Possible merit scholarships?

twogirls
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:26:16 +0000

Is your school a nominating school for Jefferson Scholars and Moorehead- Cain? If they are, you could express an interest to guidance… but keep in mind that these scholarships are extremely, extremely competitive. My daughter was a Jefferson Scholars nominee… she made it to the second round of interviews but not to the third and final round. They chose 1 student to go to Virginia… from our original group of 19. These groups are all over the country. Once in Virginia… at the final round… the process continues. The accomplishments of these students REALLY blew us away. It was one of the first times my daughter stepped out of her HS bubble and saw what amazing kids there are out there. Getting merit at UNC is tough… kids with your daughter’s stats from OOS don’t necessarily make honors …or get in ( OOS is crazy)… let alone get merit… but it’s worth trying if your school is a nominating one. Your daughter can also check out Vanderbilt, Emory, Tulane ( remember these are highly competitive regardless of stats). My friend’s child received the Stamps scholarship to the U of Miami ( Florida) with slightly lower stats.

Here are a few others to investigate:
Lehigh- full tuition is highly, highly competitive but worth investigating
Lafayette- my friend’s son received some merit with similar scores and a slightly lower gpa
U of Pittsburgh- I would definitely have her apply here- the app opens in July?
Ohio State University
U of Alabama
U of South Carolina honors

It’s worth looking at the thread suggested. Good luck to your daughter! She sounds like a talented young lady and I wish her well.