help with finding merit for oos in warm weather state

[mom2collegekids]

@1Lotus;d-2166528

Hi, Searching for D class of 2021. We just got back her PSAT scores-1350, SI 207, so no NM here, but hoping to find schools in warm weather climate that would at least have OOS tuition waiver and maybe a little merit.
STATS-
4.0
Pre-ACT- sophomore year 32
8 AP classes by end of junior year-AP Calc AB and BC, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Physics C, AP Seminar, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology
Sophomore practice ACT 32
NHS
Cross country-2 years
orchestra (in school) 2 years-conflicted with AP class times this year
Science Bowl 3 years, Math League-1st year for club this year, FTC (Robotics)-does not like so this year only, PT job on weekends, some volunteering-performs violin solos and with choir about once a season.

Although she does not run cross country anymore, she is an avid runner and won her age division in 10K this fall. We are from a cold weather state and she wants to go somewhere warm!!

She is interested in Math/Science/Engineering and has considered Psychology/Psychiatry as well. She scored in the 99 percentile for reading/writing and 93 percentile in math.

I like UT-Dallas and would like to visit if it seems possible/likely to receive AES. DO @3scoutsmom or others have opinions on whether her stats would make it possible? If so, we would probably spend spring break visiting. Is there someone to contact at the school to discuss this?

U of Alabama Huntsville is on radar as well.

We think that she would prefer a medium-size school but willing to look at others as well. I don’t think she has a big preference to urban/suburban/rural but currently lives in suburban setting and is most familiar with it. We visited local schools over the summer with differnt sizes/settings. All in our cold state or reciprocity state.

We would like to take a spring break trip somewhere with her to visit a warm weather school that she might qualify for merit or at least OOS tuition waiver.

Currently sending son to college for under $25,000/year COA and hoping to do the same for her only in a warm climate…any ideas?

Why not the flagship University of Alabama as well?

When will she have actual ACT scores? (Or SAT?)