<p>It seems that if I am able to do all I want, I might barely get admissions and USC’s full tuition scholarship is out of the question for me. If all responders could take the time to look at ALL of the top 21-50 private universities in the US News 2012 National University Rankings, please let me know if any of them offer full tuition or full ride scholarships based solely on merit. To my knowledge, Wake Forest, University of Virginia, College of William and Mary, and Case Western Reserve (I think) offer full merit scholarships. Does NYU have purely merit based scholarships? Finally, how competitive is each one and where would I have some chance if I did all the awards I mentioned and had the grades, recs, essays, and winter competition results I hope to get for next year.</p>