Where should i get merit aid?

<p>my stats r 3.9 UW (took 3 APs but got 3 fives. self-studied two and got 4s) 1530+680 SAT, 800Math 2c, 790 physics, 790 US history, 780 chemistry
sidenote: came to the US last year.
My interests are chemistry and history probably double major. I am a US citizen and will be regarded as domestic. I don't really mind the size of the college as long as i have people who i can share my interests with. I would prefer some place that is close to the city but the campus doesn't reflect the city. Like Swarthmore is a good example as well as Columbia since its campus is nothing like a city. For location i think north or west like CA will be good. I don't like the midwest or the south.</p>

<p>See merit aid thread:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=52133%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=52133&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Schools like Swarthmore and the Ivies have no merit aid. Think UAA schools (NYU, Brandeis, CMU, WashU, UChicago, Emory, Case, URochester) instead. You would also have a shot with Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, maybe Duke, maybe Rice. Definitely with USC, Syracuse, UMiami (FL), & Tulane. With a few exceptions (Notre Dame, Georgetown, & BC), catholic colleges offer merit aid. State schools also offer merit aid, even to out-of-staters.</p>