<p>My parents make too much money to qualify for much, if any, financial aide, but they aren't planning on paying for my college. I can expect maybe maximum 10k a year, if that. Which basically means I'm going to be borrowing nearly my entire cost of college. </p>
<p>I have a GPA of 3.45 at a pretty highly nationally ranked high school. It puts me towards the bottom of the class, but my school doesn't release rank. </p>
<p>I've taken (including this year), 4 AP's, and 2 IB's (IB's are a little like AP's but different, and they're two year courses instead of one year courses (so I guess 4 IB's 2 last year and 2 this year, if you try and count it that way). I'm also a member of math team and tennis team. </p>
<p>I also have a 2220 on my SAT's (740 CR, 740 M, 740 M) and pretty high SAT II (780 Math II, 750 US History, 730 Literature). </p>
<p>Obviously, my SAT scores are my strong point, my GPA, not so much. </p>
<p>Are there any schools, preferably in the Northeast, that would give me a full ride with those stats? (I'm not looking for a great school, just a halfway decent one). The career options I'm considering (math teacher or actuary) don't seem to require a really prestigious school, so I'm not very concerned about name. I'm planning on majoring in mathematics, btw.</p>
<p>I doubt there are any NE schools that would give you a free ride for your stats. NE schools tend to be more “need-based” than “merit-based.” </p>
<p>I’m not saying that there aren’t any NE schools that give merit, it’s just that **you need at least free tuition **for your stats, and that’s not likely in the NE…especially since your GPA is lowish.</p>
<p>Is that your WEIGHTED GPA? Does it include all classes (including PE, electives, etc) If your weighted GPA is at least a 3.5, then there may be some possible schools.</p>
<p>That’s my non-weighted GPA. My school doesn’t weigh. It also doesn’t include gym and a couple of electives which aren’t factored into GPA (some are and some aren’t)(which I’m pretty sure would bring it up). All of core classes are honors. I also got A’s in my APs (A- in AP Calc sophmore year, A in AP Micro junior year… I also have A’s in the AP’s I’m taking this year, though I don’t think that will really count)</p>
<p>In the NE is prefered, but I’m up for anything that’s within a 12-15 hour drive of NJ if it means it’ll be completely full. Not just tuition, but tuition plus room + board. I guess that means I’ll consider anything as far south as South Carolina or so and as far west as Indiana or so.</p>
<p>If you can go farther out, LSU is about $26K per year (tuition ,fees, room & board x 2 semesters) and gives a $13K scholarship for having at least a 1440 SAT (CR+M) and at least a 3.0 GPA. That would bring the cost pretty close to $10K.</p>
<p>If you could get to 3.5, you’d get full OOS tuition at Alabama.</p>
<p>Various schools have some specific scholarships. A girl from our town got a full-ride from a Catholic college for basically being a good Catholic. I don’t know about her grades and scores. Since you have outstanding test scores, and decent grades from a tough school that could help in getting merit aid from a good but less prestigious college. Good luck!</p>
<p>I obviously don’t know about that girl and her scholarship, but sometimes a Catholic school will give such a scholarship to a student with strong academics, amazing community service, leadership, and perhaps a need component.</p>