Good Scholarship Chances

crvm11
Wed, 08 May 2013 23:16:49 +0000

My sister got roughly half of tuition (just over 20k), not including room and board. She has a 3.2 GPA (B/B+) and a 30 on the ACT, while I have a 4.09 GPA (A) as of now and hopefully a 32-33. Her stats are much lower than mine, but her activities resume is outstanding.
Also, some very important info I should have mentioned… I go to a prestigious Jesuit high school. So that adds a good chunk (anywhere from 5-8k) of tuition money to many Jesuit schools that are fond of my school.
Based on our school’s scattergrams, all students, and I mean ALL students, above a 3.89 and a 31 get into BC (except for one student deferred). The pattern is very strict in that way. Tufts is more of a dart board.
My parents will pay up to 35k, but if they do, then grad school is all on me; if they pay a lot less, then they will pitch in for grad school, which is my goal.
Also, I’m hoping to be a semifinalist NM, but that’s not certain because my school is very competitive.
Thanks for your honest input!