<p>i was a national achievement finalist last year and received a full ride to all the public schools i applied to and the hbcu i applied to also. for all the private LACs i applied to and the Ivies, all i got was the one-time $2500 scholarship</p>
<p>oh, and i applied to:</p>
<p>columbia
northwestern
harvard-attending
yale
washu
spelman- full ride
university of illinois- full ride
miami university- full ride
pomona
williams</p>
<p>and i forgot the other ones...</p>