<p>I am now a senior... so it begins. :/
GPA: 3.15, but as you can see in the breakdown. There is a significant upward trend.
Freshman GPA: 2.4
Sophomore GPA: 2.95
Junior GPA: 4.1
Cumulative GPA: 3.15</p>
<p>ACT Composite: 29 With NO writing
English: 24
Math: 33
Reading: 31
Science: 27</p>
<p>Varsity captain of a conference winning wrestling team for 2 years, including this year.</p>
<p>Do you think I will get any significant scholarship for my achievements in schools such as Rutgers, TCNJ, or Drexel? (note: I am open to listening about any other Northeast school that will give me the scholarships I need. In case you are wondering, I hate debt. I would rather go to a smaller/worse school with a clean financial slate then go to Seton Hall for $40,000+ per year.</p>
<p>It is my weighted GPA for all 3 years, and I am not sure if you noticed it but I had a 2.4 GPA freshman year so I have had an uphill battle Junior and Senior year making up for Freshman/Sophomore.
Not an exact $, but they paid $15,000/year for my sister’s college.
How much “lower ranking” are we talking here?</p>
<p>That will help with admissions, but I don’t think it will help for scholarships unless the school doesn’t use frosh year grades and recalculates.</p>
<p>Many schools have these GPA and test score minimums for merit scholarships…and many schools require a GPA that is above a 3.5 for scholarship consideration along with a high test score.</p>
<p>Currently, your GPA is an issue. You might get accepted, but not likely getting money.</p>
<p>Rutgers</p>
<p>73% in top 10th of graduating class</p>
<p>Most of Rutgers students are going to have high GPAs.</p>
<p>*Not an exact $, but they paid $15,000/year for my sister’s college.
How much “lower ranking” are we talking here?
*</p>
<p>Ask your parents if they’re willing to pay $15k per year for your college costs. If so, then an instate public might be best for you…look at Ramapo, TCNJ, and other lower ranked publics that might want your 1350 Math + CR. I don’t think Drexel will be affordable, but you could apply and see what happens. </p>
<p>You may need to make a thread asking for schools that give generous merit scholarships for a 1350 M+CR, but a 3.1 GPA.</p>
<p>The GPA is likely to be a huge issue as far as merit aid is concerned. For instance The scholarships at our large State U have a SAT/ACT *and *a minimum cumulative GPA component. The higher scholarships require a 3.75, some lower ones are offered with a 3.5. None of the merit scholarships would be offered for a 3.15.</p>
<p>Upward trend is not likely to be a factor in merit aid. Schools generally offer merit money to students that are in the top few % points stats wise for that school. This is to attract students with higher than average (for that institution) stats in order to increase the school’s stats. Unless you attend a school where a 3.15 puts you in the top GPAs for their incoming class, merit money will be hard to come by.</p>
<p>You could probably get some merit aid from the smaller SUNY schools (like Plattsburgh, Cortland, etc.) and they tend to be more generous with OOS kids. Do a program search at suny.edu to see which school(s) offer majors you’re interested in. There’s also a map on the site so you can see where they’re located.</p>
<p>West Virginia University, COA for OOS is about $26,000, possible merit could be $3,000 to $4,000 per year… How do these prices compare to in-state New Jersey publics?</p>
<p>Median SAT M&R for TCNJ is about 1300, so you are not outstanding for TCNJ.
Have you checked out Ramapo? TCNJ is slightly more selective than Rutgers and has smaller class sizes, but probably has less distinguished faculty since it isn’t a research university.
Ramapo has a good 6 year graduation rate and has a nice campus.</p>
<p>You would have a shot at merit aid at many smaller non-selective private colleges in PA.</p>
<p>There also are a number of private colleges in PA. with very reasonable tuition, such as York College of PA in York. Many NJ residents also attend PA. public universities such as East Stroudsburg and Bloomsburg, which do not have high out of state tuition. </p>
<p>If parents will only pay 15k per year then choices will be less without a full tuition scholarship. Getting 10k in merit won’t make a 50k private or 37k oos public affordable.</p>
<p>If parents will only pay 15k per year then choices will be less without a full tuition scholarship. Getting 10k in merit won’t make a 50k private or 37k oos public affordable.</p>
<p>FitzFan, you or one your parents go to the Collegeboard website and calculate your EFC (Expected Family Contribution) with your 2010 Tax returns. Select both “FM” and “IM” for both financial aid formulas. Keep hitting “Save” on each page so you can refer back to the numbers. </p>
<p>Having this information will at least give you an idea of what you are up against financially, epecially if your parents’ income for 2010 & 2011 are similiar.</p>