<p>Most of the Scholarships i see around my Sector seem to be like 30 ACT 3.5 GPA then 28 ACT 3.5 GPA then 26 GPA 30 ACT. My final stats will be most like 3.4 GPA 30 ACT. So my question does GPA seemed to be Favor over ACT and what are my options (Is there some leeway?) (Will a few extracurricular help) or is the system just screwed up? </p>
<p>*Most of the Scholarships i see around my Sector seem to be like 30 ACT 3.5 GPA then 28 ACT 3.5 GPA then 3.5 GPA 26 ACT.</p>
<p>GPA and test score combinations for scholarships do vary by school. Take a look here:
<a href=“Automatic Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships - #300 by BobWallace - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums”>Automatic Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships - #300 by BobWallace - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums;
<p>I’m not entirely too sure. I know it’s different depending on which school you are talking about, but it is easier to base on descending ACT imo since 4.0 GPA are more common than a 36 ACT (I am pretty sure…)</p>
<p>Test scores are more important to schools in many cases in regards to scholarships. Often they’ll have one GPA that is req’d. Maybe that’s because there is also a minimum GPA req’d to KEEP the scholarship once in college, so they want to award to students who care about their grades and won’t likely lose their scholarship.</p>
<p>However, the fact that if the same GPA is req’d, BUT a larger test score is needed for more merit, then that indicates that test scores, not GPA, are really the most important. The GPA just kind of verifies that the student isn’t a slacker.</p>
<p>Are you a junior or senior? If you’re a junior then finish this year strong to boost your GPA up. If you’re a senior, then what are you looking at? Schools that you already applied to? </p>
<p>I see that you’re a junior. Well you’ve got a couple of months left of school. Can you get a few more A’s to boost your GPA to a 3.5?</p>
<p>Are any of your classes weighted? Is that your GPA for all classes?</p>
<p>It’s not screwed up. The standardized scores are used exactly because because they are standardized, so they can compare students from different schools based on the same test. The GPA is more difficult to compare as each school will grade differently so is generally secondary to the standardized test, but it shows whether the student is working up to their expected potential. Scholarships that require a minimum ACT plus a minimum GPA will generally not have any leeway - you will have to meet both requirements. Schools only have a certain amount of $$$ they are able/willing to give out in merit aid and lots of students wanting those $$$, they set the standard required for those awards and they are not generally flexible.</p>
<p>Totally agree with swimcatsmom. 3.5 is a threshold GPA because some high schools would report 3.5 as a weighted, some would report as unweighted, but it’s a threshold. ACT (or SAT) compares kids nationally on an equal playing field. Our public reports unweighted and that is where my S1 was and many colleges would log 3.7 or 3.8 in correspondence if they used weighted for reporting. </p>
<p>Some colleges specify that GPA thresholds for scholarships have to be unweighted (presumably they do their own recalculations). Some oddly seem to accept whatever the high school prints on the transcript, which can be an advantage if your high school has inflated weighting that can give a 6.something weighted GPA.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids- My GPA will probably dip to 3.3 (3.4 weighted)this year and then an easy senior slate should boost back up to to 3.4 unweighted but a 3.5 weighted.</p>
<p>Also will it effect me if my core classes(ap included) are higher than my foreign language/arts/electives?</p>
<p>Many schools base their merit scholarships on the GPA of frosh thru junior year, so it’s unfortunate that your grades are dropping.</p>
<p>That said, there are a few schools that give merit for a 3.0+</p>
<p>What is your situation? How much merit do you need? What is your major/career goal?</p>
<p>Well the problem for me is that my parents make a lot but due to major expenses have no contributions to my college therefore i am paying 100% and i want 8 years of college (2 CC 3 University 3 University Law). Estimated cost around 90-100k so i need a heavy scholarship. Degrees in Communications (journalism), Political Science, and Law. Are there any schools with merit between 3.0 and 3.5?</p>
<p>While I plan to attend the university of Tennessee, if i could find a college that pays a huge amount within TN, GA, KY,VA, or NC. I would certainly consider it!</p>
<p>One more thing to Add that probably doesn’t apply to merit but may to other scholarships is that i will have had 2 highly rated internships by the time i graduate and 3 EC’S (Leadership roles in 2 of them)</p>
<p>3.4 HS GPA and 30 ACT gives full tuition or greater at:</p>
<p>Arkansas - Monticello
Howard
Southeastern Louisiana
Wayne State (Nebraska)
Prairie View A&M</p>
<p>See <a href=“Automatic Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships - #300 by BobWallace - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums”>Automatic Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships - #300 by BobWallace - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums; for listing.</p>
<p>There are also competitive large scholarships listed at <a href=“Competitive Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships - #50 by BobWallace - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums”>Competitive Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships - #50 by BobWallace - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums; .</p>
<p>Note, however, that the best merit scholarships are mostly for students who enter as frosh. Transfers will find fewer merit scholarship opportunities.</p>
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<p>If you plan on going to college for 8 years, then you can expect to pay a LOT more than that. Law school alone will cost more than that. Your 4-5 years of undergrad will cost more than that unless you live at home.</p>
<p>Where are you getting your numbers???</p>
<p>Also, if you plan on going to a CC first, then throw most merit opportunities out the window.</p>
<p>You’re going about this wrong. If you need to fund all of your college with federal student loans and merit, then you need HUGE merit that is nearly a full ride. </p>
<p>YOU can only borrow the following amounts:</p>
<p>5500 frosh
6500 soph
7500 jr
7500 sr</p>
<p>and you’d have to borrow the full cost of law school. and, since there is a GLUT of lawyers, your ability to pay back all that debt is going to be a big risk. </p>
<p>Seth I hope you can find your way. </p>
<p>Housing is a big expense - is there a local college or do you have relatives living somewhere near a college that will earn you some scholarship $$?</p>
<p>If you can find some scholarship money at a school where you have savings on housing (for example that will pay a certain amount renewable for the full 4 years), you might come out financially ahead than if you go to CC and then transfer to finish your undergrad.</p>
<p>Since you are a junior, you also have time to look for schools that have work/study kind of programs.</p>
<p>No need to cry over spilled milk re the GPA. As other posters said, look at the schools that have scholarships for your GPA with your good test scores.</p>
<p>There is a glut of lawyers as mom2ck said. Some of these are working at paralegal rates just to have a job and are swimming in debt - just listen to Dave Ramsey re trying to stay low student debt.</p>
<p>Military is cutting numbers entering ROTC.</p>
<p>Talk to your GC and your parents to fine tune your college direction some more.</p>
<p>The Numbers i came up with are based on cc at 2k per year then university in state at 12k per year and University Law at 18k per year in state. As for the lawyer thing, While that is a Job to Consider i am looking at Judge, Politician and other Legal Jobs as well as Journalist, Political Strategist and the Jobs from the lower Degrees. SoS you say that i should go to University then Law then CC? Mom2 What do you feel about the order?</p>
<p>My idea with doing the CC first was to be able to get a better part time job while in University though i suppose if u save more by attending University first then that would be irrelevant.</p>