Scholarship Criteria

<p>I disagree, it is pretty easy to discern who will be invited to interview for scholarships based on stats alone. 2200+ and top 2-3% of class ought to do it. Based what you have posted I would guess that the outlook is not good. Your GPA is and SAT are good enough for admission, but probably do not make you stand out enough to be considered for one of the large scholarships. It is likely going to be iffy for the smaller ones too (~4-5k). Of course, if you become an NMF finalist then things are automatic for the 1/2 tuition thing.</p>

<p>As someone else pointed out, stats are just the starting point that gets your pinky in the door. Actually getting the thing is probably dependent on the specifics of the resume and the interview.</p>

<p>Last but not least, being middle class will likely qualify you for some finaid, at least if you are middle of the middle (<$60-80k/year family income). However, it seems that many people on CC are from $200k+ families who claim that they cannot afford college tuition.</p>