Schools that offer scholarships?

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<p>I’m applying for all my colleges and I was wondering if there are any schools, like the ones on my list, where I would be competitive for scholarship or aid money?
2180/1430 SAT
32 ACTw/wr
31/617 rank
3.98 gpa
95.1 uw average
99.3 W average
11 AP classes
3 5’s and a 4 so far (taking 7 this year)
NHS,YoungRepublicans,2yrs.basketball,1yr.work,1yr.debate,1yr.academic comp.,teacher’s aide
NM commended,Ap Scholar w/honors,regional qualifier in my current issues comp.
Prospective major: electrical engineering
Applying to:
Alabama
Kentucky
Texas
Texas A&M
Rice ED
USC
NYU poly
Boston u
Vandy
WUSTL</p>

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<p>You need to distinguish clearly between need-based and merit-based aid.
The former depends on your family’s financial situation, so it’s impossible to tell whether you’d qualify without information about that.</p>

<p>Rice, USC, WUSTL, and Vanderbilt all offer merit aid. Look up the % of students who receive it in the CC link below. If it’s, say, 30%, then you would want your qualifications to be in the top 30% (or better) to have a good shot. The stronger your stats compared to the average student, the better your chances of merit aid.</p>

<p>Some state universities have guaranteed merit aid for NM commended / semi-finalists finalists. Look up the policies on your schools’ websites.</p>

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<p>uab has automatic merit for your stats (different than UA) This is in birmingham [Welcome[/url</a>]</p>

<p>has fullride scholarships for national merit, achievement and hispanic scholars</p>

<p>you would qualify for the blazer elite 15k/yr against coa of 20-24K…so your cost would be 5-9K</p>

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<p>has a wonderful sci/tech honors program!! (if accepted into sci tech they pay 2 years of your phd too)</p>

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<p>also has a fast track 5th year for masters in engineering.
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<p>What is your home state? If it’s not TX you won’t get anything from UT.</p>

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<p>Well I am in Texas</p>

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<p>University of Pittsburgh offers honors scholarships (merit–not financial aid)with stats similar to yours. The scholarships are not guaranteed and they seem to be getting more competitive each year. The engineering college gives additional money above the honors scholarships. The application is easy and to be eligible for scholarships, you have to write one essay.</p>

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<p>Have you taken a look at the Financial Aid Forum? There are several threads there on guaranteed merit-based aid.</p>