<p>Hi, I am a rising senior and will graduate in 2014 from high school. I was wondering if my stats were good enough for a full ride or something close to that at any college. I am really looking for a college which would offer me full tuition, room, and board. </p>
<p>My Stats:</p>
<p>GPA : 3.769
SAT Scores: (really bad, i know) Total: 1830
M and R: 1290</p>
<p>Have taken a rigorous high school schedule:
Many honors classes.
7 AP courses already taken:
AP Calculus BC
AP World History
AP Government and Politics
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Language and Composition
AP Physics B
I am going to take 2 more my senior year:
AP Statistics
AP Literature (English)</p>
<p>Have over 280 hours of community service:
Tutored little children
Volunteered at the library
Volunteered at a retirement center
Volunteered at the hospital</p>
<p>2 internships:
One in Washington DC- already done
One Local internship my senior year</p>
<p>Part of multiple honor societies and clubs:
Math honor society
Social Studies Honor Society
Science honor society
Part of Academy of Finance (Nationwide academy)
Was in Ambassadors</p>
<p>Leadership:
President of Academy of Finance
Class Office Treasurer for senior year</p>
<p>I am looking to ungrad in business. Please let me know and thanks in advance.</p>
<p>BTW: please dont tell me colleges which would require a high SAT score as i already know most of them. Thanks.</p>
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<p>Are your parents higher income but unable/unwilling to pay for college, or are they lower income and can’t afford the cost of college?</p>
<p>My parents are lower income and so cant really afford to pay too much for college. They will defiantly help a little bit though.</p>
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<p>There are a few schools for which you qualify for automatic full rides:</p>
<p>Alabama State
Coppin State
Prairie View A&M
Florida A&M if a Florida resident (full tuition rather than full ride for non-residents)</p>
<p>Raising the ACT or SAT score may open up more full ride possibilities.</p>
<p>Are their some schools which may be a bit more competitive ( not automatic) but have a good business school which offer good scholarships?</p>
<p>You may want to look into Oxford at Emory as it has both excellent financial aid, and one of the top business programs in the South. Here’s a brief description of how it’s connected with the main Emory campus [Oxford</a> College - Oxford and Emory](<a href=“http://oxford.emory.edu/a_distinctive_place/oxford_and_emory/index.dot]Oxford”>http://oxford.emory.edu/a_distinctive_place/oxford_and_emory/index.dot)</p>
<p>I am guessing its extremely hard to get into the Goizueta Scholars program?</p>
<p>I’ve only know one Goizueta Scholar. He was a cross admit to Wharton and at 18 had a resume that would trump most 30 year olds. Remember, merit scholarships at a school like Emory are extraordinarily competitive.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help. I had a few a few questions about choosing a college.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>What is the difference between a privite university and a public one? Why does privite cost more?</p></li>
<li><p>Is it better to go to a low ranked school with full ride or go to a high ranked one but pay more?</p></li>
<li><p>The treads stated above are only on public universities. Do you guys know any privite universities which would offer full rides?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you guys know a public university which would offer a full ride and would not be a "Historically Black College? "</p></li>
<li><p>Can I apply to the university which is a “Historically Black College” if I am not African American? Im Asian.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>What is your home state?</p>
<p>Living in Maryland :</p>
<p>Applying to UMD Collegepark ( Good Bussines School)- they wont offer too much aid </p>
<p>Thinking about applying to Towson and Salisbuy but both dont offer full rides.</p>
<p>Re: #12</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Public universities have more explicit subsidies from the government. But they do not necessarily cost less (after scholarships and financial aid), especially for out-of-state public universities.</p></li>
<li><p>Depends on how much debt would be involved. In general, it is not a good idea to take more debt than the Stafford loans ($31,000 for all four years). Also, some subjects and career paths are heavily school-prestige-conscious, while others are much less so, so there is some “it depends” on your intended major and career path.</p></li>
<li><p>Howard (in the automatic list) and Duke (in the competitive list) are private. There are other private universities in both lists as well.</p></li>
<li><p>Your choices of full ride universities would increase if you got higher ACT and SAT scores.</p></li>
<li><p>You do not have to be black to attend a historically black university.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>University of Maryland - College Park does have a competitive Banneker / Key scholarship that may be up to a full ride, but it is for the top 1% of the entering frosh.</p>
<p>[OSFA</a> - Banneker/Key Scholarship Program](<a href=“http://www.financialaid.umd.edu/scholarships/banneker_info.php]OSFA”>http://www.financialaid.umd.edu/scholarships/banneker_info.php)</p>
<p>Have you checked the net price calculators on the Maryland public universities to see if they can be affordable on need based aid?</p>
<p>GPA : 3.769
SAT Scores: (really bad, i know) Total: 1830
M and R: 1290</p>
<p>Full Rides are based largely on test scores, so as you can see, yours need to be higher - especially for schools that aren’t HBCUs. </p>
<p>What is your home state? You need to apply to your state schools so that you’ll get need based aid and state aid. </p>
<p>State schools are cheaper because they get state aid.</p>
<p>Hey guys… so I had another question,</p>
<p>If I get a full ride ride to a small privite university which included tutition, room, and board, is it better to go to the privite university to go to a state university? </p>
<p>I was thinking of going to a privite university but it isnt that well known. Will that hurt my chances of getting into grad school or getting a job after i complete my undergrad degree?</p>
<p>If the college is accredited it will not hurt you getting in to grad school. The primary things they look at are grades and scores (GRE, etc).</p>
<p>What does it mean if a college is creditted? So if the college is accredited regionally, does one region better ranked than another? What is the difference if a college is ranked regionally vs. nationally?</p>