Where could I get merit aid?

whoknows
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:55:07 +0000

Do you have any ideas of schools that you might be interested in? I don’t know much about schools in NY if you’re looking to stay there, but some that I would suggest are:

Morehead scholarship to UNC: if your school is eligible to nominate you, try for that. The one thing that would hold you back would be your SAT’s on getting you into UNC. OOS is extremely hard, so do some prep and boost those scores! (I’m not saying your scores are bad at all! I think they’re great, but obviously you want to have the best chance you possibly can!)

Park scholarship to NCState: State is a very science-y school and has a top-notch engineering program. If that is something you would be interested in, go for it! The park is an excellent PROGRAM (not just scholarship). You go on trips, have priority registration for classes, and have weekly meetings.

Wake Forest gives a lot of merit aid and you’re stats look right on par to receive some of it! Wake is a beautiful school and will give you a great liberal arts education, if that’s what you’re looking for.

Furman has some fantastic scholarships that I think you would have a shot at. I am not 100% positive, but I do believe there are a number of full rides that you would have a shot at!

I also think that Emory (though I may be wrong), has a lot of merit aid. I know one thing that is key for Emory is the interest you demonstrate in the school and the relationships you establish with the admissions officers prior to applying. I read this on the website and I figure if they come right out and say it, it must be very true!

Duke has some major scholarships as well such as the trinity and the BN Duke scholarship.

Rhodes in Memphis has the Bellingrath scholarship which is a full ride. From what I know, Rhodes is a small LAC that will give you an great LA education. A plus for being in Memphis is if you are interested at all in medicine, you can volunteer at St. Jude’s research hospital for children!!! (I think that would be FANTASTIC!)

Vanderbilt has some scholarships, though I do not know the details.

College of Charleston gives some substantial scholarships I believe. BEAUTIFUL school and BEAUTIFUL town!

The Texas public school system has some great full scholarships that would also come with some great honors programs. I don’t know all the details, but I have read some threads about this topic, so you could do a search and find the details.

Clearly I know nothing about the northern schools because they never really interested me. But honestly, what’s better than sweet tea, the word “y’all” and warm weather!???

GOOD LUCK!!! The scholarships are out there, I promise! My college search was dependent on scholarships as well, so I understand your dilemma. Also look into outside scholarships. I know they seem really impossible to get, but some of them are a tad easier.