<p>I have a friend who lives in-state. He has 3.6/4.6 gpa
800m/630cr/600w
not too many comm service hours, top 30%
He needs a lot of merit aid? can he get it? how?
thanks</p>
<p>UF doesn’t give merit aid to freshman as far as I know, except if you’re national merit</p>
<p>what are the requisites for national merit?</p>
<p>Typically a 212 or 213+ on the PSAT which you take your junior year.</p>
<p>That SAT score isn’t even high enough for honors college. UF has gotten stingy in regards to Merit scholarships. You would need a lot higher.</p>
<p>well, he needs aid. any advice?
He is good at math and goes to math tournaments frequently</p>
<p>he’ll get financial aid if he needs it, but if he’s looking for merit aid, he’s got to get outside scholarships. if he’s a good candidate that shouldn’t be an issue.</p>
<p>UF has some merit aid program. Most of their merit aid is targeted to lure high-achieving minorities.</p>
<p>no
they suck for merit aid</p>
<p>Basically merit aid is non-existent for incoming freshmen. Only thing I can think of is Lombardi Scholars. It’s really competitive though. In-state only, but they only gave out eight last year. Here is the site: [University</a> of Florida Honors Program: John V. Lombardi Scholarship](<a href=“http://www.honors.ufl.edu/lombardi/]University”>http://www.honors.ufl.edu/lombardi/)</p>
<p>And a list of all scholarships available to incoming students (besides need based):
[University</a> of Florida Scholarships for Incoming Students](<a href=“http://www.honors.ufl.edu/incoming.html]University”>http://www.honors.ufl.edu/incoming.html)</p>
<p>Lots of scholarships and opportunities once he gets here, though. If he takes initiative and applies for stuff offered through the school, he can get a lot of money if he’s a good student.</p>