Low 15XX SAT what schools to apply to?

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Anonymous wrote:W and L give a good number of full tuition scholarships that are merit based. It’s a lot different than the other schools on your list tho. Kid has to be ok with small and rural but likely best shot at significant merit at a top school.

For the W and L full ride, candidates are selected from the 10% of accepted applicants then attend (with all other candidates) for a 3-day on campus experience that includes interviews and more where full ride recipients are selected.

Why do people bother writing up responses like this without knowing what they are talking about? In order to be considered for the merit scholarships at W and L, a student must fill out a specific additional application for the scholarship. https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarship's

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown, BU, Tufts, Villanova, BC, NEU, Emory, Georgia Tech, UMD, UIUC, Michigan, NYU, Hopkins, UVA, UNC, Georgia, Florida

This list is horrible for merit aid.

My words exactly!

Agreed. Forget about merit - it would be a very tough admit to many of these schools with low 1500s, poor AP scores, and no hooks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son went from a high 13XX SAT to a low 15XX. He’s a high school senior and we weren’t expecting this increase- just saw it this morning

We live in Maryland and won’t qualify for FA.

What schools should my kid add to the list? We are looking for merit. Prior to the score improvement we were just thinking about state schools like VT UMD and Pitt.

Anyone in the last cycle with similar scores willing to share where their kid received significant merit? Also my kid has mediocre AP scores- he has taken 9 so far and scored mostly 3s and a few 4s. He’s taking 5 APs this year. GPA is good all As with the exception of a semester B.

OP, FCPS ironically enough attending UMD as a direct admit to CS from HS class of 23
3.98/4.5, 1560 9 APs, Varsity athlete and club leadership
Accepted with merit to: UMD, BU, CWRU, UMN, Ohio St., Lehigh
Accepted w/no merit: Pitt, WM
WL: UVA, NEU
Denied: Two ivies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown, BU, Tufts, Villanova, BC, NEU, Emory, Georgia Tech, UMD, UIUC, Michigan, NYU, Hopkins, UVA, UNC, Georgia, Florida

OP said they are looking for merit aid, so of course recommend some places that don’t offer merit aid.

[Anonymous]

Everything is in play!

Hell, there are people here in this DCUM community who will insist that anything at or above 1350 is viewed by AOs as "top score".

Seriously. These maroons will be here to defend that deranged logic in 3, 2, 1 ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything is in play!

Hell, there are people here in this DCUM community who will insist that anything at or above 1350 is viewed by AOs as "top score".

Seriously. These maroons will be here to defend that deranged logic in 3, 2, 1 ...

Did somebody say "Beetlejuice?"

But seriously, folks, just look at each schools dataset. It is all there. Save yourself the agony of parsing DCUM opinions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:D:ig
C:onfabulate
U:ndermine
M:anipulate

Seriously, bunch of jealous people.

Nothing will really change for your son I am afraid unless you pay up. My DD is in the same boat instate Florida full pay. The boost in score is good for confidence. Vanderbilt send us merit aid information. They have full rides. Look into it. Boston university and college as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything is in play!

Hell, there are people here in this DCUM community who will insist that anything at or above 1350 is viewed by AOs as "top score".

Seriously. These maroons will be here to defend that deranged logic in 3, 2, 1 ...

Far more common on DCUM is "oh you have a 1550 and a 4.5 gpa, that's not going to do it for UVA, better start looking at Miami of Ohio".

[Anonymous]

I love the "Purdue is now a reach" LOL!!!! Ummmmmm no. It's a massive safety. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son went from a high 13XX SAT to a low 15XX. He’s a high school senior and we weren’t expecting this increase- just saw it this morning

We live in Maryland and won’t qualify for FA.

What schools should my kid add to the list? We are looking for merit. Prior to the score improvement we were just thinking about state schools like VT UMD and Pitt.

Anyone in the last cycle with similar scores willing to share where their kid received significant merit? Also my kid has mediocre AP scores- he has taken 9 so far and scored mostly 3s and a few 4s. He’s taking 5 APs this year. GPA is good all As with the exception of a semester B.

OP, FCPS ironically enough attending UMD as a direct admit to CS from HS class of 23
3.98/4.5, 1560 9 APs, Varsity athlete and club leadership
Accepted with merit to: UMD, BU, CWRU, UMN, Ohio St., Lehigh
Accepted w/no merit: Pitt, WM
WL: UVA, NEU
Denied: Two ivies

I'm interested in the merit at Lehigh - did it bring the TCOA down to something reasonable?

[Anonymous]

NP- our CS/engineering applicant with 1520, better AP scores, 4.0 UW high rigor got merit at Lehigh, Case, Fordham, Pitt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the "Purdue is now a reach" LOL!!!! Ummmmmm no. It's a massive safety. LOL

Really? Thought it was a really good school for engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the "Purdue is now a reach" LOL!!!! Ummmmmm no. It's a massive safety. LOL

For engineering, when they have an excess yield problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:D:ig
C:onfabulate
U:ndermine
M:anipulate

You know what? If you look across all the posts, some accurate patterns start to emerge. In fact, ChatGPT and real humam advice has a high degree of overlap. As you would expect. Directionally, the similarity suggests valid results.

I don't see much digging, confabulating, undermining, or manipulating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the "Purdue is now a reach" LOL!!!! Ummmmmm no. It's a massive safety. LOL

Since when is a 50% admit rate (lower in some programs) a safety? Idiot.