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Does anyone know what is needed to qualify for one of these scholarships for an out-of-state student? My son has a 1600 SAT I but his SAT IIs are weaker (720/700/690). His ECs aren't spectactular, either - basically a couple of sports, a couple of clubs, hospital volunteer and other various community service projects plus a summer course in architecture for high school kids at a local university.

His weighted GPA is 4.2 and he takes the most rigorous curriculum at his school. He's a National Hispanic Scholar and will likely be a National Merit Finalist as well. I know his grades and tests are good but he's just not a leader or a joiner. He'd love to go to UNC but he'd need merit aid. This scholarship looked like a good bet but I still worry about the ECs, both for admission AND for the scholarship.

If anyone has knowledge of what's required, I'd appreciate your input.

By Quidditch424 (Quidditch424) on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 09:30 pm: Edit

I have a friend who got this. she's a white female from maryland. her gpa was a 3.9 (unweighted) and 5.3 (weighted) she was third in her class, 1490 SAT I. varsity sports, nhs president, mock trial, ap scholar and had a job.

at unc getting scholarships in competitive. keep that in mind. but your son has good looking stats.