<p>It is difficult to get non-need based money at state schools. My son was offered $3000 at a lower tier Texas state school with a 3.8 and a 2130 SAT. He applied for 3 or 4 additional scholarships at that school - honors college, etc. His SAT score was 200 points above their 75th percentile. His rejection letter for further scholarships said that there were 2100 applicants for 700 scholarships and he was not in the top third of applicants. Seriously? I think his stats were in about the top 5% of applicants, but there were “family income” questions on the scholarship form, and I’m sure that did us in.</p>