<p>I was wondering if there was any good out of state engineering schools that would likely offer me a fair amount of merit aid due to my credentials which are as follows:</p>
<p>Credentials:
Attended the New Horizons Governors School for Science and Technology, a dual enrollment program that focus heavily on math, science, and research. Very similar to TJ.
Took Calculus based physics, Calculus I&II, Research Methodology and Ethics. Straight A’s in all of my classes.</p>
<p>GPA: 4.425 but should go up to about a 4.5 after the end of the first semester of senior year. UW 3.9.</p>
<p>Sat: 1420, 2090. (790 in math)</p>
<p>APs
Ap Euro(4), Ap US(4) Ap Eng 11(4), Calculus A(4) Physics C(5)
Ap Scholar with Distinctio4.</p>
<p>Next Years Homeschool Classes: Ap English 12, Ap Gov, Advanced Technical Drawing,
Gov School Classes next year: Calculus Based Physics II, Mentorship, Enviro Science, MultiVar/LinearAlg.</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
Varsity Soccer
Nasa Mentorship
Model UN
Future Business leaders of America
Governors School Student Advisory Board</p>
<p>Im especially looking at schools like Purdue and UIUC but if anyone has any other suggestions they would also be appreciated.
Thanks!</p>
<p>What do you consider significant? Most merit money is tied to PSAT/SAT/ACT scores (your GPA meets the minimum for most schools already).</p>
<p>1420 should get you into some schools with some merit (you should the merit money thread to identify them).</p>
<p>You could get a full tuition waiver at UT Dallas if your score was slightly higher. May be you should also take ACT in September to become eligible for more scholarships.</p>
<p>You are instate for VA? You do know that you have wonderful instate public universities that are very moderately priced for instate residents. People move to your state to establish residency before high school to take advantage of the wonderful instate public choices. </p>
<p>But…to answer your question…</p>
<p>OOS public universities in Illinois and Indiana are not likely to match your instate costs even WITH merit aid.</p>
<p>I believe you would qualify for significant merit aid at Alabama if your combined CR/Math was a tad higher.</p>
<p>Have you taken the ACT? If not, perhaps you should think about it. I agree with the above posters about trying to raise your score. I assume you will be applying to VT or UVA in addition to some OOS schools. </p>
<p>Which type of engineering are you interested in? There are some state schools which do give lots of merit scholarships but only to the tippy top students. Ex: University of Delaware (ranked very high for chemical engineering) – they invite the top 125 applicants for a scholarship weekend. Most of the invitees will get a full tuition scholarship or an amount close to the OOS tuition. University of Minnesota (ranked highly for chemical engineering) also gives merit scholarships as well as the OOS tuition waiver (you pay in-state tuition).</p>