It is never too early to talk about scholarships! I have been following the Tuition Exchange forums for two years as my daughter progressed through high school. She is now a rising senior and my Tuition Exchange quest begins. The last couple of years, the forums have been dominated by parents who have kids with 34+ ACT scores and they were only applying to the top tier of colleges. My situation is a little different and I am hoping that others in the middle pack will join in. Here are her stats - ACT 31, gpa 3.8 UW. Honors classes, and involved in nearly everything on campus, including four years of SGA.
We have visited eight colleges on Tuition Exchange. We picked colleges that put my daughter in the top 25%, but sometimes she is just barely over that point. They include
Elon
High Point
Baylor
Samford
Belmont
Furman
TCU
GWU
From those visits, she will probably only apply to 6 of them, and of those, all but one offer full tuition.
Now, we wait. This is the hardest part. Most of her friends will know where they are going to college by the end of April. But TE can sometimes keep you waiting, even into the summer.