Question re U of SC non-resident merit awards

OOS parent needs advice here. Daughter applied RD and sent in a 1320 and a 4.3 GPA (she thinks she calculated SC GPA correctly). We think she can get in but we need to maximize merit $ if possible. Website shows approx. $15k per year if u have the 4.3 but need SAT 1365 which she doesn’t have…IF…you submit. Otherwise you can just submit GPA and hope for the best as test optional student…have until 1/15/23 to determine SAT submission or not. Grades only or both? Thanks.

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My recommendation is to submit without the test score and hope for the best.

If it will be unaffordable without the merit, then the decision is easy — do not submit, even if the score would help with admission.