I am looking for a college either in a large city or nearby (within 15 minutes) that has pretty good out of state scholarships that fit my stats. I plan on majoring in math and computer science. Right now the only college on my list is the University of South Carolina; however, I prefer a more urban campus and am hoping that a better option comes along. I know I won’t qualify for any need based aid and I plan on paying for college myself so merit scholarships are important. Any suggestions would be awesome (:
ACT: 32
GPA: 3.9 UW 4.6 W
Rank: 12/239
5 APs
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Member of National Honors Society.
South Carolina
Can’t hurt to look at Carnegie Mellon (still in PA, but good for math and CS), but if you’re looking for an urban feel, there’s UIUC, UChicago (Probably a high reach for you), and Northwestern in Illinois, as well as Drexel, Villanova, and Temple in Philadelphia.
UIUC offers very few scholarships, same with U Chicago (unless you are low income), same with Northwestern (good FA but little if any merit). Temple is a good option. Some other possibilities with good merit aid are Tulane and Ohio State.
Have you considered QuestBridge?
How in the world would the OP qualify for Questbridge?
Sorry I read that wrong. I thiught he had sais he was applying for said aid
This site has a list of what schools offer full tuition and full ride scholarships at what stats (http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/)
Look into Temple, University of Alabama, Wofford, Belmont, Wesleyan in Georgia (if you’re a girl), and Tulane.