Below are my guesses as to your chances for admission to the universities below. I included the schools on your original list that would have the possibility of meeting a $30k budget via merit aid but excluded the others. In suggesting other schools, I focused on schools with more intimate environments, as it would be extraordinarily difficult for bigger public schools with honors programs to compete with your Florida publics and Bright Futures. According to the College Board’s website, all of these schools offer cheerleading.
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
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Hendrix (AR): About 1100 undergrads and you would qualify for the flagship match, which means tuition would be the same as at UF
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Hope (MI): About 3300 undergrads
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Kalamazoo (MI): About 1200 undergrads
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SUNY Geneseo (NY): About 4100 undergrads
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Truman State (MO): About 3600 undergrads
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Wheaton (IL): About 2200 undergrads and the campus has stronger religious practices than many schools with religious affiliations.
Likely (60-79%)
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Centre (KY): About 1400 undergrads and I think you’d be a good candidate for one of its premier scholarships which offers a full ride, based on the types of activities you’ve done in high school.
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College of Wooster (OH): About 2k undergrads
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DePauw (IN): About 1800 undergrads
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Furman (SC): About 2300 undergrads
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Rhodes (TN): About 2k undergrads
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Southwestern (TX): About 1500 undergrads
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St. Olaf (MN): About 3k undergrads
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U. of the South (TN): About 1600 undergrads
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U. of Tulsa (OK): About 2600 undergrads, and I believe more than 25% of the last two entering classes have been made up of National Merit Finalists
Toss-Up (40-59%)
Lower Probability (20-39%)
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Denison (OH): About 2400 undergrads
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U. of Miami
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Wake Forest (NC): About 5400 undergrads
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Washington & Lee (VA): About 1900 undergrads
Low Probability (less than 20%)
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Boston College
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Emory
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UNC
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WashU