October 6th stated that SC intended to give around $25,000,000.00 this year in student financial aid, roughly what was given last year despite changes in the economic climate.
There are also large numbers of scholarships available for those who qualify.</p>
<p>What is "NMF"?</p>
<p>thx</p>
<p>bob</p>
<p>NMF= National Merit Finalist</p>
<p>The University of Alabama - New Automatic Merit Scholarships for "Out of State" Students</p>
<p>Listed below are the automatic merit scholarships for out-of-state University of Alabama incoming freshman for Fall 2009. NO interview or essays necessary. Just scores and GPA.... If you are interested, please go to UA.edu, pull down "Quick Links" (near top) and click on Scholarships, click on Types of Scholarships, then click on Out-of-State. </p>
<p>Obviously, the first two scholarships mentioned are the best, so if you have an ACT of 30+ or an SAT of 1240+ and a GPA of 3.5+, you can snag one of these scholarships.</p>
<p>(BTW... if you are "in-state," check the website for similar scholarships with lower thresholds required - for example full tuition for ACT 30/SAT 1320 (Math & CR) and GPA 3.5)</p>
<p>The University also offers great scholarships for National Merit for both in-state and out of state - full tuition, housing (including honors dorms), laptop, and $2000 towards study abroad.</p>
<p>Also, the University is very generous with AP credits. (My own son entered with 41 AP credits, therefore most of his "core curriculum" (aka Gen Ed) were complete.) Awarding generous AP credits allows for a student to: easily have a minor, consider a double major, graduate early, or take more "fun" or "personal interest" classes.</p>
<p>The University of Alabama is in the midst of a 10 year planned growth program. So far, it has exceeded all expectations, which has caused its USNews rankings to improve in recent years. </p>
<p>The University of Alabama, under the leadership of its president, Dr. Robert E. Witt, has committed the University to an ambitious plan for growth and achievement. His goals include increasing enrollment to 28,000 students by 2010 and stimulating significant growth in research in support of economic expansion for the state and nation. Under his leadership, enrollment has reached record levels and academic quality has increased significantly. The University ranks 12th nationally among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars and leads the nation in the number of students named to USA Todays All-USA College Academic Teams. Since its inception in 2003, the Universitys Honors College has grown exponentially, enrolling more than 1,000 freshmen in 2007. Dr. Witt has also led a major building program on campus with 20 new facilities opening in the last five years. Private giving to the University is at an all-time high with supporters embracing the Our Students. Our Future. capital campaign and its major goal of improving scholarship opportunities for deserving students. </p>
<p>The University of Alabama is ranked #83 by US News & World Report for National Universities. That is ahead of the following well-known universities: #89 Drexel; #89 UC Riverside; #89 Iowa State; #96 UC Santa Cruz; #96 Auburn; #96 SUNY StonyBrook; #102 U of San Diego (to name a few). UA is ranked #37 as Public University. </p>
<p>UA has an Honors College, fabulous Honors Residential Halls, and a gorgeous campus. It also is home to the Crimson Tide football team - currently rated#2 in the nation.</p>
<p>The University of Alabama </p>
<p>Out-of-State Scholarships for 2009-2010</p>
<p>Presidential Scholar
An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline<em>, has a 32-36 ACT or 1400-1600 SAT</em>* score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Presidential Scholar and will receive the value of out-of-state tuition*** for four years. </p>
<p>UA Scholar
An out-of-state first time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline<em>, has a 30-31 ACT or 1320-1390 SAT</em>* score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a UA Scholar and will receive 2/3 tuition.</p>
<p>Collegiate Scholar
An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline<em>, has a 28-29 ACT or 1240-1310 SAT</em>* score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Collegiate Scholar and will receive $3,500 per year ($14,000 over four years). </p>
<p>Capstone Scholar
An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline<em>, has a 27 ACT or 1200-1230 SAT</em>* score and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Capstone Scholar and will receive $1,500 per year ($6,000 over four years). </p>
<ul>
<li>Please note that meeting the priority deadline requires submitting a completed admissions application and scholarship application, application fee, official high school transcript, and official test scores (either ACT or SAT).</li>
</ul>
<p>** SAT scores are calculated using critical reading and math scores only.</p>
<p>*** Based on 12-17 credit hours per semester</p>
<p>USC give great financial aid? </p>
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<p>My son had a 2300 SAT, 10 AP classes, a 3.7 GPA , (high at his school where only a rare few receive 4.0s)varsity letters, great jobs and extracurriculars; he did not receive any financial aid from USC and was very disappointed that we couldn't afford to send him there. Maybe graduate school!</p>
<p>USC is generous to NMF - 1/2 tuition</p>
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USC give great financial aid? My son had a 2300 SAT, 10 AP classes, a 3.7 GPA , (high at his school where only a rare few receive 4.0s)varsity letters, great jobs and extracurriculars; he did not receive any financial aid from USC and was very disappointed that we couldn't afford to send him there.
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<p>cyb, financial aid is not based on your son's academic qualifications, it is based on the information gathered from the FAFSA and CSS/Profile. USC guarantees to meet 100% of USC-determined need for accepted students.</p>
<p>alamemom...
The thread and the discussion is about MERIT aid.</p>
<p>Thank you, danas, but I think you did not read the post I referenced in my comment. Yes, this thread and the discussion is about merit aid, but cyb's comment specified **financial aid <a href="see%20post%20#287">/B</a> and cyb also implied that USC does not provide financial aid. That is not the case.</p>