Northeast + OOS Merit Aid + Sports...?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Northeast meaning no farther west than Michigan, and no farther south than Virginia. Parents won't allow me to go farther.</p>

<p>OOS Merit, I'm AA with decent stats (92UW, 94-95W), and aiming for a 1450/2100 SAT. I need merit aid to cover a significant portion of the COA.</p>

<p>Sports...more like football, but not what you think. I want to be in the marching band, and as marching band prosperity correlates with football program success, I need to find schools that are somewhat successful in football and have school spirit.</p>

<p>And possibly, a strong Engineering program?</p>

<p>With such a hard combination of criteria, all I have is Pitt so far. I'm assuming FA won't be very good (if any), and majority of loans, so I can't rely on that.</p>

<p>Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Ohio U (Athens) (definite merit aid, good band) [Ohio</a> University Marching Band - Home](<a href=“http://marching110.squarespace.com/]Ohio”>http://marching110.squarespace.com/)</p>

<p>U Mich (merit aid tougher, good engineering, band)</p>

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<p>Rutgers matches your preference:

  1. Probably get merit aid … (James Carr Scholarship, Engineering Dean’s scholarship etc). Apply as early as possible
  2. Engineering program is strong, especially Materials Engineering followed by Biomedical(pioneer in Stem cell) & Electrical and Mechanical
  3. Their sports are on a rise. They recently expanded the football stadium and also Rutgers Scarlet Knights are getting better each season. (Just an interesting fact: Rutgers and Princeton played first intercollegiate football in the country). </p>

<p>So, yeah…do some research and see if it fits what you are looking for.</p>

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<p>Add Ohio State. Good band, good engineering, potential merit aid.</p>

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<p>University Of Pittsburgh
University Of Virginia
Virginia Tech</p>

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<p>Your stats are extremely strong for merit money at a school like Syracuse:</p>

<p>marching band for both football and basketball-check
engineering school-check
merit $$- check</p>

<p>Not sure how much merit $$ is awarded there, but your stats are actually good for their Coronat scholarship (full tuition)…</p>