@thumper1 Agree that S.C. doesn’t guarantee scholarships the way, say, Alabama does, but with his stats something would have to be truly flawed in his app for him not to get in-state tuition plus likely a bit more.
Also the Honors College app has been much reduced, down to just 2-3 essays. My kid had that immense HC app that yours probably did, and it was a bear. The essays are still very important, though, I would think.
They have changed the names of the scholarships, too, but not the amounts (at least per the website). Also want to note that you can get good merit without acceptance into (or without even applying to) the Honors College.
@familyfromLI PhD programs in STEM fields are usually covered - tuition waivers and RA/TA stipends. Public health is not typically funded at Masters or PhD. Terminal masters programs and professional programs are usually not funded either. There are exceptions of course.
Case Western, Oberlin, St Olaf, Lawrence. Work on the math SAT (Khan academy and practice tests-20 minutes a day) and that will increase chances significantly for merit especially if he can above 700. My D increased her score 120 points by doing this. These schools gave my D enough merit to be around 30 K per year (well Oberlin was a bit more overall). I think St Olaf and Lawrence came in around 28K after merit. Case was around 30K.
@Veryapparent - yes he’s got one month to prep for the August 25 date and get that score up. He scored more questions correct on the June SAT but scored lower than his May test as it was deemed an easier test and Collegeboard curved more harshly to make it “fairer.” Didn’t seem too fair to the kids who spent time and money getting ready for it only to have to pay to take it again and start the prepping all through their summer. I’ll remind him about Khan Academy - thanks!
I will look at all of those schools too - if you don’t mind me asking . . . which school did she decide upon and why?
She ended up accepting at Mt Holyoke. She got their full tuition merit award. It was a very happy day!I highly recommend checking out St Olaf…great school and excellent sciences…great merit money too.
@Veryapparent - I’m sure my son would love Mt. Holyoke too … Naviance keeps indicating that Barnard would be a great fit for him as well lol!!! Will look into st. Olaf. Thanks!
If you are looking for LAC, it is best to look in the Midwest. In addition to the ones mentioned by @Veryapparent I would add Denison (OH), Wooster (OH), Knox (IL), Grinnell (IA) and Beloit (WI)
As a financial safety he should apply to Alabama…easy app…takes about 5 minutes to complete…no essays or LORs. The app is live now. If he applied this weekend, sends scores, he’d have acceptance and scholarship in hand about a week after transcript is received.
The below are assured awards for stats if he applies before Dec 15.
@mom2collegekids I’m curious - do you know where I could find any stats reporting how many Presidential and Presidential Elite scholarships Alabama awards per year (as in, how many students matriculate with those scholarships)?
The number Presidential freshman students matriculating each year is very large…literally hundreds.
The presidential elite is rather new, so I dont know…and some of those with those qualifications already qualify for the huge NMF award. That award just captures those with exceptional stats who for some reason didn’t qualify for NMF. There are usually over 250 NMF new frosh each year.
The school has a lot of high stats students with 40% having an ACT of 30+.
Try Trinity University in San Antonio and Centre College outside Lexington, Ky. I’ve got one at each school and both kids received great merit. Both have more reasonable costs of attendance than northeast or California schools. Small classes, no grad students/T.A.s, and many opportunities for direct relationships with full professors(unlike public or private research universities). Both have impressive science facilities.
