shansesh

Hi,

I am a new entrant to this board. Could someone please tell me whether scholarships for business schools have been discussed here?

Thanks

erikjc

Does anyone know why people are talking about a Dolin merit Scholarship at U of Chicago, but there's no mention of it on their website? Actually, they specifically come out and say they have no merit scholarships.

Also, does anyone know how competitive the merit scholarships at Duke are, and what kind of individual usually gets them?

Koujin

Hi,

Great thread! I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here goes: my daughter has a 4.2 weighted GPA, top 7%, 2230 SATs, NHS, reasonable but not spectacular extra-ciriculars; she's half-asian if that helps. Does she have a shot a full ride? It seems like Virginia Tech and Alfred State automatically qualify, but I'd like her to shoot a bit higher. Clemson? U Miami? Any thoughts much appreciated!

erikjc

I've noticed Clemson mentioned a lot, and it puzzles me. I live in SC, and there are basically 2 places everyone applies to, USC and Clemson. Is Clemson really any good?

curious14

erickjc,

U of Chicago definitely has merit scholarships see: http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=444

purplexed

Bumping this information that was filed here back in May. These letters are in the mail; if you're a young lady (or her parents) interested in the West Coast, don't toss the envelope from Scripps without opening it.

Scripps College (Women's college in Claremont)
-New Generation Scholarship
-Full Ride + three roundtrip airfares home each year + one summer research stipend
-You have to meet a scholarship deadline in early fall (November 1) and finalists will be flown out for a weekend in January on the college's expense. This specific scholarship is not mentioned on the website, but is used as an extension of the 1/2 tuition James E. Scripps Scholarship.

kimfred

My SON received this info from Scripps . . . if only Harvey Mudd offered the same!!!!

jlauer95

Erik.

Clemson is a very good college -- and getting better (and getting harder to get into). We toured Clemson and my son loved it. The honors dorms are very nice with a nice dining hall right nearby.

When we talked to several students who were giving the "tours", they told us that admissions was getting more selective and a few students (juniors) told us that they might not have been accepted if they had to apply now (since standards have been rising). One told us that his younger sibling was not accepted last year and the sibling's stats were higher than his were 3 years earlier.

ethanrt

My older brother received a free ride AND yearly stipend at Arizona State University's Barrett Honors College. His SATs were good and his graders were okay, but what I think clinched the offer was that he was a National Merit finalist and a National Hispanic Recognition finalist as well.

Barrett is really looking for bright national merit students to increase their prestige.

gchris07

Check into Washington and Lee University. They have two amazing scholarship programs.

Program 1: George Washington Honor Scholarships, strictly merit based
Amount: Ranges from 1/2 tuition all the way to full ride (I received one of these just last year), renewable for four years of undergrad
Number: They invite ~100 to Scholars Weekend in March. From these 100, they choose ~40 who receive full tuition or more. The other 60 all get something (1/2, 3/4, etc...).
This is really a great program.

Program #2: Johnson Scholars Program, merit + diversity + income
Amount: Full-ride, renewable for four years
Number: 44, I assume there is a competition/finalist round for this as well.
This is brand new for this year and I assume it will also be an amazing program.

CANMom

"Regents' Gold Scholarship
Baylor provides a full tuition academic scholarship ($23,664 for 2008-2009) for up to eight semesters of undergraduate study to National Merit Finalists who select Baylor as their first choice college. Further, the Regents' Gold Scholarship is augmented by the recipients' SAT* or ACT score.
SAT ACT
Score Score Amount div'd over 8 Amount
undergraduate semesters Per Academic Year
1500 + 36 $110,576 $27,664
1400-1490 33-35 $106,576 $26,664
1300-1390 30-32 $102,576 $25,664
Below 1300
29 and below $94,576 $23,664

This scholarship is comprised of any scholarship awarded by Baylor through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation along with other scholarship/grant funds available at Baylor.

Regents' Gold Scholarship recipients are not eligible for President's Gold, Provost's Gold or Deans' Gold Scholarships. This scholarship will be renewed during the undergraduate years provided the student maintains at least a 3.5 cumulative Baylor grade point average."

http://www.baylor.edu/admissions/index.php?id=49977

engzerai@yahoo.c

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mouldon

The midwest is rich with such LACs. Some you may want to look into are:

Knox (IL), Centre (KY), Beloit and Lawrence (WI), Kalamazoo (MI)and College of Wooster (OH). Also, a really sweet LAC outside of Dallas, TX is Austin College and then there is Southwestern, a real gem in suburban Austin.

For more good options, see the book, Colleges that Change Lives, by Loren Pope. Website is www.ctcl.com

Dave M college counselor in St. Louis

inhibitor

The USMA at West Point
USMA Admissions: Home

The military Academies are filled based soley on merit, no tuition, and a value of over $350,000/student for 4 years.

Be warned though, this is not the college to go and get a free world-class education.

hope4freeride

When I was a high school student in South Carolina, my parents somehow caught wind of a state funded scholarship for students with various types of health problems. I am a diabetic, so that definitely qualified me. I don't know if this type of scholarship exists anymore or under what situations students would qualify, but this is something I have not seen mentioned yet anywhere on these boards. I hope this might be a resource for students with asthma,diabetes,ADD, who knows?
If anyone finds information on this, can you please share it?
BTW, I graduated from high school in 1974!