<p>Thanks, mom2collegekids, I actually didn’t know ACM students are not eligible for merit scholarships, I’ll file it. :)</p>
<p>If paying instate COA is too costly for OP, I would definitively recommend Berea. Also, top colleges and especially the Ivy league and little ivies are (supposedly -am guarded as to how much but it can’t hurt to try) looking for bright, low-income kids from outside their “traditional” searches such as inner cities, so it could be another venue for OP.</p>
<p>We need to know more from OP though.</p>