Freshman Scholarships vs. Transfer Scholarships?

mom2collegekids
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:49:51 +0000

It is VERY doubtful that she’d get much/any merit as a transfer student. Schools give merit to their incoming frosh because THAT is what helps them with rankings. Transfer students do nothing for the school.

That said, her ACT is also too low for any merit at many schools. Has she tried the SAT?

Some do much better on the SAT and often she only has to do well in the Math + CR sections.

Merit scholarships are generally given to students whose scores are in the Top quartile of the school. An ACT 22 is probably towards the bottom quartile of many schools.

I would get her into SAT/ACT tutoring pronto otherwise you may not see any merit at all.

Do you know why her ACT is so low? Is she not finishing sections? What is the breakdown of her composite?

Many of the test-optional schools require test scores for merit consideration.