National Merit Commended

mom2collegekids
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:04:16 +0000

In another post you mention having an ACT 30, an ACT 31 superscored.

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The most competitive colleges I’m applying to thus far are Northeastern and Boston College, both of which have 31’s as their 25th percentile score. I would like to try for some more competitive colleges such as Stanford, Penn, and Columbia, but I’d prefer to get my scores up before doing this. And it’d also help to have a better chance at merit scholarships.

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Stanford, Penn, and Columbia do not give merit scholarships. BC only gives a smallish number, but really those would go to those with tippy top stats…like ACT 35-36. NEU does have some merit, but your stats would have to be higher.

Merit is often based on single-sittings, not super-scores, so be aware of that.

An ACT 30 can get large awards at some schools…many more schools than “Commended” award schools.

It sounds like your mom really wants you to get large scholarships. How much will your family pay for college each year?

Which schools are your financial safety schools? (schools that you know FOR SURE that you have ALL costs covered?)