rads Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Hello! My daughter is semifinalist and hopefully will be NMSP finalist, with 1540 SAT. We were looking for a full tuition scholarship from a college with Christian affiliation or within Bible belt. We already applied to several but would like to hear about more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Messiah has a nice scholarship for high academics...https://www.messiah.edu/honorsscholarships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) It might help if you listed schools where she has already applied. Some schools are going to have priority deadlines for scholarships that may have already passed - November 1st or 15th are common. As an example, I found a competitive one at Grove City, but it had a November 11th deadline for applying. Edited November 22, 2019 by Hoggirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rads Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 We have applied to Grove City, Baylor, Eastern University, Kings University, West Texas AM, Alabama University, Huntsville, Liberty University Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rads Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dotwithaperiod said: I’m not sure if this one is the right type of Christianity for you, but it’s a lovely school. Houghton College, in NY. They have a full scholarship for NM finalists, semi-finalists offered thru the Honors group. It’s a tiny school, though I’ve heard very good things about it. We applied to Houghton too, I thought they give 3 full scholarships per year only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, rads said: We applied to Houghton too, I thought they give 3 full scholarships per year only? Yes, it’s only 3 full scholarships. Ds attends there and loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Have you looked at Cedarville University? Or Asbury University? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Berry College in Rome, GA, gives substantial merit aid and is (loosely, perhaps) Christian. It is always on those "most beautiful college campuses" lists. Covenant College near Chattanooga also gives substantial merit aid, I think--I am less sure of that than I am about Berry's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) Abilene Christian University (ACU). Not quite as heavily Christian as some of those schools, but it is Christian, includes Christian studies and standards. The city of Abilene is very conservative and most people attend church. When we were stationed at the Air Force base there, all the sports events in the area started with a prayer and the pledge. Abilene is called "the buckle of the Bible Belt." It is a good school, my daughter considered going there, she met good friends when we lived in Abiline and we knew several people who taught and worked at ACU, all nice Christian families. https://www.acu.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships.html They state, "All National Merit Finalists and Semi-Finalists are guaranteed full-tuition, when coordinated with federal, state and institutional grants, to attend ACU." Edited November 22, 2019 by ElizabethB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Another Lynn said: Have you looked at Cedarville University? Or Asbury University? We lived in Ohio and met many people with friends or relatives who had gone to Cedarville, it is a good School with a strong Christian mission and values, although Ohio as a whole is not a strongly Christian area, but we lived in the Dayton area and do not know about the area surrounding Cedarville. It is worth looking into. I don't know anything about Asbury personally, but Cedarville and ACU are definitely worth looking into if you want more choices. We lived in the LA area as well, and had a friend who took some Biola courses, my husband attended a few of his classes that were open to visitors, he was amazed at the scholarship and level of what was being taught. They base the scholarships solely on GPA and SAT score, it looks like you would qualify for the highest level, $20K, with that SAT score. https://www.biola.edu/financial-aid/scholarships-and-aid/undergrad/biola-scholarships/current Edited November 22, 2019 by ElizabethB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmom Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Quote I’m PCA, and many of our youth went to Covenant College, Belhaven, Samford (Birmingham, Al), Lee U. In Tennessee is another to consider. My own kids opted for public university for better or worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 5 hours ago, ElizabethB said: Abilene Christian University (ACU). Not quite as heavily Christian as some of those schools, but it is Christian, includes Christian studies and standards. The city of Abilene is very conservative and most people attend church. When we were stationed at the Air Force base there, all the sports events in the area started with a prayer and the pledge. Abilene is called "the buckle of the Bible Belt." It is a good school, my daughter considered going there, she met good friends when we lived in Abiline and we knew several people who taught and worked at ACU, all nice Christian families. https://www.acu.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships.html They state, "All National Merit Finalists and Semi-Finalists are guaranteed full-tuition, when coordinated with federal, state and institutional grants, to attend ACU." I, too, was going to recommend ACU. It's an excellent school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rads Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Thanks for the tip on Abilene. Should have said Texas is our top choice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristayl Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 A couple Christian colleges that give full rides (tuition, fees, room, and board) for National Merit are Oklahoma Christian University and Harding University (Arkansas). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristayl Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Christian colleges in Texas besides ACU that give full tuition (but not full ride) for National Merit Finalists are Dallas Baptist University, East Texas Baptist University, and Lubbock Christian University. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 hours ago, rads said: Thanks for the tip on Abilene. Should have said Texas is our top choice You're welcome! We enjoyed our time in Abilene, we had a good church there and a lot of good friends. The town is very supportive of the military, my husband had his lunch paid for about 1/4 of the time he went out to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rads Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Dotwithaperiod said: I’m less than an hour or so east of there, do you live in the area? nm Edited November 23, 2019 by rads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogger Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 12 hours ago, ElizabethB said: We lived in Ohio and met many people with friends or relatives who had gone to Cedarville, it is a good School with a strong Christian mission and values, although Ohio as a whole is not a strongly Christian area, but we lived in the Dayton area and do not know about the area surrounding Cedarville. It is worth looking into. I don't know anything about Asbury personally, but Cedarville and ACU are definitely worth looking into if you want more choices. We lived in the LA area as well, and had a friend who took some Biola courses, my husband attended a few of his classes that were open to visitors, he was amazed at the scholarship and level of what was being taught. They base the scholarships solely on GPA and SAT score, it looks like you would qualify for the highest level, $20K, with that SAT score. https://www.biola.edu/financial-aid/scholarships-and-aid/undergrad/biola-scholarships/current I was going to get excited about Biola because they have a good harpist on staff and because of the large scholarships but then I realized the scholarships are larger because the tuition is twice as much as recent places I've been looking at. Sigh... I know it's par for the course, it's just that I have been looking at state schools and some cheaper Christian schools recently and mentally lost the big picture and became used to 18k-25k tuition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Dotwithaperiod said: I’m less than an hour or so east of there, do you live in the area? No, we are close to NYC. I love driving to bring him and pick him up, it’s so beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I think Messiah in PA has five full tuition scholarships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Congrats on her great scores! I bet she will get a full ride somewhere. We have a young friend who is at Union in Tenessee and they also give generous merit aid. She got something like 20K per year. She is very happy there! She is in the Honors program and she absolutely loves it. She loves the professors, the small group studies, the field trips for the Honors Students and the Mentor program. She thought the room inspections were a little weird but other than that hasn't found it too legalistic or strange. They have standards for some things but it seems to be with the true spirit of making everyone safe and happy. In fact, she loves it so much she is planning to stay on for her Master's there. The campus is safe and beautiful but not too far from a small town city (I forget which one)... Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsondana Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I have a former student who is at Lee in Cleveland, TN and I know that he got a lot of merit aid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 With that score and a high GPA she'd qualify for good merit at TCU. What is her major, though? You will want to narrow your choices down by looking at majors and programs along with cost. I wanted Dd to go to a Christian uni but the ones we could afford had mediocre offerings in her major. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rads Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Chris in VA said: With that score and a high GPA she'd qualify for good merit at TCU. What is her major, though? You will want to narrow your choices down by looking at majors and programs along with cost. I wanted Dd to go to a Christian uni but the ones we could afford had mediocre offerings in her major. We thinking computer science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rads Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, Medicmom2.0 said:And the academics are not for the faint of heart. Can you tell more about academics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 16 minutes ago, Medicmom2.0 said: I am a Houghton College alumni, as well as several of my siblings. While the full scholarships are only 3, financial aid scholarships plus grants are generous. I know several high achieving students who didn’t get the full scholarship, but received several smaller scholarships and grants that equaled full tuition. They have a fantastic honors program your daughter would qualify for that includes freshmen spring in London. However—Houghton is basically the rural snow capital of the world. And the academics are not for the faint of heart. Yes, Houghton was pretty generous. My ds did the honors program last year. It was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGrief Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Hope College and Calvin College, both in Michigan, have decent scholarships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 My friends who went to Houghton loved it. Granted, it was a long time ago, but they loved it. And I have a friend I graduated with (from High School) who is a professor there now. I went to Seattle Pacific for undergrad and had a great experience, but I don't know as much about their scholarships, my friend's son got about $12k there in the last 5 years though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rads Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, DawnM said: My friends who went to Houghton loved it. Granted, it was a long time ago, but they loved it. And I have a friend I graduated with (from High School) who is a professor there now. Any input on how good computer sciences are there? Edited December 2, 2019 by rads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 We have friends whose child is on a full scholarship at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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