I inserted this data in the “college finder”… And unknown colleges popped up. Thank you!
Merit is easier with a higher SAT – any chance of retaking and improving it? What is the exact breakdown of the SAT score? Home state?
Home state Georgia
reading - 620, writing - 610, math - 800
Taking ACT for the first time tomorrow, retake SAT in the next few weeks
Thanks for replying.
Alabama will give you money, I know the party scene is evidently existent there, but you could always stay in your dorm?
If you are ranked in the top 10% of your class,he is eligible for 7500 merit, if he can increase his SAT to 1440 or get 33 on the ACT he would be eligible for 15,000 merit at Clemson. You may also want to look at Wofford College. Small LAC in Spartanburg, SC. They are usually pretty generous with aide.
Kind of obligated to point out the Huntsville option for Alabama.
If I’m reading your post correctly, on reading + math he got a 1420 … which should be good for full tuition at UAH.
Huntsville is kind of interesting - lots of research opportunities apparently on & near campus.
Also maybe look at Oglethorpe? A coworker went there for undergrad and speaks of getting a good overall education with some quite small classes. A graduate degree might be useful after that, however.
Do a search here for LACs and math. Lots of threads will come up with suggestions.
What about Rhodes College? 10:1 student–to–faculty ratio; 14 average class size; 48% ranked in top 10% of high school class;1200-1360 mid-range SAT scores; 27-31 mid-range ACT scores; $51,900 tuition, room, board and fees
$17,509 average merit-based aid package; Memphis
Actually, a student who can’t conceice of alternatives to partying except staying in their room is a student who doesn’t deserve to be in college, where there are hundreds of clubs and activities going on pretty much every day, not to mention things going on in a college town and friends to hang out with.
Top professor interaction (nationally ranked in the top 5 every year for best undergraduate teaching), great math program, good match for a 2030, no Greek Life, not a party school, merit scholarships available but NOT in the South: St Olaf in Minnesota (…, so very much NOT in the South, but everything else fits).
I’ve heard great things about St. Olaf!
They certainly party at St Olaf; our high school is a " feeder" there, and there are plenty of red cups on the Facebook pages of my kids’ friends who go there. BUT, there are very few schools without it in the U.S. today, and it is no more a party school than many listed already on this thread, and less than s lot of schools with Greek life and D1 football. And St Olaf does seem like a strong fit except for location.
if you’re not that type of person who parties, then maybe a community college will be a good fit for you. once you’re done with your gen eds and some of your math major courses you can transfer to a 4-year college. Since Junior and senior are stacked you won’t able to party.
Suggestions- Hendrix in Arkansas, Southwestern and Trinity University in Texas. Look into Colleges That Change Lives. Also Mills College in MS. Of course, Davidson in NC but definitely more difficult to get into.
There was a thread about southern colleges that was very useful and it had a link to a PDF that featured southern schools. Also, Sewanee in TN.
Washington College in Chesterstown, MD is a small LAC that offers merit money
@NASA2014 - Georgia does not have community colleges, we have two year tech colleges which have much narrower curriculums.
@1964manicmom - GA Tech is not a big party school and sounds like your child is all set for Zell Miller scholarship.
Also, we have friends who go to Georgia College in Milledgeville who love it. They find it much more personable than a UGA, and one of them got a presidential scholarship there that stacked on top of her Zell Miller.
@intparent - and St Olaf is coooollllllld:)
Some months, but we wear mittens and hats here. 
I live about 30 miles from Northfield, and it was 73 and sunny and beautiful today! Great fall colors coming in a month or so to the area, too. And when it is cold, you can play broomball – can’t do that at GA Tech!