Scholarship Help/Advice

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<p>I was wondering if anyone could help me out. My son is considering applying to UMass for transfer, I had him type this up and I'm wondering if anyone could give their opinion. Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>What are my chances at getting into/a scholarship as a transfer student from Stevens Institute of Technology to UMass Amherst?</p>

<p>Cumulative GPA 3.3
BUT, I've been doing better every semester look:</p>

<p>1st semester: 2.699
2nd semester:2.795 <a href="originally%20was%20a%202.4%20but%20I%20repeated%20a%20course%20to%20replace%20the%20grade">/B</a>
**Summer of first year (1 course): 4.0
3rd semester:3.405
Double co-op work term in spring and summer: 4.0 in the one summer class i took
**4th semester: 3.593 <a href="might%20be%20getting%20an%20B%20changed%20to%20an%20A%20and%20thus%20it%20might%20go%20up%20to%20a%203.7%20instead%20along%20with%20my%20cumulative%20GPA%20coming%20up%20a%20few%20points">/B</a></p>

<p>I have some extracurriculars in college like,
Residence Hall Association, Inter mural Lacrosse, and my work experience at two 8 month periods of co-op in real engineering firms, I've also started my own business which sells mattresses (<a href="http://www.collegemattress.com)%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.collegemattress.com)&lt;/a>, I'm about to start training to become an EMT too. I also did some work as part of the Russian club in my school.</p>

<p>I had a 1480 SAT (the old test 800M 680V) in high school and was top 20% of my class (I think it was 58/270(?)), My high school GPA was fairly high,I don't remember it exactly but I'm going to get my high school transcripts soon. (maybe a 3.8 weighted). I also had excellent extracurriculars in high school. National Honors Society, Peer Mediation, Football all four years, Lacrosse two years, wrestling one year, A bunch (4 or 5) of AP classes, Key Club, and a bunch of other junk that I'm not thinking about right now.</p>

<p>So what do you think my chances at a scholarship are? I'd really want one and I don't know how much need based aid I'd get, probably only a little (even if i need it I know other people would probably need it more).</p>

<p>Thanks for all the help.</p>

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<p>No one has any clue about this? I could really use some help if anyone had any info it would be fantastic. THANKS!</p>