<p>At Georgia Tech, apply for the President’s Scholarship, which may be awarded in one of three levels (full ride, full tuition, or something less).</p>
<p>Yes, apply for these, but as a non-URM, male, with an ACT 34, his chances are minimal. </p>
<p>I was surprised when an ACT 35 female, Val of her class, applied for these scholarships, made it to the final down-select, but in the end wasn’t selected for any merit money at GT.</p>
<p>The awards seem to be targeted to fit some needed diversity of the school…more URMs, more students with super stats that have won major nat’l science awards, or some other major “hook”. </p>
<p>There doesn’t seem to be a huge need to skip-over UIUC just to pay more elsewhere. If you get super merit from somewhere, then it may be a good idea. But to pay an additional $80k+ to go elsewhere at full price seems nutty. </p>
<p>Your salary will NOT be higher because you went to a pricier school.</p>