<p>My guidance counselor says that none are in existence.</p>
<p>Is he telling the truth, when he says that there are no colleges that give out full rides or full tuition scholarships to students with.... high grade point averages (top 5% of class) but with lower ACT scores 26-28?</p>
<p>Just curious if anyone knows of anything...</p>
<p>Some historically black colleges do. Check their websites. I imagine that other colleges that are second or third tier do the same.</p>
<p>Yea. Ive seen in another thread a student saying he was having a hard time picking U Mich or MSU vs Grand Valley State University which gave him a full ride.</p>
<p>From the guaranteedscholarships.com webpage:
"Barclay College (Kansas)
offers the following:
All full time students living on campus receive a full tuition scholarship. All full time students living off campus receive a $4000 a year tuition scholarship. "</p>
<p>"Alfred State College (New York)
offers the following:
Offers free tuition, room, and board to students with a minimum of a 93 high school average and at least a 1200 SAT or 26 ACT composite score. "</p>
<p>"Berea College (Kentucky)
offers the following:
Berea's mission is the education of students with financial need. All admitted students work for ten hours a week on campus and receive full tuition scholarships. "</p>
<p>United States Coast Guard Academy (Connecticut)
offers the following:
Four almost free years and a stipend to students willing to serve for five years in the Coast Guard (as an officer) after graduation. The only cost, an initial entrance fee of $3,000, can be waived in the case of verifiable hardship.</p>
<p>University of Arizona gives a full ride to Noational Merit Finalist. If you don't make that and have a good GPA, they give 10k merit which is pretty close to tuition and fees (around $14k o/s).</p>
<p>My friend got a full ride to Duke with a lower end SAT score, in the 2000s (low for the school i believe), but he was the personal assistant to Congressman Mary Bono and had a HS GPA of 5.17.</p>
<p>So its possible for such scores to get $$ at lower ranked institutions with good GPA and extra-cs.</p>
<p>Yes.....possible. Daughter has two full scholarships. Not her first choices....heck, not even sixth and seventh choices, but great safeties.</p>
<p>"Green Mountain College's Make A Difference Scholarships
The Make A Difference Scholarships are awarded by Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont to up to 10 students each year. The full four-year scholarships cover tuition, room and board for students who have made a "significant positive difference in their communities and/or in the lives of others". For more information, contact Joel Wincowski, Dean of Enrollment Management, Green Mountain College, One College Circle, Poultney, VT 05764 "</p>
<p>Anyone else have any other ideas?</p>
<p>Ramapo College (Mahwah, NJ) Presidential Scholarship & Ramapo Scholarship
80-100 scholarships covering tuition and fees are awarded each year by the Admissions Office. The Presidential Scholarships also include a residence hall room. </p>
<p>Selection criteria: Incoming freshmen only. Top 10% of high school graduating class and have at least a 1250 combined on the Critical Reading and Math portions of the SAT. </p>
<p>Admitted students are automatically considered for the scholarship. There is no separate application process. Scholarships are renewed annually until graduation, so long as the student maintains a required GPA and is in continuous enrollment. </p>
<p>Southwestern Michigan College (Dowagiac, MI) Award of Distinction
15 scholarships covering all tuition and fees, plus $800 for books. (They are a commuter campus.). The scholarships are awarded by the financial aid office. </p>
<p>Selection criteria: High school cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher (usually must have at least 3.85 to have a chance of winning). </p>
<p>A separate application is required.</p>
<p>University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI) Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship and Jesuit Founders’ Scholarship
Up to 10 full tuition scholarships are awarded each year by the Admissions Office. </p>
<p>Selection criteria: Minimum 3.5+ GPA, 24+ transferable credits, scholarship essay, 2 letters of recommendation. </p>
<p>Application for admission is the only application that needs to be completed for any UDM scholarship. Each student, based on the admissions application, is evaluated automatically for all scholarships.</p>
<p>i think there are many smaller liberal arts colleges that would give you significant amounts of money.. but more like "half - rides" instead of full-ride. Check out Loren Pope's list of colleges that change lives. My kid got some half rides with way lower stats than yours, based on good grades (probably not as good as yours) and outstanding extra curriculars.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the help - it is very much appreciated!</p>
<p>If anyone else seems to find anything worth note, I would love to hear about it in this thread.</p>
<p>For those who have helped - it means a lot.</p>
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<p>It is more likely that your friends "free ride" if not a recruited athlete playing basketball is probably some generous need based financial aid from Duke or a combination of merit and need based aid (Duke does meet 100% demonstrated need so someone with a low EFC would get a ton of grant/scholarship aid as the terms would be used interchangeably).</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone I already have some great ideas due to this thread.</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>Northstarmom's suggestion of Berea College in Kentucky is well worth considering.</p>