pretty decent merit scholarship??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>what do you think my chances are of receiving a merit-based grant with these stats:?</p>

<p>2040 on SATs (720 W, 600 M, 720 CR)
29 ACTs
-630 on Bio SAT II (taking US History and Lit this year)</p>

<p>Classes--By the time I graduate:
4 APs
6 Honors</p>

<p>Overall GPA: 4.4 (5.0 weight for AP, 4.5 weight for honors)
Honor Roll 5 Semesters so far</p>

<p>ECs
4 Years Varsity Soccer (Senior Captain, Most Improved Player, 2 yrs All-League Academic Team)
4 Years Club Soccer (Captain)
4 Years California Scholarship Federation
4 Years Red Cross Club
2 Years High School Volleyball (Defensive Player of the Year)</p>

<p>Thank you SOOO much!!</p>

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<p>tmc..if you go through the past pages for NEU you'll find a thread where students who received merit in the last application cycle listed their stats.. it will give you a pretty good idea.</p>

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<p>I'd say 10-12K/yr. I think for anything more than that, you will need to get your ACT up to a 31 or 32. I could be totally wrong, but that is my sense.</p>

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<p>I received 10k a year with a less qualified resume than yourself. I'd say you'd get 14k+ a year (Probably 16k)</p>

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<p>NEU is so weird when it comes to this stuff. I got >30 ACT, >100 weighted GPA and tons of leadership positions/in school activities and got 12K/yr.</p>

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<p>why are all of you overachievers!?
it's ridiculous.</p>

<p>isn't there any applicant who isn't a captain or champion? there must be!</p>

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<p>^^^^ welcome to CC. There are a lot of overachievers here, but that doesn't mean that one does not get into their choice of schools without being a captain of ever varsity sport or top 10 of their class</p>

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<p>I got 17.5k in merit/aid from neu and my stats were not outstanding but it could be different because i transferred in.</p>

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<p>Well I don't know about 16k... I got 14k with a 2200 and, I must admit, killer SAT II scores. You will definitely get something though! My guess would be around 12k or 14k. </p>

<p>I wonder how much they look at extracurriculars for the merit scholarships... That would be kind of a tough decision, wouldn't it? And that is why I shall never work in a college. :P</p>