Do I have a chance at any full tuition merit scholarships?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Do I have a (relatively good) chance at any full tuition merit scholarships to schools with average SAT scores at 2000+?
I know that the use of SAT scores is a very rudimentary means for judging the quality of education at a school, but it's helpful for getting a ballpark range...
And it doesnt matter if the deadline has already past. I just want to know if I ever had a good chance...
If its unlikely that I'll have a good chance at any scholarships to these kinds of schools, just say so...
UW GPA: 3.625
Full IB Diploma (other notes on rigor: 5 AP exams taken so far, average score 4.8; almost all courses are Pre-IB, Honors, or IB/AP)
Class Rank: 14% (52/~360)... (other note: school started with 450 students freshie year, 90 students transfer to other schools [i'm at a magnet school])
-Double science (IB/AP Bio/Chem), Dropped Latin 4 for AP Calc BC and Statistics, will be taking 8 AP exams senior year along with 5 IB exams + ToK (Latin 4 IB SL score = 5/7)
Weighted GPA, assuming honors courses receive +1.0 just like IB: ~4.5
SAT Scores: 710 R, 750 M, 700 W; 2160 Cumulative... NO SAT subject tests
Volunteer work: 300+ hours total, nothing really special here--Humane society, public library, various hospitals
Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, 4th place regional science fair</p>

<p>Format (copied and pasted from my UC application: Activity & Description Years Hrsperweek Wksperyear
NJCL Competition (Most in G11)
1st Nationally Greek Life/Lit (lvl 4/Advanced); 1st States Greek Lit/Best in Show, 8th Roman Republic History (Adv); 1st in Greek Lit/1st Hellenic History Local 9th 10th 11th 12th 20 8
Joe Berg Society Member
Nominated by school (20 per school, ~400 nominated in region), selected after taking test in sciences/humanities (100 selected); att seminars and volunteer work 10th 11th 12th 1.5 16
World Affairs Council
Club President equivalent; Led discussions on World Affairs/Organized meetings; School's representative for local 'International Crisis Meeting Exercise' 10th 11th 12th 10 8
Young Democrats
Founder/Club President; est. ties with Teenage Republicans, created column in school newspaper/IB magazine for politics; launched voter registration drive 10th 11th 12th 4 15
IB Magazine + Literary Mag
Poetry section editor/contributor; politics contributor for Young Democrats; helped set quarterly theme; also submitted pieces on philosophy and psychology 11th 12th 10 14 </p>

<p>UC Personal Statements (also usable for CommonApp/etc): I feel like my voice comes through at least in half of the essay, but I'm afraid that I may be focusing too much on my thoughts, rather than attempting to illustrate my own personality with examples that make me real, but that's probably because the word limit is ridiculously low (500 each, 1000 total)</p>

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<p>With all of your info in mind I do think you have a very good shot with the merit scholarships! Your academics are excellent and all of your ECs will really help too But overall I think you have a really solid shot!
Good Luck!
**Please chance me back!!</p>

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<p>Bump
Suggestions for schools that I could apply to would help too… (Generally avg SAT score above 2000, with a good chance for me to get full tuition scholarships)
But thanks…</p>

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<p>Wait… are you saying you only want to go to schools with average SAT scores above 2000??? And you expect to get a full tuition scholarship at such schools? </p>

<p>Not gonna happen.</p>

<p>There are some schools that base full tuition off of being a National Merit Finalist from the PSAT, but you’re not one.</p>

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<p>Thanks jibler for the reality check! (no sarcasm intended)
lol As the deadline approaches for many merit scholarships like Johnson and USC, stupid thoughts tend to be common in my brain</p>

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<p>Do the schools you’re applying to have to offer you full tuition? You can get into very good schools (you honestly shouldn’t have that cutoff of >2000 avg SAT score).</p>

<p>You are a strong applicant to almost all schools.</p>

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<p>The thing is that I consider my state school to be a fairly good school and my parents are upper middle class, so we aren’t going to get much need based aid. The only way going OOS is going to be worth it is if I get full rides sooo yeah…
And the SAT score cutoff was just to provide a rudimentary range of schools that I might look into–I’m not looking for a full ride to U Alabama or schools not much more rigorous than my state flagship, which has an avg SAT score of 1950.</p>

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<p>It’s just tough. I’m in the same boat, and typically those full tuition scholarships are given to those with Ivy League stats (well very competitive - 2250+ SATs, multiple perfect subject tests, etc.)</p>

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<p>I agree with jibler–if you’re looking at schools with SAT score of 2000+, it’s highly unlikely that they’ll give you full tuition. However, I think you’re a strong candidate and some form of financial aid will be offered.</p>