Need names of schools with HUGE merit aid for 3.76 GPA and 1450 SAT

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@cptofthehouse

I think in PA, you have the 3 main State universities, Pitt in Oakland , Penn State in University Park and Temple in Philly. Both Pitt and PSU have satellite or you can call them directional campuses. Then you have the smaller colleges like Clarion, Edinboro, Slippery Rock, WestChester, Millersville, Lockport ,Indiana, California, Kutztown, etc etc.

In CA, many call the California STATE Universities directional, with the UCs being the main universities.

Both CA and PA have a “flagship” system (UC in CA, CSHE in PA) and a system with a more local emphasis (CSU in CA, PASSHE in PA) that can be seen as the equivalent of “directional” schools in other states. However, an important difference is that CA uses its low cost community colleges for transfer preparation to both UCs and CSUs, but two of the CSHE schools (Penn State and Pittsburgh) have their own system of (more expensive than community colleges) branch campuses for transfer preparation. In addition, some majors like engineering majors are more widely available at CSU than PASSHE schools. Due to differences in in-state cost and financial aid policies, CA is on the lower end of states with respect to student loan debt per graduate, while PA is on the higher end.