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Hey all.

Trying to figure out my odds at merit aid from lower tier schools that are still prestigious. Here's a starter list:

Duke
WUSTL
BU
Johns Hopkins
UVA
UNC-CH
Emory
Vanderbilt

Please post to give me an idea of the odds.

By Laxgirl04 (Laxgirl04) on Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 03:58 pm: Edit

also, UChicago (does anyone know how many College Honor Scholarships they give out?) and CMU

By Giants (Giants) on Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 04:11 pm: Edit

I already posted on the thread about Emory. I'm not sure that I would call them lower tier schools as they are all in the top 25 but whatever. Best of luck to you, and as I said in the other thread I think you have a great shot at getting merit money from at least one of them.

By Sondogg (Sondogg) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 01:56 pm: Edit

i got a duke merit full scholarship, its called a university scholarship, its pretty damn hard to get (16,000 applicants, 24 finalist, 8 selected)

By Laxgirl04 (Laxgirl04) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 05:56 pm: Edit

sondogg, stats/ecs? where else did you get in?

By Quidditch424 (Quidditch424) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 07:17 pm: Edit

UNC-Chapel Hill-$72,000 Morehead Scholarship
1500 nominees nationwide, 120 finalists, 40 scholarships. See if your school is eligible to nominate. If you live in NC you can self nominate.
My stats:
1450 SAT I
7th out of 274 students
Soccer, Dance-Physical activity is a criteria
3 years as a hospital volunteer
2 years in a community-based tutoring program
All AP classes and some community college classes

By Laxgirl04 (Laxgirl04) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 08:41 pm: Edit

Quidditch, does it help to be instate? were you? how did you stand out--I heard morehead is pretty near impossible.

By Quidditch424 (Quidditch424) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 09:14 pm: Edit

Well this year, 22 people who got the morehead were from NC, the other 18 were not. being in state is better, you get a chance to be a semifinalist and have an interview. your application needs to be strong and the morehead committee is looking for a person with potential to succeed and also a passion for something.
u can instant message me, quidditch424 on aim