I’m an incoming senior, a Female, Indian-Caucasian, from an upper middle class family w/ no qualifications for financial aid.
PSAT: 202
SAT: 2010 (560 CR, 780 M, 670 W) *Retook in June for a higher score, esp in CR
ACT: 27
UW GPA: 3.97
W GPA: 4.14
AP’s:
2013- US Gov and Politics (3) US History (3)
2014- Psychology (3)
2015- Biology, English Language
2016- 2D Drawing, Chemistry, Euro, English Literature, and Calculus AB/BC
EC’s: Leadership, Digital Media Club, School Wide announcements, Book Club, Band, Flute Choir, Key Club, National Honors Society Leadership: State Student Council Representative, District Student Council Representative, Key Club VP, Book Club President, Digital Media Club Awards: Science Fair Merit Award Winner, State History Day Nikkei Editorial Board Award, National History Day Qualifier, Art Awards at County Fair and other community events, Congressional Art Competition Semifinalist
Chance me for the merit scholarships at the following schools: (or just some of them if you want)
Emory University
University of Houston
Washington University in Saint Louis
Duke University
Tulane
New York University
University of Northern Carolina Chapel Hill
University of Southern California
University of California Irvine
Boston College
University of Virginia
University of Hawaii Manoa
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama Birmingham
University of Southern Alabama Mobile
Louisiana Tech
No chance for merit aid at these schools:\
Emory University
Washington University in Saint Louis
Duke University
Tulane
New York University
University of Northern Carolina Chapel Hill
University of Southern California
Boston College
University of Virginia
Your SAT/ACT scores put you in the bottom 25% of enrolled freshmen.
Most of the schools look for math and reading combined for merit aid scholarships and other schools have need based aid. Try to lift your SAT score math and reading.
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right now, your SAT is higher than your ACT. Your M+CR = 1340, which is equivalent to an ACT 30.
Right now, at UA, you’d get a 2/3 tuition award.
If you raise your CR so that your M+CR = 1400, you could get free tuition.
What is your major and career goal?
Take out Irvine unless you are from California. Very limited merit aid.
@ScienceGirlMom Yes, I’m applying to that one, but I just found out today from an UH Honors admissions person that a campus interview is required. I’m from Hawaii State, and my parents are already taking out all their frequent flyer miles for my elder brother of two years, which is graduating undergrad from U Alabama a year early and attending 3 more medical school interviews so far. Is there anything I could do, other than pay every cent from my part time job to be considered?
UPDATE: Raised CR to 680
Writing to 710, Math went down to 680, so only 1360 Highest sitting -.-
Hoping for better with the October SAT, but we’ll see.
Per their website, University of Houston Honors College will accept an interview over the phone. It seems crazy that they would require an in-person interview.
http://www.uh.edu/honors/students/prospective-students/honors-admissions/criteria-admissions/