Chances for Scholarship at schools like UVA, UMich, MYU, DUKE or UMD or others

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<p>am a African American Male. I go to a Provate school in DC. Including the classes i registered for senior year, I will have took 13 honors classes and 2 AP classses. My school doesn't do class rank but my GPA is a 3.65 unweighted and 4.1 weighted. I haven't taken the Sat yet. And also I am in the scholars program which is an excelled program for academically gifted in my school.</p>

<p>I am not a D.C. resident so it would be out of state+</p>

<p>Freshman</p>

<p>Honors English 9
Honors Geometry
Honors Scripture
Honors Biology
Spanish 1
World History
JROTC</p>

<p>Sophemore</p>

<p>Honors American Lit.
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Jesus and Church
Honors Chemistry
SPanish 2
U.s. HIstroy
JROTC</p>

<p>Junior</p>

<p>Honors British Literature
Honors Pre- Cal
Scholars Seminar (Scholars Program)
Psychology
Physics
Spanish 3
Morality </p>

<p>Senior ( classes i've registered for)</p>

<p>Honors World Lit
AP Calculus (AB)
AP Environmental Science
Honors Spanish 4
History of Medicine
Senior Religion
American Presidency</p>

<p>ExtraCurriculars: Track and Field, Spanish Club, Multicultural Student Alliance, Yearbook Club</p>

<p>Employment: Part time job as cashier at grocery store during school week</p>

<p>Honors: National honors society, National Spanish Honors Society, WHo's who among american high school students, National Honors Role</p>

<p>Organiztions: Alpha Phi ALpha Leadership Prgram ( Howard University), National Youth Leadership FOrum ( Villanova University), Student leader for MIddle States, </p>

<p>Service Hours: About 150 hours of service</p>

<p>Schools I am thinking of Applying to: University of Maryland-College Park, Duke, UVA, NYU, Princeton, University of Michigan</p>

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<p>If you score above a 2250 on your SATs I would say you have an excellent shot at a minority-based scholarship. 3.65 uw GPA is a little low, but you can make up for it with SATS/SAT2s.</p>

<p>Oh and one last thing...do not list National Honor Role/Who's who among high school students. They mean absolutely nothing and will make it look like you are weak in the ECs department</p>

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<p>Its really tough to get scholarships from these schools...I've heard that UMD only offers 4 full scholarships. However, I think you could quite easily get a scholarship from NYU...I know a few people who've gotten them.</p>

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<p>Are you interested in merit aid or need-based aid? I believe that Duke and Princeton cover 100 percent of demonstrated need; not sure about NYU. The others you mention are public schools, so of course they have less in the way of resources - but I think you'd be an attractive applicant for them.</p>

<p>I know a little about merit aid at U-M and UVA. U-M does offer merit aid to out-of-state students, but get your application in EARLY. That's a good rule for increasing your chances of acceptance, as well. Last year it was a pretty tough application (my d hated the essay), so save some time to do a good job.</p>

<p>Are you a VA resident? The only merit aid at UVA is the Jefferson Scholars program, which is kind of complicated (candidates primarily chosen from specific high schools) but offers a full ride. Here's the link:
<a href="http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Remember to hit up department and outside scholarships that also offer full tuition. there is a gigantic list on UM's financial aid site!</p>