<p>@ucbalumnus: I guess that’s true, so they can serve as safeties, but with his stats and being URM, I think quite a few better schools with very good aid are within reach.</p>
<p>Well, everyone should have at least one safety. So one of those schools (or a school with a sufficiently large automatic National Merit scholarship if the OP has National Merit status) that has the OP’s major can serve as a safety. The competitive full ride scholarship schools (and competitive National Merit scholarship schools if applicable) can serve as match or reach schools.</p>
<p>Actually, most of the full-need no-loans schools can serve as match or reach schools. Loans and earnings from work can cover the gap.</p>
<p>Be careful with “meet full need” claims. Use the net price calculators to get more specific estimates.</p>
<p><a href=“"Meet full need" schools can vary significantly in their net prices. - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1675058-meet-full-need-schools-can-vary-significantly-in-their-net-prices-p1.html</a></p>
<p>First of all, thanks to all that replied. Your answers are insightful and valuable. Now, please know that my posted list is a list of POSSIBLE SAFETIES!
None of these schools are on my “Good List”(BrownParent).
Once again thanks. Just to be clear, should i not consider any of these schools?(if not, that’s fine, these were just possibilities) 
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<p>Well you asked which will give you full ride and my answer was probably none. So keep looking for safeties that will give you that financial feasibility. It isn’t really a safety if you can’t afford to choose it. Some kids overlook choosing the safety carefully and sometimes that is the only school you are left with. It happens.</p>
<p>If you need a full ride, but the school does not have an automatic full ride merit scholarship, and its net price calculator does not show an affordably low price, then it is not a safety. It may still be a possibility as a match or reach, if it has competitive full ride merit scholarships that you can try for.</p>
<p>Thanks, those were the answers i was looking for. Sorry if i came off rude BrownParent, that was certainly not my intention, i didn’t interpret your first answer correctly. Thanks again to all, and now my original question has been answered.</p>
<p>What are your reach schools? You might be able to get into some excellent schools that meet full need.</p>
<p>Also, are you first generation?</p>
<p>@redrising8: are you a fan of the Red Rising book? (I have * red * it twice)!</p>
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<p>Is that possible? Wouldn’t that mean that your W score was more than 800? It would seem that if you had a 2390, then your M+Cr would be either a 1600 or 1590. Or am I having a senior moment? lol</p>
<p>^Must be typo! Either 1510 (2310) or 1590 (2390)</p>
<p>Agreed…something doesn’t add up here!</p>
<p>I bet OP meant to type 2290 (or less). If he does have 2300+ in SAT, he would not just list ACT 34 in another thread asking for engineering school chances.</p>
<p>University of Maryland Baltimore Co. is a very good possibility. They have been working hard to bring up SAT and GPA’s in freshman class and offered several full rides last year to people in my daughter’s hs graduating class with stats similar to yours. My D was also offered full ride. We are in Maryland, don’t know if that makes a difference. Good luck!</p>
<p>Some scholarships may have a higher amount for oos students, however, the difference may or may not cover the difference between in state and oos students.</p>
<p>Sorry! I meant 2310
Billcsho: I didn’t have access to my scores at the time of the first post.</p>
<p>You know SAT 2310 is slightly better than ACT 34 in most cases.</p>
<p>Yeah, and I would have put it up if I knew them at the time.</p>