<p>33 ACT</p>
<p>For you to get a large amount of merit money, you need to apply to schools that give such scholarships AND where your ACT 33 is in the top 3-10% of the school. </p>
<p>*Is it just based on test scores? *</p>
<p>There is a large pool of kids with high GPAs.</p>
<p>There is a smaller pool of kids with high test scores.</p>
<p>There is an even smaller pool of kids with both high GPAs and high test scores. Good sized merit scholarships usually are given to these kids. If a school needs to further “down-select”, they’ll consider ECs, state where the student is from, URM status, etc.</p>
<p>Schools don’t give merit money just to be “nice.” They give these scholarships to benefit the school…to get more students on campus with high stats. </p>
<p>Obviously at top schools, an ACT 33 is not impressive. It’s average at those schools. Plus many top schools don’t give merit scholarships. </p>
<p>How much merit money do you want?</p>
<p>For you to get large merit scholarships, you need to apply to mid-tier and 3rd tier schools that give such scholarships. Typically, you have to look at schools ranked below 60 to get substantial merit scholarships with your stats.</p>