MICA Questions - Page 3

leiqeltk · 04-14-2008, 01:39 PM

Anyone hear today re: Merit awards?

sketchy · 04-14-2008, 02:45 PM

Son got his aid package Saturday, actually. $20K academic scholarship and $10K Trustee scholarship, both over 4 years. Didn't receive any financial aid though, despite an EFC of $17K.

A little disappointed, as son won't be able to attend unless he commutes somehow.

How'd everybody else do?

caressemh · 04-15-2008, 05:14 AM

I got: 12k Trustee scholarship, 8k NAHS scholarship, and 20k Academic Excellence scholarship (total of 40k) allocated over 4 years. I'm disappointed, but I think I can still make it work. I didn't get any financial "aid" except an unsubsidized stafford loan.

elma · 04-15-2008, 07:41 AM

My son got something, but only a small dent of the total costs.

I know money makes the world go round, but I hope all the students here realize what an accomplishment it is to even get accepted into a school like Mica. You should all feel very proud of yourselves. With all your talents, I have no doubt that you all will do well in your careers regardless of where you attend college.

This has been a tough year for college acceptances. Many students with great grades and standardized test scores, many extra curriculars, and impressive recommendations did not even make their choice school.

bears and dogs · 04-15-2008, 08:31 AM

I thought you'd get more than half if anyone would.
Now I don’t think MICA would be an option for us.
If you can post how exactly you are gonna make it work, great.
What do your parents say?

AndreCarlos · 04-15-2008, 11:33 AM

the schools that I'm considering are SAIC, MICA, SMFA, and Parsons/Lang (comined BA/BFA). I've been leaning towards SAIC, since I want to major in photography. MICA isn't well-know for it's photo department. however, I'm strongly reconsidering MICA, because they gave me a lot of money.

Trustee Scholarship - $52,000
Fanny B. Thalheimer - $20,000
(allocated over 4 years)

does anyone know anything about MICA's photo department??

caressemh · 04-15-2008, 11:35 AM

Bears and dogs, I'm sorry about MICA for you guys. SVA was my first choice and it was heartbreaking not to afford it. MICA will still be a stretch but with some luck it will be attainable. I just emailed my appeal letter today. The admissions office said they have been getting a lot of calls regarding scholarships/aid. My counselor was in a meeting, but will call back this afternoon. My parents are witholding their thoughts until this whole scholarship matter is definitive.

I will have to take out some loans, and my parents will probably have to stretch a little harder than they intended, but I am banking on the hopes that
a.) they will redistribute the scholarships turned down by the kids who don't attend MICA
b.) my sophomore-senior years will be cheaper if I can earn some of their returning student scholarships and can become an RA (free housing)
c.) they will consider my appeal favorably

leiqeltk · 04-15-2008, 01:13 PM

Were you given any need based aid? I wasn't aware you could try for more merit aid. Do you mind telling me how much aid you got from other
school(s)?

caressemh · 04-15-2008, 04:02 PM

I wasn't given any need based aid, just an unsubsidized stafford loan of $3,500.

Sure, from other schools:

SVA - $12,500/year Silas Rhodes scholarship
Pratt - $13,000/year Presidential scholarship
SCAD - $20,000/year Presidential scholarship + $3,000/year (in recognition of Tennessee's Hope Scholarship)
SAIC - $2,000/year merit
Ringling - $1,000/year merit

taxguy · 04-15-2008, 04:32 PM

What is your intended major, Caressemh?

caressemh · 04-15-2008, 05:09 PM

illustration, with a creative writing minor

taxguy · 04-15-2008, 05:47 PM

Carassemh, Pratt would be perfect for you: They have illustration and creative writing as well, and you will be geting a lot of scholarship money.

caressemh · 04-15-2008, 06:07 PM

Actually, even with the 3,000 extra scholarship money from Pratt they are still more expensive for me than MICA. I wasn't aware that they also had the creative writing minor though. That's one of the things that drew me to MICA in the first place.

At any rate, the financial aid dept. at MICA will get back to me by the middle of next week in regards to my appeal. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Myarmin · 04-17-2008, 08:35 PM

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caressemh · 04-21-2008, 06:26 PM

Okay I got my call back from MICA today! They were able to give me an extra $1,000/year grant and $1,650/year work study. With holding down a summer job, I'll hardly have to take out any loans! I'm super excited.

Yeah so I would advise anyone, no matter what school, to appeal if they think they can prove they need/deserve it. You never know, and the worst they can say is no!