DD is working on her college list and, so far, is looking at several selective private research Universities. She is targeting schools in the USNEWS ranking around top 15 to 30 range that also provide competitive merit scholarships covering 1/2 to full tuition. Since we will not qualify for financial aid, merit money will be important to the final college choice.
Her ACT score is 34 (second take.) She didn't do that well in PSAT so most likely, she will not qualify to be a NMF. Her other stats: perfect GPA with most rigorous classes. International science fair category award. Good but not unique leadership and volunteering. Assuming good LOR and essays.
My question is: what test score is needed for competitive merit scholarship award from top colleges? From reading posts of past award winners, they seem to mostly have ACT of 35 and 36 to be award scholarships from colleges such as WashU, Vanderbilt, Rice, Notre Dame, Emory, USC, CaseW, Tulane, etc.
Is ACT of 34 competitive enough?
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