<p>Hello,
I am a white female from a small public school in RI, and I applied fairly early in the rolling admissions process.</p>
<p>SAT - 1310 (first two) or 1980 (overall)
GPA - 3.64 unweighted
All honors and AP classes
Rank - top 10%
Four time class president
Vice president of Leo Club
National Honor Society treasurer
Secretary of Student Council
HOBY rep
Mock Trial captain
tutor
hospital volunteer
etc
various awards
various other community service
2 part time jobs
applied for pre-med with physics as a major</p>
<p>My chances? Thanks</p>
<p>I think that you should get in, with some merit money likely. This is just my opinion.</p>
<p>excellent, i love merit money. Thanks! I am so nervous though because I applied in early December and I still haven't heard back</p>
<p>The trick is with rolling to get the app. in early. My son applied in early October, 2 years ago. If you are wondering when you will hear, and to double check that your app. is complete, call them or email them. I called admissions for my son and they did not have a problem with that. At least it did not effect his admission decision anyway, which is all we cared about. My son was not around to call, so that is why I took care of it for him.
Good luck!</p>
<p>what school in RI?</p>
<p>My daughter received a brochure from this college...and truthfully we didn't know much about it. She wants to go for either pre-Med, pre-Dental, pre-Pharmacy. It looks like a great school and she would meet the criteria for the Trustee scholarship......barely in SAT scores. She has 1400 Math and CR and 580 in writing. She also has 4 APs done --- 2 score 5 (Biology and Statistics), 1 score 4 (US history) and 1 score 3 (Latin)...she has 4 more scheduled this year. I think she's a match and that she would get the scholarship which would make it a possibility. How many of these scholarships do they offer? She's not really focusing her search on private schools because of the cost but this could be a possibility if she'd receive a good academic award. Does she have a good chance....?</p>
<p>My son applied to this school a few years ago, and his good friend will be junior. They have a chart, so if you call admissions they can tell you the exact merit aid based upon gpa and SAT/ACT score. APs should not have anything to do with a merit scholarship. If you need additional financial assistance, their financial aid if not good. I believe that they meet something less than 70% (maybe 65%?) of financial need on average. My son was not awarded enough to make this school possible. My son's friend is a full paying student. Hope this helps, and good luck to your daughter. Also, keep in mind that the cost of attendance will keep rising while she is a student and her scholarship will most likely be a fixed amount. You need to decide whether it is doable as cost increases through the years.</p>
<p>Thanks Northeastmom! My daughter will definitely not go at our expense if we need to pay full cost. I did see the scholarship chart and the Trustee for 14,000 to 16,000 per year has a requirement of minimum of 1400 (Math/CR) which she just made.</p>
<p>Funny...I don't knew anything about this school but the brochure is wonderful....pictures of Autumn in Connecticut just are beautiful! Of course, not a good enough reason to attend but it drew my attention to actually read the brochure. There is so much college junk mail but this one looked worth reading before recycling! I think she'll at least add it to the list.</p>
<p>It is a very nice, newish, modern campus with beautiful views. Some of the dorms have many more than 2 students to a room, so check that out. The rooms I heard are huge, but the living arrangements might not be for everyone. I know 2 current students and both are very happy at this school.</p>
<p>Northeastmom --- Thanks! Any other ideas of similar schools up in beautiful New England that offer academic aid?</p>
<p>Well a lower tier safety safety school would be Roger Williams in RI. More of a match school might be Providence College in RI. If your daughter is interested in business you might look at Bentley College (suburbs of Boston), and Bryant University (RI) as another safety. There are other schools, but I have not visited and don't know how merit aid might go, but you might look into Trinity, or Connecticut College. Does she want a larger city school with a campus? She would be in the running for money at Northeastern in Boston. You don't always know how much merit aid you will receive, but you might get an idea by calling the admissions offices. I have done just that.</p>
<p>Thanks again! I think she'd like like reasonable access to a city....but doesn't need to be in the city. Her interests are primarily math and science with a goal of a medical or dental career someday....but not completely sure. She loves science. </p>
<p>My daughter has worked hard for 11 years and now it's time to seriously start thinking about what schools to actually apply to.......we are swamped with mail. She's overwhelmed as to where to start.....and I'm helping her narrow down and expand the list at the same time.</p>
<p>I will send a PM (personal message) to you rather than going off topic on the Quinnipiac board.</p>
<p>I live near Quinnipiac and it is very pretty near Sleeping Giant park. It is thought of as a solid school, better in health fields, and expensive. It is very homogeneous but they are trying to be more diverse. They had some incidences in the past with racial issues, but I wouldn't paint the entire school that way at all. They also (like many schools) have had more than their share of drinking and a couple of student deaths from them. This was an older one (New</a> approach to prevent alcohol tragedies - Campus News) but it was getting out of hand. Of course some students don't drink, my friends 2 girls stayed sober almost 4 years, but they found a group like themselves and shunned the bars and parties. Sometimes that's the best way to keep some balance.
It is a little out of the way, but if you take a shuttle or have a car, nearby there are lots of stores and shops. And as noted, wonderful hiking and places to walk.</p>
<p>Hi Debruns -- we shared emails a few years back....my older daughter was considering Fordham but was only offered a small academic scholarship so it didn't happen. She has been very happy at Penn State!</p>
<p>I'm going through the whole process again with Daughter #2. I've learned a lot...but still too much to absorb to adequately help her with this application process.</p>
<p>Oddly, never knew much about Quinnipiac but loved the pictures in the brochure! It's on the list.</p>
<p>I felt the same way about Juniata, it wasn't on the radar with my son, but I liked what I've read and hope to see one day. Our package to Fordham wasn't that great either, but it probably wasn't a very good fit anyway. My next door neighbor went to Penn State and really blossomed. I'm glad your daughter is happy too.
My girls are very different, they want "somewhat close" to home, but not as strict as their brother, and they don't want psychology, but are looking into what their interests would be as far as a job (that's something my son didn't research very much at all) One of my twins LOVES history but doesn't want to teach, she also likes English and thinks being an editor would be interesting, but again, wants to know she can work. Accounting has come up and other more obscure majors...it keep things interesting and occasionally I get a headache and just need to not think about it for a while. : )</p>
<p>I also know 2 students that went to Providence with decent aid (half or more) and 1200-1300 "old"' SAT) and a young woman that didn't get into Denison but ended up loving Roger Williams and her aid there.</p>
<p>So many choices....my daughter hasn't started anything yet but is thinking about writing essays and I'm sure once she gets started she'll be in good shape.</p>
<p>That's the second "Providence" suggestion......I'll take a look. Also I should know something about Juniata ---- because it's in PA but I don't. </p>
<p>Good luck to your daughters with the search!</p>