what sort of GPA do you need to be a national merit scholar? national achievement?
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I'm pretty sure it has to do with PSAT and then the SAT to back it up. I'm in a National Merit Scholar training, and I believe that the minimum requirement is a 180 on the PSAT, but that's just to get into it. National Merit commended last year had to be at least a 203 on the PSAT, but the scores change every year.
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You wish to go to Harvard!Thats great friend.All you need is to have a GPA more than 3.75 on a scale of 4 and should take Scholastic Aptitude Test which you call as SAT.SAT tests your analytical and Verbal skills.If you do well and achieve a greater score then Harvard won't miss you.
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walk in.  They have a packet you fill out.  I didn't get accepted because I didn't have good enough gpa.  I think you need 3.0 or 3.5 gpa.  Sounds like a good way to get a job during the summer and after high school though.
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I'm familar with two different categories of financial aid: need-based and merit-based. You seem to want to qualify for merit-based aid.\n\nFor aid when you enter college, take challenging courses, get good marks in them, be involved, and don't do anything stupid (like get charged with a crime, do drugs, etc). In other words, submit a strong application, and you should get booku merit-based aid.\n\nOnce in college, maintain a high GPA in challenging courses, and you should continue to qualify for merit-based aid.\n\nFurthermore, outside of your school there are a plethora of private scholarships. They will probably award their funds based on GPA, extra-curricular involvement, etc (their own private criteria). Keep your eyes open for these. Benefactors are dieing to hand out money to college students! It's their investment into the future (and a nice tax write-off)!
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GPA:3.5 and up\nSAT: 1500 is considered average.
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Well if the entry exam has a prerequisite for SAT results you need the score.Obviously GPA and personal traits are important.
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Will you attend a school in the US?  The best place to find merit scholarships is the scholarship office at the college or university you plan to attend. After you've contacted that office, you should also work through your local sources: your or your parents' employers, fraternal organizations in your area (Lion's Club, etc.), your church/diocese/synagoge, your youth group/athletic team sponsor/coach, your high school counselor and your high school principle. Then visit your local library and browse through their reference books on college grants or go online and search for grants at sites such as www.fastweb.org.\n\nBest of luck! \n\nSource(s):\n\nHill Country ECS http://www.hillcountryecs.com\nThe Future Prep Workbook (College Planner) http://www.lulu.com/content/264487...
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You need to take a Scholarship Aptitude Test and pass it with a very high score. Offcourse your grades in the school in India also matters and it has to be good
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Apply to the school!  Most schools offer scholarships based on your GPA.  3.68 is pretty good!!  You may qualify for one of the school's scholarships.  Also apply for grants.  Look on the internet for grants that are related your field.  You may also think about asking an employer to fund it.  Some employees will contribute toward further education.\n\nHope this helps!
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with honors, and with great honors.  summa is usually for people with a 3.9+ gpa.
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If plus/minus grades are part of your school's GPA system, it depends on what value they give each grade.  \n\nIf not, the average would be 2.33.
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You have a good chance of receiving grants to cover most or all of your education if you are on welfare, but the catch is that you must have a high enough GPA.  I believe your unweighted high school GPA needs to be 3.0 or above to receive grants.
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Distinguished Honor Roll (All A's)\n\nHonor Roll is just for 3.5 or higher GPA.
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Your high schools weight them to show you what type of kids go to what schools. Colleges have their own way of calculating GPA. So just take as many higher level courses as you can and keep that GPA near the 4.0 (The top A) as much as you can. Otherwise your weighted score doesn't really mean much.\n\nMore AP classes and more As give you a higher chance at more competative schools. \n\nThe ideal score is to get an A in AP classes.
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Don't rely solely on your GPA.\n\nI sure hope you were in clubs or participated in school activities.\n\nGPA is important, but they like to see involvement.\n\nSports, clubs, etc. and not just joining the pics for the yearbook, but actually having participated.
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a GPA of a smart person~ =-)  It takes alot of work to have good grades!!!    A-  mostly A but a few B 's
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National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts two academic competitions for recognition and undergraduate scholarships: \n\nthe National Merit® Scholarship Program, the larger and older competition which was initiated in 1955 when NMSC was established; and \nthe National Achievement® Scholarship Program, a smaller competition begun in 1964. \nEach year a total of some 55,000 high school students are honored in the National Merit Program and the National Achievement Program and more than 10,500 of the most outstanding participants receive scholarships worth a total of $50 million for college undergraduate study.