<p>Scholarships?</p>
<p>There are some listed here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1461983-competitive-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-2.html#post15889078[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1461983-competitive-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-2.html#post15889078</a></p>
<p>Thanks! Any more? Specifically merit? The websites are so vague sometimes and I want straight answers/requirements.</p>
<p>What are your stats? GPA? test scores?</p>
<p>Well, ACT 24 SAT 1130 (1700), GPA 3.9(4.6)</p>
<p>But I’m not just looking for the ones that I qualify now for, I want to know the requirements for all the full ride scholarships so I can have a goal…</p>
<p>Anyway you could bump that SAT to at least a 1300 or 1350 ?</p>
<p>Im sure I could…</p>
<p>Are you considering applying to public or private colleges. There are not a lot of full merit scholarships at NC publics. They are very competitive…the Morehead-Cain and Robertson at UNC, the Park at NCSU, the Levine at UNC-Charlotte for example. In general you must have very high stats and impressive ec’s.<br>
The smaller, less competitive private schools give merit money but very few full rides so it usually still costs more than full pay at an NC public.</p>
<p>Public definitely, more likely considering
Appalachian, uncc, unca, nc state, or uncw</p>
<p>^^
Do any of those schools offer “full rides”? </p>
<p>What is your situation? </p>
<p>If you’re low income, you might qualify for state and federal aid.</p>
<p>(BTW…it’s not that easy to raise your M+CR score up by 200+ points.)</p>
<p>I think i could…i just need to study some things for reading and writing. Im still debating if me guessing on some of them was a good idea or not, and on the act i didn’t know that wrong answers didn’t hurt you so a lot of them were left blank</p>
<p>Oh and i think they do i would just need to raise my scores tooooo too much lol</p>
<p>You need to go to each schools FA/scholarship website to see what scholarships are offered. If you cant find information, then call the admissions office. That’s what they are there for. I’m not sure your scores are high enough for full merit aid at any of the big NC schools.</p>
<p>What do you consider the big nc schools?</p>
<p>Your grades are excellent, but your standardized test scores aren’t in line with them. I recommend working over the summer to raise your standardized test scores this fall. My D is an SAT/ACT tutor who helped one student raise his math SAT score by 200 points. I understand that the ACT science section is one that can particularly be improved upon with practice. The SAT/ACT forum has many suggestions on how to prepare for those tests.</p>
<p>With your current standardized test scores, you cannot expect to receive merit scholarships from most NC colleges. For merit scholarships, many colleges want students to have test scores in the top 25% of those of admitted students, and even that is no guarantee. Wake forest is test-optional but gives very few merit scholarships. </p>
<p>I am not trying to be negative, but rather to spur you on to work over the summer to improve your test scores. Your grades indicate that you should be able to do so!</p>
<p>Some colleges have competitive merit scholarships- while there may be a minimum GPA/score to be considered for it, the school will choose the most competitive applicants.
The only NC college that I am aware of that has automatic merit awards for freshmen is NCCU. The Rising Eagle Scholarship is for room/board and requires a minimum 3.5 GPA, 1800 SAT, or 27 ACT. While these types of awards are automatic, the school can award them to applicants until funding runs out, so it is important to apply for them asap. Many scholarships have early deadlines.
Colleges also can award FA for need based, and other circumstances like being a resident of a specific county, or being first generation. Info on them can be found on the financial aid info online and are different for each college.</p>
<p>As to the “big” NC schools, there are many excellent schools in NC. UNC CH is so highly ranked and selective, that comparing schools on that scale could lead to overlooking some excellent opportunities at other schools. Your best chance of success at college is finding the one that fits you academically and financially, no matter what peers or others say or choose. There are good students attending a variety of colleges.</p>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>