<p>UVM and UConn give a good amount of merit to out-of-staters. I’m from MA and got both tuitions down to about 30k and your son’s stats are substantially better than mine. Northeastern gives merit Early Action as well I know.</p>
<p>The links to the lists provided here are a great place to start, and will give you some good ideas. Biut, as I’m going through this research also, it seems that lots of apps will be needed next fall as the process for merit is so subjective and uncertain until it comes back specific to your child. But at least the research can weed out where you are not likely to find aid.</p>
<p>Lafayette College offers generous Marquis Scholarships for top students:
Marquis Scholars receive an annual minimum award of $20,000 ($80,000 over four years). Scholars seeking financial aid and whose financial need exceeds $20,000 will receive a need-based award (inclusive of the scholarship) up to demonstrated need.</p>
<p>Scholarship offers are typically made to students who are at the top of their graduating class in the most demanding curriculum available, with SAT scores (Critical Reading and Math) in the low 1400s or better or ACT Composite score of 32 or better.</p>
<p>No special application is required to be considered for the Marquis Scholarship, and all students admitted under both Early Decision and Regular Decision are considered. Students are notified of their selection at the time of admission. Approximately 20% of admitted students each year are offered the Marquis Scholarship.</p>
<p>[Lafayette</a> Scholarships · Tuition & Aid · Lafayette College](<a href=“http://finaid.lafayette.edu/financing-your-education/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/]Lafayette”>http://finaid.lafayette.edu/financing-your-education/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/)</p>
<p>Nova and BC give few students merit.</p>
<p>Nova does have a full scholarship that is extremely competitive. I’d advise, if he likes Nova, then go for it, but do not apply to more than 2 or 3 schools with merit this competitive. March is very busy with these competitive interviews. If you apply to too many, then you will have to forfeit the interview weekend at some schools simply because they overlap.</p>
<p>Muhlenberg gives merit aid, up to about $20,000 I believe. I think he’d qualify for it there.</p>
<p>I don’t have specifics that will apply to your son, but we were very pleasantly surprised by the merit aid offered our D. We didn’t even fill out a FAFSA because we knew we wouldn’t qualify, so weren’t expecting a dime from anyone, but Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, and Furman all offered her sizeable merit scholarships. Mount Holyoke gave her a half ride, plus a funded internship based on her SAT scores (2340, one sitting). She’s also a NMF, but I don’t know if that mattered.</p>
<p>Actually, none of this matters to her anymore, since she picked Wellesley, which doesn’t give merit aid 
. But my point to you is that you may be surprised by the schools that give unsolicited merit scholarships (no additional applications required) just for doing well on the SAT. However, none of the tippy top schools are likely to give you free money, because everyone who applies is going to have very good scores and grades. It’s the schools a tier or two below these that offer money as an incentive to top students. And I think you can be sure that if your son chooses something you’d call Tier 2, his education won’t suffer one bit. It is all about fit!</p>