syosseths

i just got the official letter today (located on LI), but there was no scholarship info included. does this mean i wont be receiving any or will i be notified at a later date?

mrchipmunk90

my scholarship information came with my acceptance, so it could mean that you didn't get any scholarship. however, im not sure if OOS works differently

syosseths

yea, it does apparently because i just received the scholarship info today

NEXTOPRAH

I'm still waiting! I applied in early October. They recently asked to see my 2nd semester grades, that gives me a glimmer of hope for I just made Honor Roll. What does the acceptance package look like? Is it a huge envelope? Does it come with a logo bumper sticker? It would be so nice to hear from them on a Friday so that I can celebrate with my family. Congrats to you all that have already been accepted! Hopefully I will be in the Class of 2012 as well

Maas0890

I received my acceptance package around a week ago. Was offered a $10,000 per year scholarship.

Nextoprah - Its a big white envelope with a dark blue TCNJ folder inside of it with a few papers and a certificate. It did come with a logo sticker - I'm not quite sure if its meant to go on a bumper though, maybe on a car window? lol

NEXTOPRAH

Maas0890....thank you so much for that information - now I know what to look for. That was a nice scholarship package for a public state school! I wish you the best! Another question is - did you hear first via e-mail or USPS. I check my app status every 5 minutes and it states it's in a review status.

Peachy267

Maas0809: Are you a NJ resident or OOS? Would you mind posting stats?

Maas0890

Nextoprah: Yes, my parents were extremely excited and surprised about it, as was I. I was kind of shocked to receive that much money - my GC said that she had a nice atleast hour-long conversation with the admissions officer a few days earlier about being offered a scholarship so I don't know if she said something that influenced the amount I was offered. I received my acceptance in the mail - I received nothing via email, but then again I never "checked" their site.

Peachy: I am a NJ resident. Sure, I'd be happy to.

I had a very rigorous course load and a very high gpa by most standards - I think thats what helped me the most. Before I moved to a new high school in October, I had taken or was enrolled in all 10 AP classes offered by my high school and was ranked #4/600+ kids at a mediocre high school in northern NJ. I took every honors or AP class offered by my school. My converted unweighted at my new school gpa was a 94 (it was a 3.9'ish at my other school) and converted weighted gpa was about a 96 (it was a 4.7'ish at my other school due to different methods of weighing courses). I am definitely in the top 10% of my present high school - the valedictorian has a 98'ish weighted gpa.

SATs (best scores out of 3 sittings) - CR - 700, M - 650 (rather low by most standards on CC I know lol), W - 710

I dont think TCNJ looks at SAT II's but mine were: US History - 780; Biology (Molecular) - 740, English Literature - 650

My letters of recommendation were alright - they weren't anything extraordinary in my opinion, but not bad.

I held 2 jobs and was pretty involved in many EC's (NHS, FBLA, Key Club, Interact Club, Optimist Club etc). Had a few leadership positions - 2 to be exact, 1 being rather serious and bearing a great deal of responsibility with my FBLA chapter. I won a few awards at FBLA competitions. (FBLA was my most involved and significant EC involvement)

I put a lot of time into my essay - it was rather personal, but I think it was very well-written.

Once again, I was in special circumstances having moved to a new and very well-known prestigious high school early on during my first semester. I think my GC played a significant role in assuring the admissions officer that I did have the credentials for such a scholarship, especially since I was in the top 1% of my class before moving down to the top 10% at my new high school. I can't say for sure whether I would have been offered that same amount of money without my GC's involvement.