Please suggest a financially safe school

Paying for College
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<p>Greetings all.</p>

<p>I read the thread for ASSURED MERIT SCHOLARSHIP, but I don't know much about any of the schools listed there. So, I am requesting your help to decide which school my son should apply to as a financially safe school (full or near full scholarship). We are in NJ, but he can go OOS. He is interested in majoring Computer Science/Aerospace.</p>

<p>Below is his stats:</p>

<p>Combined SAT score :2310 (740 R, 770 M, 800 W), single SAT score: 2300
Subjects:
800 Chemistry
800 Math 2
780 Biology M
Did not take ACT
NMSF
GPA: 3.75
Weighted GPA: 4.43
Honors classes: 9 (don't remember if that is including Senior year)
AP: 4 + 3 in Senior year</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>How about the NMS schools? To clarify, when you say full scholarship, do you mean full tuition OR full ride (tuition, R&B)?</p>

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<p>Alabama is an obvious one.</p>

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<p>Although Rutgers Presidential is a competitive scholarship for IS with those stats, I have never heard of an IS not receiving the award. NM is added on top of the Presidential.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone. I will research on Alabama.</p>

<p>entomom, I meant full ride.</p>

<p>Longhaul, what is IS?</p>

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<p>Look at both U Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. The latter has a bigger NMF award, and IIRC their aerospace program is very good.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ou.edu/go2/home/nationalmerit.html[/url]”>http://www.ou.edu/go2/home/nationalmerit.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.okstate.edu/finaid/nationalscholars/nonresident11-12.html[/url]”>http://www.okstate.edu/finaid/nationalscholars/nonresident11-12.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>IS = In State</p>

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<p>The College of NJ would also be a financial safety for Computer Science but don’t have the Aerospace option. TCNJ no longer posts their scholarship info on their website. </p>

<p>He does qualify for the Rutgers Presidential award but it is competitive, not assured the way it used to be. Here is a link to the details</p>

<p>[Rutgers</a> | Rutgers Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.rutgers.edu/costs/scholarships/firstyearscholarships.aspx]Rutgers”>http://admissions.rutgers.edu/costs/scholarships/firstyearscholarships.aspx)</p>