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In response to some of the posts - each school district in TX has different methods of calculating GPA, mine has a 6 point scale, based on an 8 period schedule. If you take 4 or more honors/pre-AP/AP classes, you recieve an extra point, meaning, that if you have straight A's in all the classes (including the heavy weighted ones) you can graduate with a 6.5. Some calculate class rank based on a 10 point scale (a 90 is the same as a 99), some rank based where THE highest average is #1. Our district doesn't do that because they believe it leads to grade grubbing and overly intense pressure on both the students and teachers. Problem with this is it leads to multiple valedictorians - Case in point:
My son was a valedictorian (6.5 GPA)- but, he was one of 26. All students who have perfect grades get the designation of #1. NOONE got a full ride from the state of Texas. Maybe at some schools, where they designate 1, and only 1 valedictorian, they can apply for the scholarship, but our district doesn't allow it.
The University of Texas is extremely stingy with merit scholarships. My son didn't get a penny, and he was #1 with a high SAT/ACT. My other son was a National Merit Finalist, and all UT offered was $4500 the first year, with $3500 each year after that (doesn't even cover 1/2 the tuition, much less room/board/books/expenses, etc.). He is attending University of Florida, where they pay his entire tuition and all of his expenses, including the new laptop he just got. GO GATORS!
Texas has nothing like the "Hope Scholarship" like Florida or Virginia, all we have is the top 10% law and rising tuition rates!!!
Anyway, just telling y'all this because the girl will have a much better chance of getting money if she attends either oos or a small school. TCU has deep pockets I've heard.
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