<p>We are on Kid #3 but she is thinking of Engineering so this will be a different list of schools from the others. Stats: 35 ACT, SAT II Math 780, Physics 770, Valedictorian, and the usual ECs. Almost forgot- schools with fencing clubs are a plus. And of course, MERIT scholarship! Thanks.</p>
<p>Look here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html</a> The Alabama schools are an obvious choice.</p>
<p>you didnt mention if nmf? if so full ride at uab…tuition (15 credits per semester) 4 years of housing, fees and a stipend. if not nmf, national acheivement or nat hispanic scholar, then 15K per year against oos cost of 22-25K (based on 12 credits per semester…so plan additional 600 per credit hour…but uab very generous with ap credit, and easy to keep some costs down…ie they calculate highest meal plan)</p>
<p>Thanks. We are still waiting to hear from NM to see (fingers crossed, I think we are at the cutoff from last year). We’ve applied to Alabama and we’re waiting to hear back. UMiami, WPI, and Tulane are also on our list. Any other ideas?</p>
<p>These schools offered me Engineering scholarships - UAB ( Not an Alabama resident still got an excellent offer ), Rice, U Michigan , UT Austin.</p>
<p>Why wouldn’t a young lady with scores and grades like this apply to places like MIT or Cornell? Or is it that you think you won’t get any aid from those places?</p>
<p>If you’re going to need a little bit of financial aid but still want some merit, you can look at Carnegie Mellon. They’re pretty stingy with aid in general, but if they really want a student they’re willing to come to the plate (and are also open to negotiating and price matching). Rensselaer also offered me a pretty good package compared to some lower-ranked schools when I had done my college applications about a decade ago.</p>
<p>Case Western
University of Rochester
your instate flagship
Rose Hulman</p>
<p>Do you need a huge merit scholarship? Or is it enough to get $10,000-20,000 knocked off the price?</p>
<p>Her stats should get her merit money at Northeastern University. I believe they give full tuition to NMFs and they started a new Scholars program this year that also gives full tuition. <a href=“Undergraduate - Applying for Aid | Student Financial Services”>Undergraduate - Applying for Aid | Student Financial Services;
<p>With her stats, she could also apply for specific university scholarships. In particular I’m thinking of the Park Scholarship at NC State. State has a great engineering program! [Park</a> Scholarships :: About the Scholarship](<a href=“http://www.ncsu.edu/park_scholarships/about/index.php]Park”>About - Park Scholarships)</p>
<p>RPI is pretty generous with merit. Case Western and Northeastern, as stated above, are good suggestions.</p>
<p>You may also want to consider RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology), University of Pittsburgh (honors program), and Clemson</p>
<p>Purdue had generous merit money when my kid applied a few years ago.</p>
<p>Good list of merit aid statistics:
[Colleges</a> and Universities That Award Merit Aid - Graphic - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Colleges and Universities That Award Merit Aid - Graphic - NYTimes.com”>Colleges and Universities That Award Merit Aid - Graphic - NYTimes.com)</p>
<p>I think you should case a wide net since it is sometimes hard to predict who will offer more merit aid to a given student. My son got merit awards that were as little as $2,000 to $20,000. She will do very well with her statistics!
In particular, engineering-centric schools such as RPI, WPI offer large merit aid awards to high achieving girls in an effort to bring up the percentage of women on campus.
I agree with many of the previous posters: Northeastern, CMU, RPI, WPI, Case Western, University of Rochester. Have you considered B.U.? or Olin College of Engineering?
Does she have any other preferences? Would she like a school such as Union (or Bucknell or Lafayette) where most students are not studying engineering?</p>
<p>Fencing is big at Ohio State. She would definitely get merit with those scores.</p>
<p>Case Western is famous for both Engineering program and great Merit awards.</p>
<p>OK, maybe I should add that by “great Merit” at Case, I meant that most tuition will definitely be covered. Our balance for D. was only $5k / year after Merit award, but she attended a different UG where she had full tuition Merit.</p>
<p>Out of the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html</a> , there are full or near-full rides for her ACT (plus some level of GPA) at Alabama - Huntsville, Louisiana Tech, Prairie View A&M, and Howard.</p>
<p>You already have Alabama - Tuscaloosa with full tuition + $2,500 per year if she has a 3.5 GPA and 30 ACT, leaving remaining cost of attendance of around $12,500 per year.</p>
<p>If National Merit Finalist, Texas A&M will give a scholarship with waiver of additional non-resident tuition, so that remaining cost of attendance would be around $12,500 per year, if s/he designates it as the first choice.</p>
<p>Reach level large merit scholarships include:</p>
<p>Park at NCSU
President’s at Georgia Tech
Robertson at Duke
Drake at Berkeley (mechanical engineering only)</p>
<p>Purdue had generous merit money when my kid applied a few years ago.</p>
<p>Has Purdue reduced its merit lately? It seems that it’s only awarding about $9k per year for OOS students with high stats. So, remaining costs are about $30k per year. </p>
<p>Presidents at GT would be great to get. You’d think that being a girl would be a big help and it should be, but it won’t be a slam dunk. There’s a Bama incoming female frosh with an ACT 36 and top of her class that made GT finalist, but didn’t get the award. I guess they get a ton of apps from kids with top stats. They also take into acct URM status. </p>
<p>Does she want a techie school? they often want more girls. RPI and Rose-H want more girls and give merit. GT, although public, is lopsided male to female ratio. </p>
<p>The remaining costs at Alabama would really only be that high for frosh year…the year that the mandatory all-you-can-eat-unlimited-meals-per-day meal plan is required. Your child is a girl…believe me, she won’t nearly eat enough to justify that meal plan after frosh year…lol…That remaining cost also assumes selecting the most expensive dorm each year. Standard doubles housing would be a lot cheaper. </p>
<p>What is the remaining cost that you’re aiming for? Do you have a max that you’ll pay? </p>
<p>What area of eng’g interests her?</p>
<p>Tulane, depending on what kind of engineering she is interested in. Lots of merit aid for girls at RPI, as noted above.</p>
<p>WPI gave huge merit to a girl from our high school. Girl made good grades 1st year and merit (not FA) was increased for year 2.</p>
<p>Though FA focused, Harvey Mudd in Claremont may be worth a look. They give FA for family incomes above many other schools. Same for Rice.</p>
<p>I second PITT and Rose Hulman</p>
<p>Drexel gives generous merit for her stats.</p>
<p>Clemson University?</p>