<p>I want to go to a decent school but I need non-need-based merit aid. I need at least $10,000 a year. Here is my info</p>
<p>SAT I: 2170 (V:710, M:690, W:770) ...i'm going to take it again in october though so it may go up</p>
<p>I have a 4.12 GPA on a 4.5 scale...it's about a 4.6 weighted</p>
<p>9th grade (i'm not listing minor electives)
World Cultures Honors - A+
Biology Honors - A
Geometry Honors - B+
English 1 Honors - A
Spanish 2 Honors - A+</p>
<p>10th grade
U.S. History Honors - A+
Chemistry Honors - A
Algebra 2 Honors - A
English 2 Honors - A
Spanish 3 Honors - A+</p>
<p>11th Grade
AP U.S. History - either a B+ or A, not sure yet
Physics Honors - A
Math Analysis Honors - A+
English 3 Honors - A+
AP Chemistry - A
Spanish 4 Honors - A+</p>
<p>12th Grade Schedule
AP Calculus AB (but my teacher is doing the BC stuff with me and he's going to write it in my recommendation letter...it didn't fit in my schedule)
AP European History
AP Psychology
AP English 4
AP Statistics
AP Spanish</p>
<p>Activites:
Varsity Gymnastics (1 year only)
JV Swimming
JV Track & Field
SPEL (drug prevention club)
Newspaper...i was an enterainment columnist this year
Key Club
Science Leage for Biology 1 and Chemistry 2</p>
<p>Honor Societies, Awards, etc.
Quill and Scroll
Spanish Honor Society
National Honor Society
New Jersey Institute of Technology Women in Technology Award
New Jersey Governer's School of Public Issues Semifinalist
National Merit Scholar </p>
<p>Summer Activites:
Washington and Lee Summer Scholars (month long program)
Volunteer counselor at a stay-away camp (one week)</p>
<p>Any suggestions as to what colleges I should apply to that might give me some non-need based aid but are also decent schools?</p>
<p>Also, any ideas on how I can obtain some leadership (I couldn't get any positions in clubs at my school)?</p>