<p>I'm talking about the ones from here: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1461983-competitive-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-p4.html">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1461983-competitive-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-p4.html</a> and here: <a href="http://thecollegematchmaker.com/111-ridiculously-awesome-full-tuition-schoarships/">http://thecollegematchmaker.com/111-ridiculously-awesome-full-tuition-schoarships/</a></p>
<p>I've already looked into guaranteed scholarships, so please don't suggest those.</p>
<p>What I'm looking for is good computer science schools where I may have an actual chance of winning a full tuition/ride scholarship. I'm poor, but not poor enough to get tons of financial aid.</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.87 (unweighted)
Class Rank: Top 10%
ACT: 35 (9 on essay)
SAT Subject Tests: math ii (800), chemistry (760) - these are guesses, but should be accurate
4 years cross country (2 on varsity), 3 years wrestling (2 on varsity), 2 years tennis, 2 years track (2 on varsity)
2 years Future Problem Solvers, 3 years DECA, 4 year Math Team</p>
<p>I was a state finalist in DECA, and took 1st in a district competition. I had a team take 10th internationally in 10th grade in Future Problem Solvers.
While I don't think colleges care about academic achievements before high school, I still think they are worth mentioning:</p>
<p>6th Grade: 1st in state for math masters fact drill. 1st in international Future Problem Solving individual competition.
7th Grade: 3rd in State for SCSU math competition.</p>
<p>I have not had any leadership positions in any of the extracurricular activities that I do, and I have not done any volunteering, so yeah.</p>
<p>and if I’m not competitive enough, then do you know of any outside scholarships that offer full tuition based purely on some sort of competition?</p>
<p>External scholarships that are enough for full tuition for 4 years are extremely rare and competitive. You can pretty much forget about it. Your best bet would be looking for merit aids from schools. To make you competitive for such level of merit scholarships, you need to be among the top 1% of applicants or apply to schools that offer automatic scholarships with your score/GPA. </p>
<p>Look at TUlane, Hofstra, Rochester, RPI, RIT, Fordham, UBuffalo, Pitt. Also look at Fastweb and see what’s there. It is very difficult to get awards that are in the $20K+ range, especially for 4 years, but you can give it a go.</p>
<p>Here is a list of schools that give out merit money and avg awards: <a href=“Colleges and Universities That Award Merit Aid - Graphic - NYTimes.com”>Colleges and Universities That Award Merit Aid - Graphic - NYTimes.com; . Look where your stats range in their pool. GOtta be up there to get the big bucks. </p>
<p>Are you male? If so I think you have an excellent shot at a full tuition scholarship at one of the lower ranked catholic colleges. Think schools like St Joe’s and laSalle in Philadelphia, Manhattan and St. John’s in NY. There are plenty in New England and Ohio as well. I think you’ve also got a great shot if you’re female but being a boy definitely increases your chances. </p>
<p>@cptofthehouse gave you great schools that are probably more highly regarded. You’re a high stats kid. Just make sure you cast your net far and wide because lots of high stats kids are applying to Fordham et al. </p>
<p>If you’re male, check out Wabash. Excellent school, great alumni network, good merit. 
Being a boy applying to a LAC ranked 50-125 also increases the odds of preferential packaging (ie., more merit).</p>