Student's chance at Harvard

suzy100
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:33:32 +0000

OP, is he first generation? If so, that would help. Has he taken the ACT? He probably still has time to take that, and some students do better on that than the SAT. He should study for it if he takes it.

Also, I saw that you mention he may be a National Merit Finalist. This could be a very big deal for him. If he makes it, he can get a full ride to Kentucky, assuming they haven’t made any changes to that scholarship. He will also get close to that at Alabama. However, in order for him to make Finalist, everything has to be sent to the National Merit Corporation in a timely manner. Are you his GC? If so, you will have some work to do so PLEASE make sure all of the deadlines are met. Here is some information on that: http://www.nationalmerit.org/Merit_R&I_Leaflet.pdf