<p>I'm a current High School Senior looking to go to college next year for engineering. I have been viewing CC over the past few months and finally decided to join. My family does not have a significant income but has many assets which would make our EFC much higher than we can afford, so I am looking for recommendations on schools that give large merit scholarships that I may qualify for. Currently I am looking at SUNY Buffalo(instate safety), University of Alabama, and a few others that I am not too sure about (Northeastern, Mississippi state, Georgia Tech, UMiami). I know at Alabama I can get full tuition for sure and most likely at Buffalo I would get full tuition or more. My stats are as follows:</p>
<p>GPA: weighted 100.5
SAT: 2160 790 M 680 R 690 W Will take again in October
SAT II: Math II 800 Physics 760 US History 790
ACT 32
I took the most difficult courses offered to me, though my school does not have many APs.
APUSH 5
AP World History 5
plan to take AP Chem, AP Calc, AP US Gov this year along with english offered through a local community college</p>
<p>Played in band since 5th grade, several all county performances
NHS secretary
Youth In Government Committee Chairperson</p>
<p>Thank you for any help. I am looking for schools with strong engineering programs where I would be likely able to attend for the price of a SUNY(about 20K) or less with only merit aid because that is about how much my family can afford: obviously the cheaper the better.</p>
<p>Case Western Reserve.</p>
<p>Even with max merit aid, Case won’t be down to the price of a SUNY - it will probably be close to double the cost, I’m thinking $140-$150 at best for the four years (at today’s prices). Unless you could get one of the full ride scholarships.</p>
<p>Edit: I’m estimating $220k COA for 4 years, $70k or $80k max merit (they have dropped their maximums to somewhere in this range). And I think OP’s stats won’t be enough for max merit, so something near $180 may be more likely.</p>
<p>Perhaps, but with the OP’s stats, s/he would be a candidate for a very large merit aid award.</p>
<p>did you take the PSAT? Does your score qualify you for NMSF? If so, USC offers automatic 1/2 tuition scholarships to accepted NMSFs’, and they have an extremely generous FA program as well. With your GPA, you might qualify for 1 of the 200+ FULL tuition scholarships they offer to top students. Be SURE to COMPLETE your application to USC no later then their DEc 1 deadline, in order to qualify for early acceptance/ merit scholarship consideration.</p>
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The OP probably won’t get much FA from USC since they use the CSS Profile.</p>
<p>“The OP probably won’t get much FA from USC since they use the CSS Profile”
Thats why I was asking if he has taken the PSAT. An Automatic 1/2 Tuition Merit scholarship for accepted NMSF’s for 4 years adds up to a lot of $$.
And all Merit scholarships at USC are awarded regardless of the students financial position.</p>
<p>I was considering Case, but I had heard that the most they give would be about 20k per year which would not be enough. No, I didn’t really study at all for the PSAT and only got a 199, so no NMSF. How competitive are the USC scholarships? I thought they were really hard to get considering admissions isn’t that easy there.</p>
<p>Cooper Union? Full tuition scholarship for all undergraduates.</p>
<p>If you know you want to do mechanical engineering, you can apply for the full-ride Drake Scholarship at Berkeley. However, Berkeley without the Drake Scholarship will be expensive with little or no financial aid available to out of state students.</p>
<p>"I thought they were really hard to get considering admissions isn’t that easy there. "
they are relatively hard to get, but they ARE looking to attract top students. their 1/2 tuition NMF scholarship IS easier to snag than any of the full tuition scholarships. But in your case, its worth applying early [by Dec 1!!], IF you can get all your SAT numbers up to 750 when you take the SAT again, as there are 200 other 1/2 tuition scholarships awarded each year.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses so far everyone. I’ll look more into USC. I have looked at Cooper Union on and off, but I don’t think I want to go to NYC. How good of a school is Cooper Union in comparison to larger Universities? I find it hard to compare, but can a small school still offer the same opportunities as a large research University? I also am unsure of exactly what I want to major in at this point.</p>
<p>“I also am unsure of exactly what I want to major in at this point”</p>
<p>well in that case CU is not for you, as its offerings are very narrow and specific.
here is info re the merit scholarships offered-
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/private/docs/1112/uscScholarships1213.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/private/docs/1112/uscScholarships1213.pdf</a>
and here is the profile of the class of 2010
notice the top left corner-nearly 400[ !!] half tuition scholarships awarded, nearly 150 FULL tuition scholarships awarded! </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>If money is the issue, Buffalo would be your likely best option.</p>
<p>re: Post #7: I agree Menlopark. However you also tacked on “they have an extremely generous FA program as well” implying that the OP could also take advantage of that. I wanted to make it clear the OP shouldn’t count on that. They do not have Ivy level FA.</p>
<p>32 act and no nms will be out of luck at usc.</p>