Hello. First, can I say I am astounded by the lack of information about this school… Most things I see are UMTC vs. UWM. Which is understandable (I love Madison, I just will never be able to afford it). I’m hoping to be able to afford UMTC.
Can anyone offer me any information about OOS scholarship opportunities at UMTC?
A little information about my stats/situation:
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Currently a HS junior
- Kinda. I studied abroad for most of my junior year, I returned at the beginning of the
last nine weeks of junior year. I am
currently attending HS, in semester-length elective courses, getting semester credits
for them. These are the only courses I am being allowed to take.
GPA: 3.7 (?)
- I’m not entirely sure what the exact GPA is. However, my GPA will go up with the courses I am taking now. A lot was
going on with my family, and I began playing an after school sport and wouldn’t get home until 9-10 PM every night
during my second semester, and so my GPA suffered. My GPA will also increase during senior year. I also got B’s in two
high school courses I took in eighth grade because I was young and stupid.
ACT Composite: 30
- Reading is a 35, and Science was a 33. Math is my low point on the ACT, though I always get good grades in math
classes I take. My English is a 28. Math is 23. I am working to improve.
Credits/Classes I have taken.
- English: Pre-AP English for freshman and sophomore year.
- Math: Pre-AP Algebra 1, Pre-AP Algebra 2, Pre-AP Geometry (Advanced scores on
EOC’s for Algebra 1 and Geometry (no EOC for Algebra 2))
-Art: Intro to Art (though invited to skip ahead to Drawing One) and Drawing Two
(invited to skip Drawing One). I have been invited to take AP Art, though I do not
plan to take it.
- Social Studies: Pre-AP Civics/Econ, AP World History (received a 4 on the AP
exam, invited to take AP European History-a small, invite-only course held in high
esteem).
- Science: Pre-AP Physical Science, Pre-AP Biology, and Pre-AP Chemistry
(Advanced on Biology EOC, no EOC for others).
- Foreign Language: Spanish for two years (didn’t learn anything year two, decided to drop it). I also speak Italian.
- Others: Oral Communications (received 89.43%, because the teacher disliked me
since I differed with her political views and was outspoken about them in my
speeches. If I had gotten a 89.5% it would have been rounded to an A). PE/Health.
Computer Business Applications. This year, my classes (that I am only taking for a
nine weeks but am getting semester credits for) are Photography, Psychology,
Advanced Database, Journalism, Sociology, and Advanced Spreadsheets.
Senior Year Course Plan - AP English Composition, and AP Literature (my schools English 3 and 4).
- AP US History, and AP European History.
- AP Statistics (I plan not to do Pre-Calculus because I fear I will do poorly after being
removed from math for a year). - AP Chemistry and AP Biology (no AP Physics, it is incredibly difficult at my school).
- Internship, I will intern at a hospital.
Extracurricular Activities - 250 volunteer hours at a special needs camp, working weekends and the summer. I plan to work there again this summer and next.
- Studied abroad for a year in Italy with Rotary.
- National Honors Society, Junior Civitan, FBLA, and I will be in Science National Honors Society, GSA. I hope to start a ASL club and join one of the cultural clubs, as well as be in my principal’s exclusive cabinet where you volunteer and such.
- Played soccer sophomore year, I’ve played since I was a kid. I am still on the team but
do not play since I just got back. - I did an independent research project on deaf/hearing students and compensation of
senses. I will conduct another project next year.
- Others: Oral Communications (received 89.43%, because the teacher disliked me
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I want to study American Sign Language and Biochemistry (in that realm) as I want to go to medical school.
I haven’t taken the PSAT so I don’t know if I would be National Merit. I wouldn’t get the scores by the application due date anyways.
I probably am in the top 10 percent of my class, but my class is huge, we have around 800 in my class right now I believe.
Do you think there is any way I could get anything close to a full ride from UMTC? Especially since I am OOS and not National Merit?
I’m from a no name state in the south that doesn’t offer the courses I need 
I’m so worried. My parents and I can’t pay for my college. My only other options are Oklahoma State, and Purdue, and Madison really.
Anything?
Thanks in advance if you read all this…