Okay so I’m 16 a sophomore attended a public Highschool in New Jersey. Throughout my freshman and current sophomore year I’ve played sports, barely studied, obtained a job and wasted my free time. Coming to the end of my sophomore year I managed to get a 3.4 gpa in which I take all honors classes both freshman and sophomore year.( history, chemistry, algebra, geometry, English). My first 2 years I didn’t study at all, played in class and didn’t take anything seriously. Coming towards junior year I wanted to know if I should do IB program or Advanced placement. I plan on dropping all sports junior and senior year. I am a good test taker scoring above 85% of all sophomores on the mathematics section of the PSAT and above 60% on the English. I enjoy school but I’m a bit lazy and believe I can’t stay focused or quit playing around. Which would be a better fit to get full ride or dang near full ride scholarships based on my attributes and past history in school?
full ride and near full ride are basically the same?
Bump
Yes
Why the interest in a full ride? Because you are poor and cannot otherwise go to college? Or because you just simply want it?
People use the word “scholarships” in a sloppy way. That could mean need-based financial aid or non-need-based merit money. Schools use merit money as a recruiting tool to bring up tbe school’s average stats. That means for any given school, to be a credibible candidate, your stats neeed to be near the upper end of that school’s distribution.
I can’t afford college
I can’t afford college