<p>stats for three kids who received the merit Trinity College Presidential award:</p>
<p>My D received it and we were also happily surprised by the award!</p>
<p>Her stats:</p>
<p>4.9 UW GPA
6 AP classes (4 this year)
school doesn't rank, but is one of the top public school districts in the country.
32 ACT, SAT's in the 700s.
Governor's School for Japanese language, which she's studied since 1st grade.
ECs: singing and Japanese.</p>
<p>AND</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>Rank: 1/450
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
ACT: 35</p>
<p>AP Scholar with Distinction. Add'l math/science courses at local university: Calculus III, DiffEq, Linear Algebra, Modern Physics.</p>
<p>EC: Baseball captain, school mascot, ballroom dancing instructor.</p>
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From another thread (person is from Maryland):</p>
<p>"Just got my letter from the University of Maryland saying that I was awarded the Banneker/Key Scholarship! That's a completely full ride covering tuition, room and board, and a book allowance."
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<p>That was me. :)</p>
<p>To add, one does not need to be an instate student to qualify for the Banneker/Key scholarship. Those who are nominated as finalists (300 or so) for the BK,show up to interview, but are not selected are awarded the Presidential scholarship, which is $8000/year, which would cover instate tuition, or room and board--however you like to see it.</p>
<p>S was offered the following at Furman University whose COA is $36,600</p>
<p>Hollingsworth Scholarship $25,000 SC in-state students only
Wylie Departmental Math Scholarship $7,500 In or Out of State
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship $6,700 In-state Lottery scholarship
SC tuition grant $700 In-State only</p>
<p>Total Scholarships $39,900 </p>
<p>Mom and Dad sure hope he picks Furman!!!</p>
<p>Note: This was the first year for the Hollingsworth scholarship. 20 in-state scholarships were awarded all for $25,000. This enabled Furman to spread out the 3 Lay (full tuition, R&B) and 10 Duke (full tuition) scholarships to more out of state students.</p>
<p>Son received George Washington Honor Scholarship at W&L --
full tuition for four yrs at Washington and Lee ($31,175 for 2006-07).
900+ applicants this yr, approx 95 finalists
40 received at least full tution (some received room, board, books too!).
Rest received some significant but varying amts of merit aid. </p>
<p>Profile:
SAT I 730V, 710M (refused to take it senior yr!)
SAT II 760 Bio(M), 710 Math
GPA 4.6w
4 AP classes (only 1 permitted before sr yr, 3 max in sr yr), rest honors
Small independent school (140 students!)
Md. Distinguished Scholar
Claes Nobel Scholar (Natl Socy of High School Scholars)(1 of 5 out of 10,000 applicants)
Regional broadcaster's Student Scholar
Jefferson Scholar Finalist (UVa)
Natl Merit commended student
Sr class pres
Honor Council
Captain lacrosse, soccer, basketball -- 12 varsity letters
All conference/region lacrosse (recruited by 50+ colleges)
All conference soccer
All region chorus
Leads in school plays
Md. Teenage Republicans regional/county chair
hospital, summer camp volunteer</p>
<p>This is his dream come true bc W&L is his first choice school. Go Generals!</p>
<p>Do any parents of this years freshman college class have any full or near full merit tuition scholarships to post. If the merit scholarship was for "in state" students only, please state such. Thanks.</p>
<p>This LAC, one of the 40 "Colleges That Change Lives" listed by Loren Pope and a consistent "best value" offers the brown scholar award. Only three of these are offered but they offer many other good scholarships. With a lower tuition of $23,630, it is possible for high achieving students with a talent in music, art, theatre or URM to come between $18,000 and $23,000 in scholarships. They are very transparent in how they determine scholarships. Only one scholarship over $6000 will be given but scholarships under that amount can be stacked. </p>
<p>BROWN SCHOLAR AWARD - FULL TUITION, ROOM AND BOARD</p>
<p>To be eligible for the Brown Scholar Award, applicants should meet the minimum qualifications as outlined in the general scholarship program and rank minimally in the top 5% of their high school class (or if high school does not rank have the equivalent of at least a 3.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in academic work.) In addition, students should score at least a 1400 on the SAT (critical reading & math) or 32 on the ACT.</p>
<p>The following criteria will be used to evaluate each candidate: quality and rigor of the high school academic record, performance on the SAT or ACT, evidence of leadership, quality of the written essay, personal interview with a member of the admission staff, content of recommendation letters, and involvement in extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>Finalists will be invited to campus to interview and compete for awards March 2-3, 2007 (Friday/Saturday). This award is highly competitive. Typically, over 100 admitted students meet the minimum guidelines for consideration. There are no more than three Brown Scholars in any entering class.</p>