Low 15XX SAT what schools to apply to?

[Anonymous]

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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?

PP. DS offered 50% tuition. Think it brought COA to right around $50k.

[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.

My kids at Cornell with that (1520) from last year.
Full pay.
Similar grades.
Great ECs.

[Anonymous]

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

Add WashU if your kid is really spiky and a great writer (merit scholarship essays).

Did you say major and Ecs? It matters.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Admit rates for engineering are significantly lower for engineering. 14.4% OOS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Longwood
VA Tech
MIT
UVA
Michigan
Elon
Arizona
UCLA

If you are chasing merit you can forget about UVA, Mich, MIT, UCLA, and VTech.

But: We don’t know much about the OP. The OP might not have tried many school cost calculators. MIT might offer the OP’s son a lot of need-based aid.

[Anonymous]

OP again. Engineering.

Two ECs nothing amazing though.

And there is zero chance we will get need based aid .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The list above that includes Michigan and UCLA is loopy. Your kid has a shot at getting in, but he isn’t going to get merit aid at those schools. Our kid had scores and GPA similar to your son’s when applying last year. Some of the places where we were advised that he would almost certainly get in AND would probably get substantial merit aid included Pitt (apply early!), U of Minnesota, U of Vermont, and Michigan State. (He was admitted to his ED school so we don’t have a verdict.)

So much bad info here. UCLA doesn’t even accept test scores

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Admit rates for engineering are significantly lower for engineering. 14.4% OOS

Rose Hulman
Clarkson University

[Anonymous]

Merit is going to be much more difficult for engineering, kind of changes everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Longwood
VA Tech
MIT
UVA
Michigan
Elon
Arizona
UCLA

If you are chasing merit you can forget about UVA, Mich, MIT, UCLA, and VTech.

But: We don’t know much about the OP. The OP might not have tried many school cost calculators. MIT might offer the OP’s ison a lot of need-based aid.

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Except that MIT doesn't offer merit schoolsrships. None. thst took 2 seconds of googling. Most if the top schools don't because they don't have to