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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]His stats are not high enough to get significant or any merit aid. I'd focus IS schools - UMBC, St. Mary's, Towson... UMCP will be tough. What is sub-scores for his SAT? [/quote]

[b]OP, this person has no idea what she is talking about.[/b]

Those stats are absolutely high enough for significant merit aid at many "second tier" schools. If money is a factor, look outside the top ~30 USNWR colleges/universities for many schools that would give him merit aid. Some to consider:

Larger schools: Tulane, Wisconsin, Pitt, American, UVM, UConn, Marquette, Clemson, Fordham. If his SAT M+CR = 1400, with that weighted GPA he could get a full tuition scholarship at Alabama; with SAT M+CR = 1330-1390, he qualifies for two-thirds off tuition there.

Smaller schools: Denver, Clark, Richmond, Lafayette, Skidmore, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Rhodes, Denison, Lawrence, Wooster, Kalamazoo, Wheaton (MA), Muhlenberg, Puget Sound, Willamette, Whitman. If you are interested in smaller schools, read the book Colleges that Change Lives--lots of good suggestions.[/quote]

Ouch! I'd like to think I know what I'm talking about... :) My three kids came out MCPS magnet just like OP's DC. We have recently gone thru the college process 3 times including some of the schools on your post. I'd like to think my data points are pretty good and pretty up to date but whatever... Good luck OP.

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My DS graduated from a non-magnet in[b] NoVa. Weighted GPA = 4.0,[/b] unweighted 3.6, SAT M+CR = 1400. 8 AP classes, decent ECs but nothing special. Received merit aid offers between $20k-$30k from several of the colleges/universities listed above.[/quote]

If you are in FCPS, it uses a different wt system than MCPS. wGPA of 4.0 is probably like wGPA of 4.2/4.3 in MCPS.[/quote]

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