<p>At a big named public university (for example:Texas A&M, U of South Carolina, etc), if I have gotten 4.0 all freshman year and all sophomore year, and I am taking 2 honors classes and 1 AP class this year. How much money in scholarships could I be eligible for for my grades? If anything?</p>
<p>I’d focus on schools which are affordable, what state are you in?
There may be some money for golf.
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<p>I am in California and I think I may get an offer from a D-1 school but mostly a D-2 school. I think my grades can get me a little something also though</p>
<p>Will you be a National Merit scholar?</p>
<p>You need to go on the sites and see what scholarships are offered by each school. There are some schools that have zero or single digits in terms of full tution/ full ride or substantial awards. In that case, you may not be eligble for anything and/or your chances just about zilch. They will also give you the requisities for qualifying for those awards, and if you don’t meet them, you also have a miniscule chance or none in getting a substantial award. You can’t squeeze water out of a dry rock. </p>
<p>TEst scores usually figure strongly in getting these awards, As Emeraldkity mentions, National Merit Scholars are welcomed at some schools with automatic or near automatic awards. </p>
<p>Unless the awards are automatically given if you have a certain test score and grade point average (and in and out of state status is also often in play), you can be “eligible” for awards but that doesn’t mean you necessarily get them. My son applied for the Presidential Awards at Georgia Tech along with some other scholarships, and didn’t get any of them even though his resume and stats made it possible for him to be considered. Some of those high paying awards get a lot more contenders than there is money.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t count on getting anything for grades alone. Most schools that give merit require good test scores as well. High test scores are rarer than high grades. My D goes to a large state flagship that gave her an automatic merit scholarship for a combination of grades and aCT score (but it was obvious that they test scores were the key factor). Some schools give automatic/guaranteed scholarships - if you have the requiired scores and grades and apply by a stated date, you get the money - but at a lot you still have to compete and the grades and scores just get you into the competition. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Grades alone probably wont earn any merit scholarship. None of the schools my daughter looked at awarded merit based just on grades. Most of the institutional scholarships were based on high ACT/SAT scores combined with a minimum required GPA. For instance her scholarship required an ACT of 32 plus a minimum 3.75 GPA. A 33 plus a 3.75 would have earned her a couple of thousand a year more.</p>
<p>Actual scholarships will vary by school, so you will have to check with each school you are interested in.</p>