<p>If you don’t want to go very far from Cleveland, get out a map of Ohio and your compass from back when you took Geometry, and draw a circle around Cleveland at the distance that you think is OK. Then investigate all of the colleges and universities inside your circle. Some of them should be able to offer you a decent scholarship. However, Devry should not even be on the table. It is a for-profit institution, and won’t offer you the scholarships that you can get other places.</p>
<p>With a 4.0 and good ACT or SAT scores, you are competitive for a lot of scholarships at a lot of different places. For some ideas, read through the ones listed here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html</a> Since you are a girl, you also can apply to all of the women’s colleges. Some of them have big scholarships for students like you. Read more at [The</a> Women’s College Coalition](<a href=“http://www.womenscolleges.org/]The”>http://www.womenscolleges.org/)</p>
<p>You can get to Columbus from Cleveland by bus. [Greyhound.com</a> | Home](<a href=“http://www.greyhound.com/]Greyhound.com”>http://www.greyhound.com/) has several buses each day. The fares are about $35 one way, but can be cheaper if you have the student bus card, or if you buy them online. Visit that website for more information.</p>
<p>The good thing is that you do have one Rock-Solid Safety admission already. Now you can look at other colleges and see if you find one you like more. Think of it that way. If you find one you like a lot better, and that is just as affordable as OSU, I’m sure your mom and the rest of your family will be happy for you to go there!</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>