Great - you should be able to find merit with those stats. You live in Wisconsin? Then Lawrence is well worth a visit. Both strong music and strong science. And merit aid. What about Madison? Have you considered it? Every one of the schools we’ve listed above are worth checking out and many would offer you merit aid. You might also look into the University of Chicago. No performance department, but a strong composition department. Not sure about merit aid, however. University of Kentucky offers significant scholarships, and has a strong music department. Washington University at St. Louis is another school to look into. Really - for a BA in music there are so many options.