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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]11th grader was planning on attending our good but not great state flagship.  Admissions is basically guaranteed, and it's nothing like NoVA kids fighting to get into UVA.  We're a donut hole family and would need very generous aid to attend anything else, but...
In the course of 11th, kid got a 224 PSAT NMSF index, meaning they're almost guaranteed to be a NMSF.  And they just recently got a 36 on the ACT.  They didn't really study for either PSAT or ACT.  So, which T20 or T50 schools are likely to give exceptionally generous aid or scholarships to a kid with the following stats:

Planned major: biochemistry
-GPA: 3.98 uw with one A- in 9th grade honors English
-APs: 5s in Calc, Chemistry, US Government, Euro History.  4 in English Lit.  Will finish high school with 10 APs and another 5 post-APs.
-NMSF
-ACT 36
-EC: okay, but not related at all to the major.  Performance in 3 school plays, with a lead role in 1.  DM for school Dungeons and Dragons club.  3 years of mock trial.
-community service:  okay, but nothing special.

Kid is perfectly content to do the honors college at the state flagship, but we'd like a few other options on the table.  Any suggestions?[/quote]

Others have mentioned some good options so I will just outline the generalities.

T20 is probably out. They have all the top stats needed and that profile doesn't standout except for academics.

There are T30-T70 Universities which will like your numbers and should give some aid which may or may not be enough. Good schools, solid education, if they are publics classes will be large for a couple of years (like any public).

There are T30-T50 SLACs which will also like your numbers and offer aid. Might get COA to $40-45 but likely not to $30K. Thye are fantastic options for learning, as good as anywhere when it comes to the education.

There are schools which buy NMSF students, Bama, and Tulsa have great packages (I really like Tulsa) and ohtes which are generous like USC and Fordham. Look into them and if you find a fit go for it.

You can have great choices, just not at the tippy top.[/quote]

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