OOS Student. Chances for Half-Tuition Scholarship?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Connecticut
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<p>STATS
GPA: 91.2/100 (UW) my school does not have a 4.0 scale
SAT I Breakdown: 2200: 760(math) 710 (critical reading) 730(writing)
SAT IIs: 700(Biology), 710(US History), (going to take Math IIC expecting 700 min, hoping 750+)</p>

<p>Taken 5 APs, several honors, and only 2 regular classes through 3 years in high school and 8th grade advanced courses. Taking 4 APs senior year. Low GP UW but with a very rigorous schedule and an upward trend (did not work very hard until I realized I needed to get serious around middle of 10th grade)</p>

<p>ECs
3 years cross-country
3 years winter track
3 years spring track
(Started sports 10th grade and fell in love, was not very active prior)
Global Awareness Club (3 years)
Peer Drug Educator
Single Student Member (chosen) on local library board of trustees election committee(reviewed resumes of applicants for the board)
120+ hours of community service at local library as part of organization that organized rec events for school kids and members of the community
80+ hours at a nursing home
Camp Business Summer Program at Drexel University </p>

<p>Leadership:
Former Vice President and current President of community service club @ local library</p>

<p>will chance back :)</p>

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<p>bump </p>

<p>any thoughts?</p>

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<p>You’ll likely get the scholarship and an honors invitation. Any particular reason you’re applying to UConn? For OOS students it’s not much cheaper than a private college, so your own state’s flagship might be a better safety.</p>

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<p>well my GPA is pretty low and i did not work very hard my first couple years of high school. i love the big state school/basketball atmosphere as well as the city atmosphere. now i know UCONN is small but its only 2 hours from where i live(long island) and i’m not really looking at schools across the country. some on my list are:
syracuse, bing, stony, uconn, bing, fordham, ohio state, NYU, Boston U and reaches are UNC-CH and Georgetown. i’m looking for some decent aid/merit so i only have 1/2 reaches</p>

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<p>Gotcha. GPA is really only important for calculating class rank. Even then your SAT scores and list of APs/improving grades and activities will probably make up for it. I wouldn’t count on it as a sure thing because UConn prioritizes in state students (like all state universities), but if you get your application in early (November-December, they don’t have EA any more but it makes a difference), you should be high up enough on the list to get a scholarship.</p>

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<p>im planning on geting my apps done ASAP anyways so yeah i hope so :stuck_out_tongue: nothing is guranteed but i’d like to improve my chances as much as possible. Thanks for the help :)</p>