Will I Get Merit Aid?

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Hi, applying to WFU RD this year. Do you think I can get merit aid with these stats (and how much)?

GPA: 3.83, unweighted
Class Rank: 54 out of 438 (top 12%)
APs: 8 total, 1 sophomore year, 3 junior year, 4 senior year. World History (5) US History (5) Psychology (5) Lang (4) and taking Statistics, Government, Literature, and Art History senior year.
SAT: 2120 overall, 610 Math, 770 Reading, 740 Writing. (still waiting on October SAT results, trying to get Math up!)
SAT Subject Tests: (not sure if SCU takes these, but) 730 Literature, 720 US History
Awards: AP Scholar with Honors
Extracurriculars: Quite a few. 10 years in 4H, was president. School newspaper, school literary journal, student mentoring. I also have a job working at a preschool/elementary school.
Common App Essay: It’s really good. At least, that’s what my AP Lit teacher said and other people who read it. I consider myself a very good writer.
Letters of Rec: Also should be very good. One of the teachers knows me extremely well, I talked to her all the time outside of class throughout high school and had her freshmen and junior year. The other is a math teacher who I got help from outside of class all the time throughout junior year.

Any feedback is appreciated!

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Honestly, the chances are very low. Only 3% of students are offered merit aid, most of those students are minority students with demonstrated need, and many of the scholarships are very specific. However, if you have a demonstrated need AT ALL it is usually met. They were very generous to me, and my family is quite well off!