I agree it would be ideal to raise the scores… not sure how realistic that is. I was thinking Tulane- it is on the list of schools that meet need and appears to be a match (?). It’s worth a shot.
I still say he/she needs to research test optional schools and find the ones that meet need. Your four options are worth investigating.
Why do you think your SAT1 score is so low, your other tests are great/good. Did you study? Why aren’t you sitting over summer? Are you studying hard? How about trying the ACT?
There are several colleges in the Northeast that are need-blind and might be a match for you. As @twogirls suggested, use the Net Price Calculator and make sure you have your family’s current annual income available.
What you need to do is first check your eligibility even within GA as you have so recently moved. Assuming you are instate for tuition purposes as your family moved there this summer and it would be over a year, you need to line up GA schools. Whether or not you want to stay is irrelevant. You can apply to full needs met schools but your stats aren’t going to put you in the top of the pile, and you need a college you can actually attend this time next year. Is GT doable with your stats as instate?
Need blind is an admissions term…and has nothing to do with financial aid. It simply means that schools do not consider your financial need when considering the admissions application.
The colleges in the northeast, and west are going to be costly. I’m not sore how you will be able to,cover the full cost of attending these OOS schools.
I’m unclear also…does your family have significant financial need? Can you run the net price calculators for the colleges to see your potential net costs?
I would suggest you apply to University of Alabama…today. You will get yoir admissions decision with merit aid within about three weeks. It’s possible that you could get enough aid from them…that with a $5500 student loan, and your parent contribution…and the merit aid offered…it MIGHT be affordable for you.
Alabama has his stats as a 19K a year scholarship, that is going to leave a big gap (COA for OOS 48K). When looking for OOS it is important not to throw out the baby with the bathwater. if your state school is better than the OOS merit options like Alabama, you stay where you can get the most bang for your buck. OP could look att tuition reciprocity agreements, I assume Alabama is part of that anyway so it is possible that my first point is moot LOL.
@Waitwhatss With your stats you have a shot at some meets full need schools, and I believe they’re your best bet for affordability. Most are hard to get into, but some are within your range. You’ll have to have a safety in your pocket that’s affordable, and that’s usually an in-state public school (sorry). All of these meet full need or are very close. Run some net price calculators if any interest you…
Babson College (MA) 98%
Bryn Mawr College (PA)
College of the Holy Cross (MA)
College of Wooster (OH) 95%
Connecticut College (CT)
Davidson College (NC)
Dickinson College (PA) 99%
Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
Hamilton College (NY)
Kenyon College (OH)
Lafayette College (PA)
Lawrence University (WI) 97%
Lehigh University (PA) 95%
Macalester College (MN)
Mount Holyoke College (MA)
Occidental College (CA)
Saint Olaf College (MN) 99%
Smith College (MA)
Soka University of America (CA)
Syracuse University (NY) 96%
Thomas Aquinas College (CA)
Trinity College (CT)
Union College (NY)
University of Richmond (VA)
University of Rochester (NY) 97%
Vassar College (NY)
Washington and Lee University (VA)
Wesleyan University (CT)
Based upon your GPA and recent SAT score, you would be academically qualified for most NESCACs and Claremonts, as well as many of the other colleges included here:
OP, look into Questbridge .org. With your test scores and family income you are eligible. Please go to the Questbridge website and see all the partner schools. If you are offered admission to any of them, it is a full ride at most, with possibly only a summer earnings contribution.