Please, please help me get into college

albo23
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:52:08 +0000

I need some help to get to college. My family is what I would call “poor” so college, I knew, would be a challenge. My EFC is $0.

What I need help with is to find a college that offers A LOT of financial aid, mostly need-based aid.

I have above-average grades:

I’m currently a Junior, living in Southeast Michigan.
ACT score pending: (Likely) 27
3.6 GPA
I have a very rigorous schedule. It’s not packed with AP classes but it’s definitely a good amount.
One of my cons is I failed and dropped AP Physics.
One of my better points is I will be Student Senate President next year (Senior Year). This pretty much means I will run my Leadership Class and I will be the most important and powerful student in my school. Sorry it’s extremely cocky, but it’s kind of the truth. I will run all of the events happening at my school such as Prom, Homecoming, other activities…

Please, I really need some help from anyone. I CANNOT take out a loan, there is no way in hell my dad would let me. I need a full ride to somewhere. I can probably achieve the full Pell Grant but I don’t know where to go after that. I could try 3rd-party scholarships but I can’t see myself winning one of those. I can go out-of-state but obviously the increased tuition needs to be kept in mind. What colleges could offer enough “for-sure” scholarships that could get me a full ride? FYI, I’m not look for the top universities. I’m looking for a good university, albeit one that I can achieve a full ride through merit and MAJOR need.

Thank you, so much, to whoever helps me.