<p>*3.84 gpa, sat 2090, act 33. *</p>
<p>Are you a resident of any state? If not, your son will be considered a non-resident to the publics (like UMich).</p>
<p>Stats aren’t likely high enough for merit from Vandy. NU and ND don’t give merit scholarships.</p>
<p>UMich costs about $50k+ for non-residents, so if you need a lot of scholarship money, then this might not work for you. A girl from our community just got a $10k per year scholarship to UMich with similar stats.</p>
<p>How much can you pay each year? That will likely determine where your son should apply because if you can pay most of the costs, then he’ll only need a small scholarship. </p>
<p>However, if your son needs a BIG scholarship in order to go to college, then he would need to apply to schools that are ranked below UMich in order to get a big scholarship (from the schools that give them).</p>
<p>Big merit scholarships are typically awarded to students whose stats are in the top 5-10% of the college. Right now, your son’s stat (while very good) are in the “mid 50 range” (students who are below the top 25% of the school).</p>
<p>For instance, at Vanderbilt, students in the mid 50s range, have ACTs 30 - 34. So, the top 25% have ACTs of 35+. </p>
<p>For your son to get big merit scholarships (if that’s what’s desired), he’ll need to apply to the schools that will give them for his stats… See the link below…</p>
<p>ASSURED SCHOLARSHIPS…$$$ CC Important links to Merit Scholarships given for stats… </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html</a></p>