Full scholarships?

Paying for College
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<p>How rare are full scholarships? What can I do to be competitive enough to get one, and do you have any tips on studying for the SAT?
I’m a freshman and here are my grades
Winterguard:100
Human Geo AP:97
Spanish II Pre-AP:93 -__-
English I Pre-AP: 97
Geometry Pre-AP: 97
Biology Pre-AP:98
I’m involved in color guard/winter guard, HOSA, Student council, and I volunteer a BUNCH over the summer at a hospital,and a theraputic recreation camp.
Plans for future years
-leadership in color guard junior&senior year
-summer research summer before senior year
-good SAT scores,aiming for National Achievement Scholar…but I know I am going to have to work EXTREMLY hard to do that
-good AP & ACT scores
My mom lost her job and has been trying so hard to get a stable job for like a year and a half,but she keeps getting laid off,this has put an immense financial strain on my family,so the only way I’m going to a decent college is if I get a full or nearly full scholarship,which I know is very competitive. If I maintain my grades and achieve my goals, will I be competitive,and can you give me some tips on what all I should do to get a good scholarship,and how to study for the SAT.
These are the colleges that I really want to go to
Reach schools (even if I get accepted (very slim chance) I would have to have a job and take out a LOT of loans to pay tuition) -Rice -Washington St Louis
-Schools that I actually have a chance at getting accepted to…idk about scholarships at these schools… -Texas A&M, UT Austin,Baylor University
Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>For advice on prepping for the SAT, go to the [SAT</a> prep](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/]SAT”>SAT Preparation - College Confidential Forums) forum.</p>

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<p>And here is some info on full scholarships: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you!</p>