<p>I would put you at a definite possibility for 24k scholarship… assuming you have good essays, letters of rec, etc. - Do you have any more extra-curriculars?</p>
<p>I believe in the past it did not make a difference. Who knows this year what all schools will do because they have all taken such big hits to their endowment portfolios.</p>
<p>I’m almost sure that you have a better shot at scholarship money if you apply early action rather than early decision because merit scholarships are used to entice students to attend the university. If you are an early decision applicant they know you will attend so there is not as much of an incentive of them to offer you a large scholarship.</p>