<p>Hey everybody I was just wondering with my stats how much aid I could get from certain universities. Also, anyone who wants to suggest a college or give advice on somewhere where I can get alot of merit based aid would be appreciated.</p>
<p>my stats: </p>
<p>3.7 GPA UW 5 APs
33 ACT
1980 SAT
pretty good ECs dont feel like naming all of this haha</p>
<p>I'm trying to major in business - specifically Accounting or finance.</p>
<p>What would be my financial situation at schools like University of Georgia, University of Alabama, Wake Forest, U Richmond, or Boston University?</p>
<p>thanks in advance!</p>
<p>What is your home state?</p>
<p>You have to check each and every college to see what is available in terms of merit money and maybe merit within need. If you are looking at pure merit, I only know that Alabama has those, and the numbers are stipulated. The others, if they have the awards, don’t have many generous ones and they are very hard to get.</p>
<p>Use an EFC calculator for FAFSA and see what you need approximately will be. Also you home state will be a factor for some scholarships. I don’t think UG, for instance, gives much money to OOS and that is the usual case all around. You have to apply for some scholarships, so do get the information. UB has the TRustees Award and some other such scholarships for which you do have to do separate paperwork. Tbe same with Wake with its prestigious Reynolds award.</p>
<p>The bottom line is that with a few exceptions such as 'bama, name schools, that is a school whose name is generally known, do not give a lot of merit awards easily. Getting a big award is like a lottery ticket. Where you have to go, for the pickings to be good, is to research less known colleges. The relationship is pretty much an inverse. The better known the school, the less likely to get a big merit award. They do not have to pay to attract applicants and use the money to buy what they want, like high test scores. </p>
<p>Where ever you do end up applying, make sure you have a couple of schools on your list that are sure to take you and you know you can afford. THose are the crown jewels of your college list, not the hopefuls for which you aren’t even sure if you’ll get accepted, and then afford if you are. Finding those sure things is the true work of a college search.</p>
<p>Don’t ignore the SUNYs. They are a good value. You would be sure to get a $2500 merit award from UB, and possibly more. Their sticker price is about $20K .</p>
<p>Keep in mind merit aid and financial aid are two different things. Your stats impact merit aid (scholarships). FAFSA is for financial aid and is based on income and assets. Your stats have no impact on this.</p>
<p>If possible, work on bringing up your stats. It looks like the ACT test is better for you. Keep in mind that some schools may require you to take SAT IIs. </p>
<p>You definitely may want to look at schools in New York as I know there are some outstanding schools there that would be more affordable overall, though may not offer much for merit scholarships. </p>
<p>There are some threads on this forum that will help you find out what the qualifying numbers are for good merit scholarships.</p>
<p>Here is Alabama’s info: [Out-of-State</a> Scholarships - Undergraduate Scholarships - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html]Out-of-State”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html)</p>
<p>Just google merit aid [school name] and look for out of state info.</p>
<p>I assume you’re talking about merit aid, as there’s no way to predict need based aid without knowing your financial situation. </p>
<p>My D has pretty much the same GPA and ACT as you do and is planning to major in business in the fall. She has a Presidential Scholarship at Alabama, which is full out of state tuition. It’s completely stats-based and guaranteed if you have the stats and apply by December 1. Her good friend has the same ACT but a higher GPA and got nothing from Wake Forest. I’m not familiar with Georgia, Richmond or BU, but at most schools that offer merit, the higher your stats relative to the rest of the student body, the better your chances at merit awards.</p>