<p>So, I really want to go to alabama. I have the right gpa, but my sat score wasn’t high enough to get the full tuition scholarship I need. I am almost finished with my senior year, and the website states that the last sat they will accept is the one taken on fall of ones senior year. I am considering reclassing my senior year. I was wanting to know that if I did do this, and took the sat and act, if these new scores would be acceptable for the scholarships, or if they would see that I retook my senior year and not even accept me to the college. Thanks!</p>
<p>You’re thinking of repeating senior year? Can you even do this at your school?</p>
<p>Certainly, it’s not unheard of to do a “post-graduate” year in high school. Several of the elite prep schools offer this as an option. If your high school were willing to have you continue for another year, I wouldn’t think it would be a problem . . . but I’d strongly recommend contacting UA’s admissions office directly to ask them.</p>
<p>Presumably if you were an applicant for those scholarships, you have ALREADY applied to UA as those applications were due by December 1, weren’t they? </p>
<p>So, you are not only thinking about repeating your senior year of high school, but you also are thinking of withdrawing your application and acceptance for this year. </p>
<p>I think the only ones who really could answer this would be UA. </p>
<p>And I’m with the poster above. Make sure this is allowable at your high school. It might not be.</p>
<p>Do you attend a public school? Would you even be allowed to go to high school for another year? Do taxpayers pay for kids to go another year when they don’t need to?</p>
<p>What scholarship did you qualify for at Bama?</p>
<p>I qualified for the capstone scholarship, but I think that if I retake the sat and take the act I will be able to score much higher.</p>
<p>And again I ask…did you apply for this year and get accepted? If so, you are not only seeking to do your senior year again, but you are also wishing to withdraw your application and acceptance to UA for this year. You need to find out if they will allow you to do a second senior year…given you have already been accepted as a graduating senior this year.</p>
<p>Thumper is right. I’m doubtful that schools just allow students to go a 5th year when they don’t need to in order to graduate. Tax-payers aren’t likely going to want to pay for extra years of school. besides, this is quite a risk. YOu may not score high enough, and who knows whether Bama would award the money to a 5th year senior since you’ve already been accepted and awarded for this year.</p>
<p>Are you instate or OOS?</p>
<p>If you’re OOS, then you’d have to have quite a jump to go from your current scholarship to full tuition</p>
<p>CAPSTONE SCHOLAR</p>
<p>An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 27 ACT or 1210-1240 SAT score [critical reading and math scores only] and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Capstone Scholar and will receive $1,500 per year ($6,000 over four years).</p>
<p>COLLEGIATE SCHOLAR</p>
<p>An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 28-29 ACT or 1250-1320 SAT score [critical reading and math scores only] and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Collegiate Scholar and will receive $3,500 per year ($14,000 over four years).</p>
<p>UA SCHOLAR</p>
<p>An out-of-state first time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 30-31 ACT or 1330-1390 SAT score [critical reading and math scores only] and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a UA Scholar and will receive the value of 2/3 tuition* for four years.</p>
<p>PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR</p>
<p>An out-of-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 32-36 ACT or 1400-1600 SAT score [critical reading and math scores only] and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Presidential Scholar and will receive the value of out-of-state tuition* for four years.</p>
<p>If you’re instate, you’d still have to increase quite a bit…</p>
<p>CAPSTONE SCHOLAR</p>
<p>An in-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 27 ACT or 1210-1240 SAT score [critical reading and math scores only] and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Capstone Scholar and will receive $1,500 per year ($6,000 over four years).</p>
<p>COLLEGIATE SCHOLAR</p>
<p>An in-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 28-29 ACT or 1250-1320 SAT score [critical reading and math scores only] and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Collegiate Scholar and will receive $3,500 per year ($14,000 over four years).</p>
<p>PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR</p>
<p>An in-state first-time freshman student who meets the December 1st scholarship priority deadline, has a 30-36 ACT or 1330-1600 SAT score [critical reading and math scores only] and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will be selected as a Presidential Scholar and will receive the value of in-state tuition* for four years.</p>
<p>I would ask UA whether they would increase your scholarship if you took a gap year and increased your SAT score. Then at least you could use the extra year for something more worthwhile than repeating your senior year of HS!</p>