<p>The deadline for scholarships is on December 1st, I think. The deadline for financial aid and the application itself is sometime in January. I'm thinking about submitting my application for scholarships a few days before the December deadline, because I want to retake my SAT (2180 :() and Math IIc (720 :eek:) </p>
<p>My question is, does it make a difference when you apply for scholarships?</p>
<p>As long as you are before the deadline, no.</p>
<p>To apply to TAMU, you have to do it through applytexas, which will automatically put you through scholarship applications. “Scholarships & Financial Aid offers academic scholarships for incoming freshmen. Students apply for all university level scholarships through the ApplyTexas application” (<a href=“https://scholarships.tamu.edu/tamu_scholarships/freshman.aspx[/url]”>https://scholarships.tamu.edu/tamu_scholarships/freshman.aspx</a>) However, the school doesn’t hand out scholarships until March, so they will use the highest score you have prior to Dec 1.</p>
<p>Get it in before the deadline and you will be fine. Get as good a score on the SAT as possible because these suckers are haaarrrrd to get.</p>
<p>^ How good of an SAT score qualifies you for a scholarship that is $1k+? I didn’t study for the one I took, so I thought a 2180 was decent, but everyone knows you have to do better than that for scholarships. I messed up on Math II because I made visible stray marks (thought I skipped a question on the scantron and started erasing everything), so I’ll retake it. I guess I’ll take Physics with it (in November) since I’m taking Calc BC, Physics C, and some other math-related classes next year.</p>
<p>There is no telling really. These scholarships are based on how complete of a student you are. So having a good SAT score is only one small part of the whole package. You need a solid rank, gpa, test score, ec’s, etc, and even then, these scholarships are not easy to get. It isn’t like other schools where a certain SAT score qualifies you for a certain amount of money guaranteed.</p>
<p>2150 got D an honors scholarship (and tuition waiver) but she also had a great GPA, rank and EC’s. She also did all 3 essays. She didn’t take any SAT II’s. But I’m sure anything extra you can do could only help. Good luck!</p>
<p>You aren’t a national merit finalist are you?</p>
<p>^ No. Not an NMF or an NMSF. I’m not even in NHS. I basically have nothing to put down for honors.</p>
<p>Ouch… class rank and grades? Extracurriculars?</p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with not being NMF or NMSF. You can still get a scholarship.</p>