<p>I am a junior in high school, looking for scholarships. Unfortunately, I am not that smart, well compared to lots of you, I only have a 3.72 gpa, decent conduct. I need a lot more volunteer hours to graduate, but I did get a few in Houston food bank, and homeless shelters. </p>
<p>If I am not eligible for Austin, what other UT school could I try, and how?</p>
<p>UT is admitting top 7% of high school graduates. So your GPA is not relevant.</p>
<p>There no defined automatic merit scholarships at UT.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, but ah man, top 7 percent? That means I cant make it? My school is really small, only one junior class, and there is only 16 of us. I am ranked 4 out of 16, so only top 25 percent…</p>
<p>Not sure how they consider classes that small.</p>
<p>A&M has automatic admit for top 25% and certain SAT/ACT scores.</p>
<p>Alright, and err what is *********** ? scholarships?</p>
<p>Look on those college websites for guaranteed scholarships. You will,probably need to use your GPA and SAT/ACT score. To be honest, I’m not sure you will find full rides.</p>
<p>You will need a MUCH higher SAT score than 1000 to qualify for significant merit aid…and even acceptances at many schools.</p>
<p>Daminus</p>
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<p>If a student needs remedial classes or is very close to needing them, the best way is to start at community college. </p>
<p>Any scholarships are out of question. </p>
<p>Need-based financial aid (Pell Grant, Texas Grant etc) is still available and based on FAFSA.</p>
<p>You can use FAFSA4caster to estimate your federal portion of finaid.(Pell Grant).
[Estimate</a> Your Aid | Federal Student Aid](<a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa/estimate]Estimate”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa/estimate)</p>
<p>Rather than use the FAFSAforecaster…which is a bit put of date…use the Net Price Calculators found on each college website. These will be more accurate. But keep in mind…these are now accurate for the upcoming academic year. You will have to do these again when your a HS senior.</p>
<p>But really…until you have your SAT score from spring junior year, you have no way to target colleges for acceptance or aid. </p>
<p>Do,a search on this forum for the Xiggi Method. It is a way to prepare for the SAT.</p>
<p>Thanks but 1000 SAT score is not even real, it does not count, and that was when I was in seventh grade, I did not know algebra, or any of the vocab. IT did not count</p>
<p>My point is…until you have your REAL SAT score, you really have no way to target schools. In the meantime, start gathering information about a variety of schools.</p>
<p>You probably want to take that SAT in the spring.</p>
<p>What was your PSAT score?</p>
<p>The nice thing about Texas public universities is that they all have some published (on their web sites) thresholds of automatic admission by rank and test scores, so (after taking the SAT and ACT and getting your junior year rank) you should know which of them would be admissions safeties (but you still need to check the net price calculators).</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-20.html#post16451378[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-20.html#post16451378</a> notes that two Texas public schools (and various schools outside of Texas) have automatic large merit scholarships based on meeting certain rank or GPA and test scores. The test scores may give you targets to aim for when taking the SAT and ACT.</p>
<p>Best would be to take both the SAT and ACT this year, since you may do better on one than the other. If necessary, retake the higher one later after studying to get a higher score.</p>
<p>You need to talk to your high school counselor. Set up an appointment with one who deals with colleges, and get a list of questions for that person. You need to find out what students even get inot UT Austin. My nephews did not make the cut–they got into A&M, but not Austin, and they were way up there in test scores and had GPAs similar to yours.</p>
<p>@thumper1
I don’t know my PSAT score, I took it in 11th grade, this year around in October I believe, so last month. Thanks for the info, As for the SAT, yea I will take it in the spring.</p>
<p>@ucblamanus
Alright I will check out the link.</p>
<p>@cptofthehouse
Good idea, I will talk to him more about this. As a matter of fact with him, I am going to do a senior thesis project.</p>
<p>UT Austin auto-admits top 7-8 % of HS students. Outside of those it’s difficult to get in.</p>
<p>As far as scholarship, not much.
My D, ranked 4 out of 400, SAT 2270, was offered 1K scholarship.
Her best friend, ranked 1st, about same SAT, was given first year tuition (per law) only.</p>
<p>@fire123
Well I don’t have a chance then eh?</p>
<p>Daminus…full ride scholarships are VERY rare. There just are not that many of them…at any school. Most schools that offer big scholarships offer them for full tuition, or partial tuition.</p>
<p>The Trustees Scholarship at Boston University for example, is a very high award there. It is for tuition only. Northeastern offers a full tuition scholarship to its top 3-4 applicants each year. USC offers a half tuition scholarship for NMS finalists. </p>
<p>And those schools have MUCH deeper pockets than UT Austin. You are already get a bit of a “subsidy” by getting instate tuition.</p>