Merit Aid for 1960 SAT?

Paying for College
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<p>Which colleges would offer Merit Aid based on these SAT scores?</p>

<p>Math: 630
CR: 580
Writing: 750</p>

<p>GPA W: 3.8</p>

<p>Need to take advantage of the schools that count the writing section. </p>

<p>Thanks for any suggestions!</p>

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<p>That’s going to be a limiting factor since many schools don’t use the Writing section for scholarships. Your M+CR is 1210</p>

<p>Are you a junior? If so, test again…and also take the ACT since your stronger skill will count on that test.</p>

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<p>Certainly retest but if you need MERIT, not need-based aid, with those scores, you will need to search for schools that have merit scholarships and have average CR+M scores in the 900s. Google is your friend.</p>

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<p>Are you in California? Here are some schools that would offer merit aid on the West Coast based on those scores and GPA:</p>

<p>Whittier
Chapman
Cal Lutheran
University of Redlands
University of the Pacific
Dominican University (CA)
Pacific University (OR)
University of Puget Sound (WA)</p>

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<p>Also, University of the Pacific IS NOT the same thing as Pacific University, just saying.</p>

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<p>Some of the third tier privates that are around $45-55K a year will give most applicants a $6K “scholarship,” but you are better off taking a prep class or seeing if you can get a higher score on the ACT.</p>