Still any hopes for school Merit scholarships?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>3.8-3.9 GPA Unweighted
Class rank (last time I checked) 18/402
PSAT 164. I didn't study honestly. Retaking again my soph and junior years
Classes: Honors Physical Science-A, Honors English-A, Algebra 1A – A, Career pathways/PE (mod course) A. Algebra 1B – B, Us history A, Honors English A, Design 1 – A.
Freshman year ECS:
Wind Ensemble
Key Club**
District Science Fair Honorable Mention
Book Club
Digital Media Club
*Secured three leadership positions next year
Took 2 AP’s
-AP govt and politics
- AP Us History
(Both self-studied, haven’t gotten the scores yet back)</p>

<p>The one B (89 but my school is on the block system, so a B counts as a 3.0), is really stressing me out. If I continue in the next years with 4.0's, my UW gpa will still be around a 3.96. I was looking at colleges that award merit scholarships (such as WUSTL, emory, Tulane, USC, UPitt..etc.). Will my chances be hurt by my less than perfect GPA? What can I do over the next three years to improve myself?
Thanks, and I appreciate your feedback.</p>

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<p>For National Merit, only the PSAT in Junior is counted. Shot for 220s and you should be fine in most states.</p>

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<p>If you score 2200 on the SAT or 33 on the ACT for real, then you could get $20k or even a half-ride at Tulane (or, if you live within 50 miles of Tulane, $27k is more than a half-ride)…</p>

<p>Plus if you make NMF you’d get a half-tuition scholarship at USC.</p>