<p>WashU and UChicago do have some merit awards. I don’t know much about UChi’s awards (or if there are only a few), but I do know that UWash tends to target its merit awards to highly desirable students…often ones with tippy-top stats and/or those who are desired because they help with regional or ethnic diversity.</p>
<p>Do you have tippy top stats? Do you have some kind of hook…such as URM status or you come from a state that has few applicants?</p>
<p>Edit…</p>
<p>Oh my…you’re a sophomore? No real test scores yet? (practice tests aren’t really going to tell us what you’ll really get).</p>
<p>It’s too early to tell…</p>