<p>I was wondering what schools I could get some good merit aid at (maybe through honors or something). Well I am a Texas senior (at a public school which is alright at the top but terrible at the botton). I got a 1430/2180 Sat (670r,760m,750w) and a 32 act, 31/617 in my class (3.98 gpa), 99.3 wghtd avg. 95.1 uw avg., member of two or three clubs (debate,YReps,NHS), member of math honors society, qualified for regionals in academic comp., 30 hours comm.service, 2 years subvrs. basketball before getting a 16 hours a week job and working for a year, Nm commended, rigorous schedule 7aps this year, all honors + 4aps first 3 years.I am applying for elec.eng. and aeroeng. I was looking into Bama and NYU poly for merit money already..</p>
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<p>U Rochester has a net price calculator on its admission’s website. If you fill out the financial portion, then click submit, you’ll get a link to a merit aid estimator. </p>
<p>I tried it using my D2’s stats and the estimator was pretty much on the nose for how much she actually received.</p>
<p>[University</a> of Rochester : Financial Aid Estimator for First-Year Students](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial/estimator/]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/financial/estimator/)</p>
<p>here’s UAB automatic scholarships: [url=<a href=“http://www.uab.edu%5DWelcome%5B/url”>http://www.uab.edu]Welcome[/url</a>]</p>
<p>oos costs: Fall 2011 First-Year Freshmen Estimated
First-Year Freshman Out-of-State
Tuition and Fees* $14,256
Books and Supplies** $1000
Meal Plan $450 - $3,894
Total $15,706 - $19,150
Residence Hall (Blazer/Camp Hall)*** $5,200
Grand Total $20,906 - $24,350</p>
<p>oos merit : (also have full tuition and housing and 2500 stipend for national merit, national achievement and national hispanic scholars)</p>
<p>Blazer Elite Scholarship
$10,000/yr
Based on academic achievement (28-36 ACT and at least 3.0 GPA)
Blazer Gold Scholarship
$7,500/yr
Based on academic achievement (26-27 ACT and at least 3.0 GPA)
Blazer Pride Scholarship
$5,000/yr
Based on academic achievement (24-25 ACT and at least 3.0 GPA)</p>
<p>To view equivalent SAT test scores (critical reading + math only), please refer to the ACT-SAT Concordance.'</p>
<p>11k undergrads, 17k students total</p>
<p>70% of freshman live on campus</p>
<p>urban campus</p>
<p>ranked 5th for diversity ranked 11th for happiest students</p>
<p>4 wonderful honors programs</p>
<p>receives more research funding than all other alabama schools combined…excellent research opportunities for students</p>
<p>very strong in sciences or health related majors but has full range of other majors</p>
<p>Since you’re looking at Bama, I’m guessing that you know that with your stats you’d get free tuition PLUS 2500 per year. So, your remaining costs would be under $10k per year depending on dorm/meal plan choice.</p>
<p>Alabama Presidential Scholarship for Out-of-State students:<br>
Out-of-State Scholarship Offers</p>
<ul>
<li>Students who have a 32-36 ACT or 1400-1600 SAT (critical reading and mathematics scores only) and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will receive out-of-state tuition scholarship for four years.</li>
</ul>
<p>College of Engineering Out-of-State Scholarships: This includes Comp Sci majors.</p>
<ul>
<li>Students who have a 32-36 ACT or 1400-1600 SAT (math and verbal scores only) and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will receive $2,500 per year for four years.</li>
</ul>
<p>Must apply by Dec 1st. The app is quick and easy. And, you’d qualify for the Honors College.</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks to you letting me know about the aid mom2collegekids, I already got accepted to Alabama</p>