<p>linnylu - here is my suggestion. Make a list of all the schools … public and private in the geography your daughter would be interested in. Start researching their websites for merit scholarships, not just NMF. With those stats, she may qualify for some merit at various schools. Looking for a lower “division” school, with a strong honors program is a good idea. They are looking to attract strong students with money. You can also email admissions, and ask them to specifically tell you what merit scholarships are offered, and what are the average stats of those students who receive it. Keep in mind, some schools will offer supplemental scholarships in the different schools, and or even “honors” scholarships, so you can start piling those together. Finally - more and more schools are super scoring the ACT, so it may be worth one more try - to shoot for a 34 score straight out, or a 34 super score - that would tilt more merit her way as well. We also found that even though private schools had higher price tags, many have more generous merit scholarship programs. On the school’s websites … search for “merit” and “scholarship” in the search boxes to get started.</p>