ellen
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Post by ellen on May 4, 2015 0:00:17 GMT
What did she decide?
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AmeliaBloomer
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Jun 26, 2014 5:01:45 GMT
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on May 4, 2015 0:34:21 GMT
I know I sound clueless, I really am with my first.
So, is it a separate "application (for a merit based scholarship)" you fill out when you apply to a school. Is it something you have to look for? Or is it just part of the general application (common app) for the school. At many schools, consideration for merit aid does not require anything behind the regular college application. You don't even have to indicate that you're interested. For example, my daughter received her merit aid offer in the same letter as her notification of her acceptance to the college. Come to think of it, so did my son (different college). Most schools have different tiers of merit aid based on test scores and GPAs. A good rule of thumb for merit aid is to apply to schools where your numbers would put you in the top 25% of last year's enrolled freshmen. (As someone else mentioned, most Ivies and many very selective schools don't have merit aid, but we don't run in that pack.) There are also often separate specific (often "named") merit scholarships offered by a school that require separate application and essay. These are often limited to one - or a handful - of recipients.
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Post by anxiousmom on May 4, 2015 0:55:39 GMT
We will be going through this soon enough-for the second time. My oldest really wanted to go to an out of state school and when he was told that it was out of the cards, he figured out a way to do it himself...he joined the National Guard. Which is perfect for him, he wanted to serve, but he also wanted to go to college and this way he could do both. My youngest will be easier. He has no desire to go out of state and has decided he is only going to apply to two schools. One is my (and his father's alma mater) and the other is the big rival of that alma mater. LOL I walked in his room yesterday and he had taped to his door a big poster that FSU had sent him...just to annoy me. With his GPA and SAT scores, he will likely get accepted to either one and I am okay with that. The furthest he will be away is a couple of hours.
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Post by maryland on May 4, 2015 1:02:02 GMT
I know I sound clueless, I really am with my first.
So, is it a separate "application (for a merit based scholarship)" you fill out when you apply to a school. Is it something you have to look for? Or is it just part of the general application (common app) for the school. At many schools, consideration for merit aid does not require anything behind the regular college application. You don't even have to indicate that you're interested. For example, my daughter received her merit aid offer in the same letter as her notification of her acceptance to the college. Come to think of it, so did my son (different college). Most schools have different tiers of merit aid based on test scores and GPAs. A good rule of thumb for merit aid is to apply to schools where your numbers would put you in the top 25% of last year's enrolled freshmen. (As someone else mentioned, most Ivies and many very selective schools don't have merit aid, but we don't run in that pack.) There are also often separate specific (often "named") merit scholarships offered by a school that require separate application and essay. These are often limited to one - or a handful - of recipients. Thanks! That will come in handy when my sophomore applies to college. The ones my oldest applied to and were accepted to require pretty high scores and she was not in the top 25% for those schools. But that makes a lot of sense. I appreciate the tips!
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Post by maryland on May 4, 2015 1:04:03 GMT
My daughter chose the out-of-state $$$ school! She will be 5 hrs. away, which is better than 8 hrs. away. And my parents live near her school (my alma mater!) so she will have everything she needs. Now for the campus housing! The next thing to figure out.
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