NJIT deadline is Nov. 15 for full consideration for scholarships etc. It’s a respected university, and is still giving out a good amount of merit scholarships, AFAIK.
As a prof at a regional university with lowish SAT scores (IQR: like 450-500), everything MYOS says is correct. Regional unis are a really mixed bag, so look carefully.
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Maybe check out Lawrence University in Wisconsin? I don’t know about $10,000, but we were pretty happy with our merit package for our music student - and one of the reasons we were interested in Lawrence was the positive reputation of its biology program.
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Two ways to go:
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Get on any college that interest you email list - and many will send you app waivers - we had W&L, Pitt, Tampa and others. 6 of 21. Other schools like Chicago (if you fill out FAFSA) and WUSTL will send you waivers - just to boost their #s.
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I can’t put the link here because the CC doesn’t allow but google no application fee + niche and you’ll get the entire list of free to apply schools. In theory, some may require you to send the SAT/ACT but most today are self reporting (or TO) so if you choose to apply, you can simply self report your score.
The best is if they have no additional essays - and you’ve not used all 20 common app slots…if there’s any schools that might seem a fit, throw in an app. It costs you nothing, it takes 5 minutes, and you never know what kind of offer you might get. At these schools, I would sit in on a virtual info session and even email a question to the admission counselor…just to show interest.
Good luck.
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@andee515 i would try to get the SAT and ACT as high as possible, that’s where schools will really take her seriously for merit.
If you’re in Texas now, I’m not sure how it works if you move out of state, for years 2-4. I would definitely check into residency status.
West Texas A&M, UTD, San Angelo State, UTRGV
are good Texas choices, known for money.
I would not have her take more than the 54 dual credits. More than 60 and she could be considered a transfer, could have a difficult time changing majors if she decides to later on. Not every school is impressed with large amounts of dc.
I disagree. I lived in a town with a directional school (UWSP). Sure, there were some local kids but they usually didn’t live in the dorms. Many students from the Chicago or Milwaukee areas. Most attended for a specific program like forestry, water and soil, music, theater. It was an teacher’s college from its beginning and still has a strong education program.
Same is true of other directionals, like U of Northern Colorado is also well known for its education department and music department.
Some directionals have 15000 students, so couldn’t survive with only locals attending.
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Not up north but LA Tech is a best value school-great merit-pretty nice campus and green 
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