expect how much merit aid??

Paying for College
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<p>how competitive do you think i would be for merit scholarships at LAC's (swarthmore, kenyon, northwestern, macalaster) and schools such as Emerson, NYU, U of Minn, SMU, Fordham, American, Catholic, U of Dallas?</p>

<p>sat: 2210, CR 750, M 660, W 800
sat ii: lit 750
ap: euro 5, lang 5
gpa cumulative: 4.052<only blemishes: one B for one semester each in geometry and chemistry
nmsf
excellent recs and essay</p>

<p>major ecs:
1. DRAMA (school, community, club. very big commitment and leadership)
2. speech and debate (see awards, plus leadership position)
3. emergency infant services, local non profit, treasurer of junior board of directors, likely pres or vp this year
4. 2 internships (one at local private college's film and theatre departments, other at international literary magazine)
5. random work: actress in local indie films and nat'l commercials plus nannying</p>

<p>awards/honors:
nat'l semi finalist in shakespeare monologue competition (lincoln center performance)
nat'l qualifier in dramatic interp
local branch of executive women international scholarship winner
multiple regional and state awards for speech and debate
two published poetry pieces
smith college book award
national council of english teacher's nominee (chosen by school as top writer, actual placing tba)
tons of school academic awards</p>

<p>any input is greatly appreciated! thank you, thank you!</p>

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<p>can i get a bump?</p>

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<p>For Kenyon and Macalester you would be fairly competitive. Those stats are similar to both DD1 and 2. One got $9K at Kenyon and the other a similar amount at Mac.</p>

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<p>I doubt you will get any merit aid at NYU if you have no financial need. The only true merit aid they are giving these days are for talent (for audition/portfolio programs in Tisch and Steinhardt.) You probably can get in the vicinity of $15 - 20K from American.</p>

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<p>@uskoolfish:
do you know how much nyu has been known to give at tisch?</p>

<p>thanks for the info!</p>

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<p>See if you can get your math up above 700. Many colleges are not considering the writing section, so your good score won’t help you much. Math and CR are still the important parts of the SAT. Also, you should research individual schools, and see where your scores place you in the upper register of accepted students. You will probably not get aid if you are only at the 75th or 80th percentile. Most important: make sure you have a financial safety. Bottom line is that you CANNOT predict what any school will give you in merit aid.</p>

<p>My daughter was also NMSF, and she didn’t even get into Northwestern, let alone get merit money. You need to be realistic, and a good time to start is now! Best of luck to you!</p>