cheeseyshay

Hi! I've kind of rushed into Auburn very recently upon receiving information that I qualify automatically for a Presidential Scholarship. So I rushed in, applied, got accepted, received the full-ride and accepted it, but because this is all happening so late I doubt there are dorms left, *especially for honors college*. I'm trying to scramble together the cash for the housing fee and should have it this week, but does anyone know if its too late? If that's the case are there affordable apartments or housing off-campus that you know about? Thanks!

bluemath

According to Auburn's housing webpage, housing for fall 2009 is still available. They just openned a new residential area, "the hill," which features apartment style dorms with single bedrooms. I think the honors housing is there. Good luck!

usafa2011dad

first, you do realize the presidential scholarship is not a "full-ride" right? It only covers the cost of tuition, plus a computer plus $$ for study abroad one summer. you still have to cover room and board.

As for the honors housing, it is not in the new section, but since they are opening the new section, you have a good chance that there is still housing available in the honors dorms.

I would try to get your housing deposit in as soon as possible though as they have always run out in the past.

cheeseyshay

Thankyou!
I am applying today, and hopefully it will workout fine.

momto4

We just completed a visit Fri. The new housing area is The Village and it will house honors students. I am uncertain if it is all of them or just some. The addition of the Village housing is going to help a lot! From the Housing site: "Opening for the Fall semester of 2009, The new Village Community will house men and women in eight residence halls. Auburn’s social sororities will be housed in three of the buildings and a fourth building will house members of the Honors College. The remaining four buildings will be coed housing both freshmen and upperclassmen. Requests for specific buildings cannot be made on the housing application: however, you can request placement in the Village if that is your preference"

bluemath

sorry...the new housing is indeed "the Village." Any comments from students currently living there now???

momto4

The Village opens in Fall 2009 so no one is living there now - it looks beautiful!

MikeWozowski

the presidential scholarship requires 3.75 GPA.

anyone know if that is weighted or unweighted??

AmericanmadeFord

Weighted (10char)

usafa2011dad

actually that 3.75 needs to be unweighted, not weighted

critter

The info that I see on the Auburn site says a 3.0 cumulative for automatic renewal. Maybe we are looking in different places? I'm looking at undergrad scholarships for entering freshmen.

AmericanmadeFord

Really? I was told by an Auburn recruiter otherwise. Not that they are generally very reliable...


critter - 3.0 is the minimum college GPA to keep the scholarship once it has been obtained.

myrna9

Below I have pasted what is posted on the Auburn FAQ about GPA for scholarships. I have to say it totally confused me, so I called and got even more confused! My D's school weights, so that a 100 in AP = 6.0, a 100 in regular class = 5.0, and a 90 in regular is 4.0. The lady I called said they would just use the weighted GPA, whatever it is. But this seems to contradict the statement from the website (or my cluelessness is showing - highly possible):

"How does Auburn calculate high school GPA for the purpose of awarding scholarships to incoming freshmen?
Auburn accepts the high school GPA as indicated on the official transcript from the high school, provided the GPA is calculated on a 4.0 scale. Auburn does not automatically recalculate all high schools GPAs. Transcripts with GPAs weighted at the high school level are accepted and encouraged. High school transcripts are evaluated by Admissions Processing. If the GPA on the transcript is calculated on a 4.0 scale, Admissions Processing records the GPA as it appears on the transcript. If both a weighted and unweighted GPA are provided on a 4.0 scale, Auburn will record the weighted GPA. If the GPA is provided as a numerical percentage on a 100 point scale or as a number on any other scale, Admissions Processing will re-calculate the GPA as an unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale.

If a student attends a high school whose system does not provide a weighted GPA on a 4.0 scale, the high school may include a cover letter with the transcript indicating the student's weighted GPA."

alwaysandforever

OKAY, I'M GOING TO TRY AND BE LITTLE MS. CLARIFY-ER.

This past weekend I attended War Eagle Days. Being an oos, legacy applicant, I was wondering about the Presidential/Charter/etc. scholarships, and was SUPER confused. I called my personal counselor (he's the SWF Auburn representative and will be reviewing my app) and asked him for the details. Here's what he told me:

Auburn's scholarship GPAs are determined off what weighting YOUR high school gives. Basically, they're giving you a free pass. They count non-academic classes (all those wonderful A's in LMS and personal fitness do factor in :]), and they allow you to weight honors and AP. So, for instance, at my school we are required to take all honors classes, and have the option for APs. I will get .5 for every honors, and 1.0 for every AP. Therefore, my GPA is way higher than other colleges, like the "UF GPA" or the "UGA GPA".
However the transcript your school sends displays your GPA (weighted or unweighted to your pleasure) that is how they read it
Sorry if you still don't get it, I tried to explain it as clearly as possible.

myrna9

That explains it perfectly, thanks! And it is very good news. My daughter's weighted GPA is 4.4, but her unweighted is only 3.5. Her school does provide the weighted. Lovely news :-)