You read it in the title. I would like to find a state school that will give me a scholarship for full tuition, including the out of state portion, for my 32 ACT and 3.5 GPA. I’m looking for midsize schools preferably, but willing to look at other options. I’m from the Southeast and would like to stay in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Georgia, Florida, or South Carolina. Also, I know that full tuition does not cover room and board. My family can afford to pay the equivalent of room, board, and those other expenses like books and stuff. I need to get tuition paid for in scholarships. I do not want to have to take out loans. Thank you.
Are you instate for at least one of those states?
No one wants to take out loans but sometimes it is necessary
I am instate for Mississippi but Ole Miss and Mississippi State are party schools and as much as I want a school with big athletics and stuff like normal state schools, I’m not interested in huge parties or greek life.
With big athletics comes big partying. In the south, that’s a given.
Look at North Florida in Jax and similar schools
What happened to your GPA since your last thread? 3.5 is going to be your sticking point. If that has dropped from 3.7 since jan, and you are a junior, you should make sure to work on that, also as a junior you have a really good opportunity to up your ACT. How many times did you sit it?
Have you looked at Univ of Louisiana-Lafayette, or even Mississippi State? Mississippi State impressed us and offered strong scholarships (similar scores as you), but my son just didn’t feel pulled in. ULL is my son’s top pick right now and with all scholarships told, it will be less than $7k, year, by our best guess. Top scholarships include Room/Board, as well as a laptop and additional money for tuition. Good luck!
Large public schools have partying, period. These schools are large enough, and inclusive enough, and inexpensive enough, that there will always be a sizable contingent whose primary activity and priority is partying. Just the way it is—every public school across the south and Midwest you name falls in that bucket. Try some state LACs like Truman State in Missouri or similar, which will have tons of drinking but perhaps not the same level of partying commitment.
Would this list at http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/21089443/#Comment_21089443 help you?
University of Alabama in Huntsville
As noted above - UAH
Its not a huge sports culture school - Men’s hockey but no football. Lots of other Div II sports
A 32 ACT with a 3.5 GPA will get you 100% tuition - GPA is based on weighted if it is listed on transcripts. We were told “we look at the highest GPA listed and that is what our awards are based on”
The dorms are amazing, the campus is beautiful and it is not a “party” school.
Room/Board is reasonable and on par with other schools.
My DD hates the southern sports culture and was pleased to encounter more of a “nerd” culture, she felt right at home.
The UAH hockey team is Division I, so the highest level of NCAA competition. It is the #1 college hockey program south of Ohio and east of Colorado.
Southeast Missouri State, if you can get to a 3.6.
Hockey is different from other sports. There is no D2, so the D2 teams play up or down. The rest of UAH is D2. Crew is another sport where you’ll see all divisions competing against each other.
Miami of Ohio seems to fit your interests. You would possibly be in line for a 1/2 to full TUITION scholarship if you have a 3.5 and a 33 ACT. The school super-scores for admissions AND merit aid. Note that the application deadline for merit aid is Dec. 1, so that will only work if you are a junior and are applying later in the year. Good luck!
Wouldn’t count on Miami of Ohio. My S18 with a 34, 4.0 UW, 4.6 W, very good ECs, etc., received an offer of 2/3 tuition in-state. Know of other high stats kids offered even less. The merit grid on their website is approximate, and with the applicant pools getting more and more competitive, that grid is becoming less and less accurate. My guess is that they will need to update it soon to reflect the data of more recent applicant stats and corresponding awards.
If you could get your GPA up to top 10% in your school, Texas Tech will waive your out of state tuition, & give you enough scholarship money to pay for the in-state tuition.
If you’re focused only on merit scholarships (not need-based aid), then seen this list:
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
Search CC for variations/updates to that list, for example:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/2006094-2017-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-p5.html
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1910341-merit-scholarships-for-33-act-and-top-10-percent-class-rank-p1.html
Depending on your family’s circumstances, need-based aid may result in a competitive (or possibly even lower) net price compared to what you’d get from merit scholarships. Run the online net price calculators for any colleges that interest you.
SUU, Wyoming, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State are ones I can think of off the top of my head. Here’s a link for Alabama. If you can bring up that ACT score just one point, you would get a 100k nonresident tuition scholarship.
Ole miss is your best bet. Try to get into the Honors college and/or to minimize impact of partiers ask for substance free/wellness dorm.
You can also try UAH, FSU.
with a 33, UAlabama.
@genecr4 I just found University of Central Arkansas. It looks like you would qualify for Distinguished. If you are out of state but live on campus, you get in-state rates (so about $15,000/year) and the Distinguished scholarship cuts your cost way down.