<p>I did look into Mills College. When I did College Board’s NPC, I didn’t receive any aid. </p>
<p>Stephens College is in MO, but it doesn’t even have political science. It only has legal studies.</p>
<p>HelloImChelsea -</p>
<p>If your AP scores won’t be ready in time, sit down with a couple of the SAT Subject Test prep books (see if there are any at your library that you can borrow for free), and take a crack at some of those. If your scores look likely to be decent, then take those exams. The SAT and ACT are produced by different companies, and reflect different notions of what is worth testing. Often students do better on one or the other. If you haven’t looked at the SAT general exam, do that.</p>
<p>If you have a long history of doing poorly on standardized exams relative to your classroom grades, have a sit-down meeting with your guidance counselor and sort through some of the possible causes. Right at the top of the list you should investigate whether or not your test taking strategies are the most efficient ones, and you should discuss whether or not taking timed test makes you more anxious than taking un-timed ones. If either of those issues affect you (and there are others of course, but these are among the most common), your counselor should be able to point you in the right direction to get help.</p>
<p>In your part of the country, 4-H is not unique. However, there are other parts of the country where it is a rare activity. Definitely include it as an out-of-school EC.</p>
<p>UARK does not have good financial aid for OOS students…or in state students for that matter.</p>
<p>That’s true…so although you’d be admitted and get instate rates, it probably wouldn’t be affordable. All you’d get is a $5500 loan. And, the COA is probably around $20k or so for instate. So, it’s not a safety, if it’s not affordable.</p>
<p>Chelsea…many kids assume that a public that charges instate rates is a safety. That’s only true if your family will pay all costs or you have some kind of assured large scholarship. Getting accepted is only half the issue. You have to have the funds.</p>
<p>happymomof1: I actually took the US history subject test, but I didn’t like having a fourth of a point deducted for each wrong answer. I’m not going to send the score. </p>
<p>I’ve heard that you shouldn’t send subject test scores unless they’re 750+. My score wasn’t.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids: I think I will receive a scholarship at either Missouri State or Mizzou for attending Girls State. I’m also applying for another $1,000 scholarship that can be used at any college in the US. </p>
<p>You’re right about that. I did MO State’s calculator and I’d still have to pay 15K a year. Ugh…</p>
<p>If you can’t pay that then consider CCs. Here are the schools with articulation agreements with Missou. [Articulation</a> agreements and transfer guides | Undergraduate Admissions | University of Missouri](<a href=“http://admissions.missouri.edu/apply/transfer/articulation-agreements-transfer-guides/index.php]Articulation”>Articulation Agreements & Transfer Guides – Mizzou Admissions)</p>
<p>happymomof1: When I take tests in class, I’m fine. I usually finish early. </p>
<p>I think that when I take standardized tests, I get nervous because I know that I’m taking the real thing.</p>
<p>Erin’s Dad: I wouldn’t mind going to a CC, but the one in my area is a trade school. My debate teacher always jokes that if I did attend, I would be the best welder there.</p>
<p>How much will it cost you to go to Mizzou? Do you live close enough to commute? If so, then there’s no reason to start at a CC.</p>
<p>Isn’t Mizzou where you get the tuition discount from?</p>
<p>mom2collegekids: Mizzou is over 4 hours away from my house, so no commuting for me. 
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<p>According to the website, the total cost is $22,216 per year. I currently qualify for a $2,000 scholarship based on my ACT and my class rank. I will qualify for some type of scholarship because I attended Girls State. I might be able to get a scholarship through 4-H. </p>
<p>There has to be other scholarship opportunities out there.</p>
<p>The college my mom is a professor at will give me a 60 percent discount, which knocks the tuition per year down to $2,000. The problem is it’s way too close to home.</p>
<p>HelloImChelsea,</p>
<p>While you may feel that the school is too close to your home, it is a financially feasible option as far as your mom is concerned. Please remember that the majority of students who attend college live at home because the “going away to college” experience is one that many families financially grapple with.</p>
<p>This is why we are stressing to you to make sure that you have choices that you are willing to attend that are also financially feasible options for your mom. are there any other schools where your mom can apply her tuition discount?</p>
<p>This is veering off track a bit. I think OP needs to spend the next month researching colleges that are a great fit. Right now, getting lost in extraneous details. </p>
<p>OP- 1k scholarships- which you may or may not get- aren’t going to make more than a 1k dent. </p>
<p>You need to find colleges where you are a great fit. Forget the sidetracks, how the USH Sat 2 is graded or test anxiety or why college X isn’t “it.”. Do the research. Make this make sense.</p>
<p>Will your mom let you live at the school where she is a professor? My daughter goes to a college that is only 15 minutes away. She got a great scholarship and we are able to swing her living at school, so she has the best of both worlds - she can have the “college experience” of living at school and she is close to home so I can see her often. We are both really happy with the way it has worked out.</p>
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<p>Assuming your GPA is at least 3.5, plus a 27 ACT, you would qualify for a full tuition scholarship at Troy University. If your ACT is 28, then you would qualify for full tuition at SE Missouri State and Alabama-Birmingham.</p>
<p>More info and links here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>Also I would encourage you to take the SAT. You might do better on it than the ACT, and that would enhance your admission/scholarship chances.</p>
<p>getting a full tuition scholarship that leaves 10-12k on the table really is not going to help her cause. Op is most likely not pell eligible and mom is only willing to pay 2500. even with a 5500 stafford loan, there will still be $4 left on the table that needs to be paid.</p>
<p>There are summer jobs and jobs in school.</p>
<p>*Will your mom let you live at the school where she is a professor? My daughter goes to a college that is only 15 minutes away. She got a great scholarship and we are able to swing her living at school, *</p>
<p>The college my mom is a professor at will give me a 60 percent discount, which knocks the tuition per year down to $2,000. The problem is it’s way too close to home.</p>
<p>Which school is this? </p>
<p>Does it have your majors?</p>
<p>Living on campus at your mom’s school is probably not much of an option unless R&B costs about $5500 per year (a student loan). You’re limited by the fact that your mom will only pay $2500 per year…which is about the balance of tuition after your mom’s prof discount.</p>
<p>I think you need to wait til you have your best scores and see what merit you might get at various schools. Also take the SAT…some do better on that.</p>
<p>* When I did College Board’s NPC*</p>
<p>USE the NPC that is on each school’s website.</p>
<p>If you’re a rising senior you still have time to bring your ACT score up…also you might want to take the SAT.
You shouldn’t have to attend a community college, though…
Again, I’m going to recommend looking at colleges in Arkansas. With the exception of main campus UARK, nearly all of the state’s universities offer great merit aid, even for OOS students.</p>
<p>Mom2collegekids: The college is Missouri Southern State University. My mom wants me to live on campus, which I think is unnecessary.</p>
<p>It has international studies, but it doesn’t have Arabic. </p>
<p>Should I see if I can get my ACT score up to a 30? </p>
<p>I don’t think I would do well on the SAT. I thought the PSAT was hard, personally.</p>