Can anyone share any test optional schools that they have come across that still offer automatic or generous merit aid without test scores? I know for example U of Alabama and U of Arizona do. Could you share some others? Maybe we could all contribute to an ongoing list as we come across these schools?
Our daughter has a very high GPA, high rigor, and other outstanding qualifications, but disappointing test scores. No public schools in FL are test optional so she wants to try OOS as well as in state.
Michigan State is awarding OOS merit scholarships up to $15K even if applying test optional (honors college acceptance would get you even more, and acceptance is also test optional, I think).
Although Arizona still offers merit, they reduced the awards substantially when they went to test optional. When evaluating your award remember they don’t factor course rigor at all. Their calculation is based only on the “core gpa” calculation.