<p>I believe Questbridge matches came out on Dec 1, I’m not that familiar with the program, but unfortunately it is likely too late to for the OP.</p>
<p>I assume you’re applying for merit at USC, Rice, WUSTL and SCU (not familiar with them). With your family income level, I’d suggest both schools with great, no loan FA and merit for URMs. With your PSAT scores, you should have qualified for NHS if not NMSF, so those would open up a lot of possibilities.</p>
<p>Whether or not your courseload is rigorous or not doesn’t depend on the rigor of your school compared to other schools, but rather on the courses you took relative to what is offered at your school. If you look at the CA, you will see on the SSR that there’s a place for the GC to mark: most demanding, very demanding, demanding, etc., that’s what determines how rigorous your classes were.</p>
<p>As a low income, first gen Hispanic, you will likely be given some leeway on gpa and test scores. Here is a website that lists schools with free applications, and you should be able to get a waiver for test scores:</p>
<p>[Free</a> College Applications](<a href=“http://www.porcelina.net/freeapps/]Free”>Free College Applications)</p>
<p>Some you might consider are Carleton, Denison (they have several large merit scholarships for URMs), Smith and Tulane. There are many more, you need to search to see which ones fit your financial, academic, geographic and social needs.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>