I am out of state as well. Merit Aid is based on your FAFSA, an example would be a University Grant. Scholarships for out state kids are not as plentiful as for in state applicants. Don’t remember exact SAT score needed for scholarships…but it was M & R well over 1300(don’t know the ACT score needed) and you must be top 10% of your graduating HS class…GPA means nothing as far as scholarship goes. My daughter was in top 12% of her HS class and therefore got no scholarships.