Schools that will give me a full ride

Paying for College
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<p>I'm a high school senior with good stats. There are a lot of colleges I would like to go to, but I'm in an unusual financial aid situation. On the books, I qualify for little or no need-based aid, but due to unforeseen circumstances, my family is unable to help pay for college.</p>

<p>Here's some information about me:</p>

<p>State: Louisiana
ACT: 31
GPA: 3.8
A few EC's:
*Speech & Debate President, JCL (Junior Classical League), Young Democrats
*Ambassadors, tech squad, and (hopefully) NHS.
*Currently doing two-year internship with the National Park Service as part of my school's required work service.
*Scored 2nd in state in computer science my freshman year and Maxima Cum Laude (2nd place) on National Latin Exam.
*200+ service hours at a hospital and summer camp, designed website for Katrina-affected hospital and school, plus more.
*I am also Founder and Editor-in-Chief of my own technology news site, PCfastlane.com, overseeing the work of other writers and receiving attention from the likes of Dell and USA Today. I also own a few other sites that make up my online business that earn thousands per year (but not nearly enough to pay for college).</p>

<p>I attend a state-run school that teaches college classes taught by Ph.D professors. These are just a few classes I'm taking next year:
Physics III, Calculus II, Calculus III, Adv. Latin Poetry, U.S. Foreign Policy, British Literature, Adv. Expository Writing, and Emergence of Modern Russia II.</p>

<p>What are some schools that will give me a full ride? I don't care where it is in the country, but I would rather not attend an overly religious or conservative school. Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/211927-institutional-merit-based-scholarships-full-tuition.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/211927-institutional-merit-based-scholarships-full-tuition.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Are you a NMS semifinalist (which will hopefully turn into NMF)? This designation would be especially helpful for your purposes. If not, searching will require a bit more work, but it will be worth your time. I know that Auburn has some good OOS scholarships, as do many public colleges, for high stats kids. I don't know how a 31 fits in, though ... it might not net you full rides the way a NMF would.</p>

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<p>Search for momfromtexas's past threads. You will need to look at third- and fourth-tier publics, probably.</p>

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<p>Even at many State Us your stats will not get you a full ride. At my daughter's university (a large State U) a 31 ACT would get you a $3000 tuition waiver. Increasing it to 32 (she retook it after acceptance to get that extra point) would give the possibility of a full tuition waiver (for instate students - instate tuition for oos) plus @ $3000 towards other expenses. Not a full ride by any means but definitely helpful.</p>

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<p>Have you looked at Tulane? They have separate scholarships for Louisiana residents.</p>