<p>my stats r 3.7 GPA (3.3 9th, 3.9 10th, 3.9 11th, 3.875 12th 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>nothing?................</p>
<p>lol.. it's a hard question to answer...</p>
<p>typically, a big prestigious school isn't going to give much merit aid, ur going to have to set ur sights a bit lower, but not by much. Schools in the top 50 on US News (i know, i know, im using a ranking site, but i have to show my point somehow) can give up to full tuition for people like you, granted ur just as good outside of school. some schools that do this include some relatively prestigious places like CMU, BU, U of rochester and such</p>
<p>or u could get merit aid from outside sources, but im sure that's documented sufficiently elsewhere.</p>
<p>well i was sort of looking for a safety school that i can go without any financial pressure so i don't mind "bad" schools.</p>
<p>have you looked at the following thread in the parents forum:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=52133%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=52133</a></p>
<p>some schools will be very clear about their criteria for merit aid (ie, the gpa and sat standards that get you merit - eg. <a href="http://www.tcnj.edu/%7Eadmiss/apply/scholarships.html)%5B/url%5D">http://www.tcnj.edu/~admiss/apply/scholarships.html)</a>, others may list cutoffs for consideration of merit but not guarentee merit for given stats, and some just use very general terms to describe who gets merit.</p>
<p>how colleges use merit is a huge issue - ie how they leverage their aid to maximize their returns that probably explains why many colleges aren't clear on their standards, so they are free to use the aid as they wish to get the students they want.</p>
<p>good luck</p>
<p>i sort of researched a little bit. Do you think i have a reasonable chance at getting merit aid at case western reserve, villanova, and boston university? if u have other suggestions i'm all ears but please tell me the ones that don't have the deadline Dec 1 which passed.</p>
<p>yes for case western and boston (at least im pretty sure), i dont know about villanova (tho i should.. i live about 4 blocks away)</p>
<p>u'd also get some major merit at WPI (they have a special 12-25k a year sholarship for ppl interested in chem.. plus, u get to do research starting ur freshman year)</p>