ManUtd20Ole

Today, I received my acceptance letter.

It said that Centre will be sending out merit scholarships very soon.

I live about 30 minutes from Centre...

So I think everyone will get their letters next week.

wolfman1

I got accepted a few days ago.

kelsmom

I checked the website today & financial aid letters are posted. You have to log onto the admitted students page and you'll find the link. I have to say that Centre's financial aid is better than a lot of other schools.

Centremom08

I like that they are posted on line. Unfortunately, returning students usually have to wait longer to get theirs.

If you decide to do a tuition installment plan, use AMS. They will split your payments into 12 equal installments, pulled directly from your checking or savings account. No interest but you pay a $55 enrollment fee each year. We've used it for the last 3 years and it's been great. The school has information on it. The first payment (if you want 12 payments) begins in April, but you also have the option of 10 or 11 payments too.

ManUtd20Ole

I have a question about scholarships.

If you get one of scholarships, is it impossible for you to get another merit scholarship?

I got New Horizons, but I was hoping I could get another merit scholarship.

Centremom08

Generally speaking, I think they will only give one scholarship but there are additional aid packages that you can get based on financial need. I can't tell you what all my daughter receives but it includes a scholarship and loans. I am always on pins and needles to see what the package is from year to year. Tuition increases, the packages don't always follow.

Have you looked into the Bonner program? The Bonner Scholars will allow you to volunteer and be paid work study (if qualified). It's a great program. My daughter is a Bonner Leader (no $$) and really enjoys it.

kelsmom

Bonner Scholars need an EFC $7500 or below, I believe. It is a great program for those who qualify. I know that some schools will go higher for the EFC, but it's still a relatively low EFC. It's worth checking into.

Centremom08

And also, even though the EFC is pretty low to qualify for Work/study, many of those jobs go un-taken and are eventually offered to the general student population. My daughter, altho doesn't qualify for work/study, has worked on campus in a media assistant role for 2 years and will return to that job when she returns from her semester abroad.

Campus jobs, altho low paying, are minimum hours and very flexible. It has helped her to have some spending money.

kelsmom

Oh, thank you for posting that, centremom. We were going to call to ask about on-campus jobs! Our package is scholarship & grant only, so we hoped she would be able to have a job for spending money. Now we just have to do the math & figure out how the heck we are going to pay our EFC and continue to eat! D has to do the hardest part ... decide between two wonderful schools (but she can't go wrong either way).

Centremom08

The on campus jobs may not be available until late Sept or early Oct but they are there and chances are she can talk her way into one. My daughter got her first job as a media tech and spent her sophomore year recording all the recitals and performances put on by the fine arts department. This year she was hired by the new Media organization to dub tapes and cds, set up A/V equipment etc. She has become very tech savvy and works about 8-10 hours a week. That's a good little piece of change every month since I don't provide "spending money" but do pay a portion of her tuition

Centremom08

I hope you are all close to making your final decisions. I just wanted to post that I spent this weekend on campus with my Jr daughter and wanted to report what ALL was going on there just this weekend alone.

Centre participated in an historic choir event with the University of Transylvania, Berea College and Asbury College. They sang a tribute to Stravinsky with the symphony. It was fabulous and students attending went free and got Convo credit. (The choirs traveled to Transy on Saturday to perform again)

Friday was also the annual "Carnival" open to the community. It is held on campus complete with bungee runs, pie throws, obstacle course and a concert at 9 pm.

One of the sororities was hosting some big annual meeting (Kappa Kappa
maybe?) and sorority officers from all over the southeast were in attendance.

Finally, Sewanee softball was in town for 2 games (Friday and Saturday).

Danville may be a small town but O'Charley's and Applebee's were still hopping at 10pm Friday night.

This may not have been the typical weekend but wanted to give you a glimpse of the possibilities on any given weekend.

TheVeganActress

I guess I'll update:
I did end up getting the bonner scholarship, but I've decided against centre.
good luck to everyone who goes!

ColoradoChick

Don't leave us hanging, Vegan. Why did you decide against Centre?

TheVeganActress

I liked the other schools better!

Kalamazoo just had more of what I was looking for, and I guess I never really had a complete look at Centre.

I did like Centre a lot, it had a lot of what I was looking for, but I was a bit worried about the high rate of greek students and parties, I heard from current students it could be pretty cliquey, especially in the dining hall.

When I visited Centre it was part of a group preview day so I guess it's understandable, but I just never had much contact with them. I never heard personally from my admissions counselor, I never heard back after my audition with the theatre department. we had problems actually getting all my materials between the admissions office and the scholarship people.

Centre was also a little too far for me... I'm not going to be able to take a car, and I wanted to be able to visit home in a day.


I think Centre's a really great school, and I would have loved to go there, but you can only go to one school!

meganvirg

good lick at Kalamazoo