Already thinking about college...

menloparkmom
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:53:10 +0000

ok , here is my suggestion. Make SURE that she takes the PSAT her sophomore year- to give her an idea of which areas might need additional focus before taking the test FOR REAL in her Jr year. A PSAT score that is greater than the cutoff for NJ [ you’re going to have to find what that is these days] means that she will most probably be a NMSF, and thus be eligible for small to very large merit scholarships at many colleges around the country. [ there are numerous threads on CC re: colleges that give NM scholarships] The possibility of receiving 1/2 to full tuition scholarships for doing really well on a 1 hour long test is well worth some additional preparation and planning during her sophomore and Jr years. .

[and keep in mind that the Ivy’s, including Brown, do NOT give out merit scholarships of any kind]