And this at Troy. Don’t miss deadlines.
Have you considered ROTC?
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ROTC scholarships are competitive to get, and are not necessarily full rides.
Also, a student considering ROTC needs to have being an officer in the US military as a career goal, and must be generally eligible for US military service (70+% of young people in the US are not eligible based on current US military recruiting standards).
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I am not eligible due to an immune deficiency, I have looked into it.
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University of Kentucky - It’s a competitive scholarship -
Otis A. Singletary Competitive 3.80 & 33 ACT/1450 SAT 4.00 Full out-of-state tuition + housing stipend**
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Here’s others to look at - as you said you’re open geographically. This is in addition to those above. These are all competitive but very good schools - and I definitely encourage you to apply to W&L and the Johnson and Dallas scholarships - it’s one of the top Poli Sci programs in the country.
Wofford College | Richardson Family Scholarship
McDermott Scholars: About the Award - Office of the Provost | UTD
Overview & Benefits - Levine Scholars Program
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Are you a college counselor? You’ve got a breath of knowledge like no other!
No - but thanks - I think 
Just someone wanting to help and all this interests me.
I got these from a list - and then looked to make sure they are still there. These are from schools that might be a bit easier.
In OPs case, they can go to N Texas free and live home - and they think they can go to Nebraska or Ole Miss free…I’m not so sure…and I think they can go to Troy free but it may not be automatic.
But once they get a freebie, then the student is outstanding and can apply to others, like these.
I’m not sure why the student would chase small ones - given their situation, other than for spending money.
Hoping it works out for them.
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U New Mexico - Regent’s Scholarship covers OOS tuition, room but not board. Your test score is way above their SAT range. I’d think it’s worth the application fee.
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Says here 11 got full tuition merit scholarships:
“First-year students are bringing their academic success and their athletics talents to Trinity. Among the Class of 2029 are 158 students who were awarded a merit-based scholarship, including 11 who received a full-tuition Presidential Scholarship. There are also 10 Posse Scholars and 11 United World College Scholars.”
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A lot of the full tuition scholarship students tend to be athletes though.
Even at a school like Trinity? There are no athletic scholarships in D3. Which is not to say that athletes can’t earn scholarships, but it would have to be for other reasons.
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Specifically there. They’re not athletic scholarships. It’s just that international students whom Trinity wants because they’re excellent athletes, especially squash, hockey, and rowing, are prioritized when deciding which high need international students will receive money. They have to be as good academically as other admitted students and receive need-based aid, but US salaries are so much higher than everywhere else including Europe that it would take a very wealthy family to not have financial need. The exception’s probably Canadian hockey players whose families are likely to fall on a similar salary scale as the US.
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10% of the kids admitted were international, so 47, as stated in the article. 11 of them are Davis World College Scholars, which is need-based and not part of the Presidential Scholars. Some of the Posse Scholars, might be athletes, as might the Davis kids, but I doubt a lot of them. They qualify separately from the school in both cases.
I do know one family who got the Presidential Scholarship with an athletic daughter, but she also was principal cellist at NEC, so a better musician than athlete. I don’t know if it was some kind of “shadow athletic scholarship,” nor do I think Trinity uses its full boat merit scholarships for squash players. As I read it, they seem to use them for diversity purposes, which OP can benefit from.
See the list of participating Posse Scholars schools, OP. Not clear if your financial position may disqualify you, but a good target list:
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No, neither the Posse Scholars nor the Davis students were who I meant and AFAIK they’re not included in the stats listed.
This student could well qualify for a full tuition scholarship, my intent was not to discourage her, but rather to point out one of Trinity’s specificities (especially wrt squash) they may fudge the data a bit, sorry if that caused confusion.
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I’m curious how you know this to be so.
Experience. (Sorry, can’t elaborate. I realize it’s not a satisfying reply but if it can reassure you it’s well-known among those who need to know. Similar situations also exist with fencing at other universities.)
It doesn’t mean OP has no shot. I do think she does.
Unsubstantiated accusation followed by a “Trust me, bro.”
The internet is awesome.
It’s not included in the stats listed? It’s there in the article. Unless you don’t believe that either.
One possible scenario for not revealing details on an anonymous forum would be that someone got information from a personal connection. I say this hypothetically, not about this specifically.
Back to the specific issue, I’d be grateful for any info that might help me prioritize applications that give me the best chance, even if it’s not official.
@MYOS1634 has a great deal of credibility on this site.
Trinity is well known to be a squash powerhouse, and it is well known that the best players are international. Makes complete sense that Trinity’s international squash players would be getting $$.
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