<p>Can I expect, and if so, how much in Merit money from Boston University, U Miami, and Northeastern</p>
<p>32 superscore ACT
98 unwt avg, 102 w
IB Diploma
President of club
President of another club
Treasurer of club
Captn of Varsity swim
Captain of Club Swim
Lifeguard/swim instructor</p>
<p>Sister goes to UMiami</p>
<p>My son got a 32 and did not get anything from any of those three schools. He was also the president of the robotics team, math honor society, and had many APs with a 5 score. Things are getting though out there and very unpredictable. Your best bet is a 33+ and an A average.</p>
<p>Last year, DS did not apply to Boston University but did apply to Northeastern and Miami. He received the Singer Scholarship from Miami and $20,000+/year from Northeastern. He had a 35 ACT, a high GPA, many APs and from a high school that did not rank. He had the usual ECs but no leadership positions. His high school is nationally ranked and his interviewer for the Singer/Stamp weekend – recognized the school and mentioned it during the interview.</p>
<p>I am hoping Miami can match my Tulane scholarship!!</p>
<p>My DS had a 32 ACT superscore (along with top 5% class rank, 4.0 WGPA) and received a $15K academic scholarship from Miami (sorry ddahwan!). Although admissions said they don’t consider them, he also sent three great scores on SAT2s. I can’t say that helped, but it couldn’t have hurt. His ECs showed great long-term commitment and leadership (sports, music, community service), but he didn’t cure the common cold or anything remotely comparable to that! Also not a URM nor from a geographic area from far far away (middle class Long Island). He didn’t apply to Northeastern or BU, so nothing to add on that front.</p>
<p>Also - he got a bigger academic scholarship from Tulane, but Tulane’s tuition is higher so it evened out cost-wise. Miami won out for other reasons. We tried to leverage the Tulane scholarship with UM, but nothing came of that.</p>
<p>So I think you have to just wait and see…</p>
<p>Linymom-Thank you! Yes, I already received a VERY large scholarhship from Tulane!!! Hoping that the others follow but I am very excited about Tulane!!</p>
<p>Not all schools will superscore the ACT or SAT for scholarships. What is your score from one sitting?</p>
<p>How much did you get from Tulane? $20k? $25k? Will your parents pay the rest (about $30k per year)?</p>
<p>Ddahwan, sorry, but what was your son’s class rank? If he wasn’t in the top 10%, maybe that’s why he didn’t get anything.</p>
<p>His school does not rank and for a good reason, All top 10% are in Ive Leagues at the moment.</p>
<p>Ok thanks. Hopefully I will get a lot of money from Miami. I know students last year in my school received 15k a year and they had slightly lower ACTs. I am hoping they will be generous to me because my sister goes there also. It would be a great place to study!</p>
<p>Though son is a somewhat recent UM grad…
He had high stats and applied to UM and Tulane and BU as safeties.
UM gave him the most (Singer schoarship- full tuition) followed by Tulane (something in the 20K range/year and BU-nothiing!!!
STATS- 34 ACT with high scores in each area, 4.0 UWGPA, Valedictorian, 13 AP’s plus 1 college class.
FYI- decided to forgo top choices he was accepted to and go to UM, debt free, and attend grad school (also debt free).</p>
<p>Good luck to you. Miami is a great place to be!</p>
<p>What about from American, Drexel, Upitt, and Fordham?</p>