momonthehill

Today my D found out that she's been accepted, is eligible for the Presidential Scholarship and she received an invitation to Presidential Scholars Day! She's delighted and we're hoping to attend. Has anyone else heard back yet?

qwe8789

Momonthehill,
Congratulations to your D!
Did your D apply ED or RD? My D applied RD and hasn't heard from Clark yet.

MADad

Daughter applied RD, has not been accepted yet, but has been invited to the open house/interview day for Traina scholarships in math/science. We're assuming she's in!

momonthehill

Thanks, qwe8789. My daughter applied RD, so I'm guessing that your daughter will be hearing soon--good luck to her. MADad, congrats to your daughter on the Traina invitation.

Adair

I got an acceptance letter from Clark a few weeks ago, along with an invitation to interview for the Traina Scholarship. Clark seemed like a great place when I visited; I hope to attend with or without the help of a scholarship.

bluejay

We also are attending the Traina Scholarship Day next weekend. Maybe momonthehill can share insights from the Presidential Interview/Day. What should we expect? It appears to be all student related. ANything for the parents? Any ideas of how to spend the day? Hope it went went well!

momonthehill

Regrettably, we weren't able to attend the Scholarship Day this weekend. At least my daughter had interviewed on campus, previously, so hopefully she qualifies for the scholarship. So I'm sorry that I can't offer any insights or tips, but best of luck to all of you and your kids who are in the running for the Traina Scholarship.

ba3452

i got the traina scholarship invite. does anyone know exactly what that is? is there a set amount of recipients or is it just whoever is qualified gets it?

do u have to major in science?

bluejay

I found this information on a financial aid brochure:
"How many merit-based scholarships were awarded to enrolling first year students for 2005-2006?"

Presidential 65 $12,000/year

Making a Difference 8 ?

Traina 9 $16,000/year

Strassler 4 $16,000/year

Achievement 124 $8,000/year

International 31 ?


I would think by default that candidates for the Traina would at least get the Presidential level scholarships.

hotdiggity

I am pretty sure Presidential is $14,000/year

aroundthecorner

No, the Presidential is $12,000/yr.

Congrats to all that got in! I hope to see you all around campus. I am a junior Presidential Scholar at Clark, so if anyone has questions feel free to ask!

hotdiggity

Winners of these awards will receive a $56,000 four-year award ($14,000 per year) regardless of their family's financial need, provided year-to-year continuation requirements are met. Presidential scholars' averave GPA is 3.89; average SAT is 1374 (CR+M)/ ACT 31.

Maybe it has increased since you recieved it

bluejay

hotdiggity is correct with the dollar amounts. At the Traina day they indicated that decisions would be made on Monday the 26th and we should hear by the end of the week. Didn't happen. Hopefully, tomorrow.

bluejay

aroundthecorner: I'd love to hear your overall thoughts on life on campus. Maybe touching on a few questions that came to mind after the Traina Day.

The students on the panel all spoke of doing fine research within the sciences. In such a small school do all students who want to actually get the opportunity to do research? It almost seemed like high school in that a few kids who really connected with a teacher got the "good gigs" if you will.

As a whole the students on the panel didn't seem to have many outside interests or activities. How active are the club/intramural sports?

Without a car, can a freshmen get to Boston "easily?"

Clark has by far the cheapest room and board price that I have seen in researching MANY schools. Are the dorms maintained well? How is this food?

Any other input would be great...thanks!

aroundthecorner

bluejay, sorry on the delay. Spring Break.

I think that there really are many chances to do research on campus. But the student has to go seek it out: search around the website to see which profs' work interests them, email them, etc. Not to difficult once the student sort of has a feel for what he wants-- most of my friends are doing some type of research.

I'm very active on campus, so there might be a bias here. If you're interested, there is definitely something. There are many clubs and people start intramural sports all the time.

To go to Boston, you would need to take the bus or the commuter rail. To get to the bus or commuter rail, you would need to take a $6 taxi or if the schedule works, there is a van on the weekends. It's really not too difficult, but cost is about $12 one way.

Dorms are alright, depending on where. 1st year dorms are typical. The suites are nice and so are the houses. A new dorm Blackstone opened up, and it's going to be verrrrrrrrrrrrry nice-- apartment style with kitchens, and much more.

Food, I think, is not TOO bad compared to some places. You have the option of the cafe-- buffet-ish style or the Bistro. I'd say "meh" to the food. Sometimes there's something really good, sometimes you just want to go to one of the cheap restaurants nearby.

Hope that helps.