Ubbajabba

Okay so I know that basically if you're top 5% in your school and your sat is at least 1500 for reading + math, you get full scholarship. (And you maintain 3.0)

Well, what about if you submit an ACT? is there a score where you can just get the scholarship, just like the SAT 1500? (Assuming 5% rank)

also, i noticed rutgers doesn't post average ACT scores for their admitted students.

Protagonizer

I'm not sure if the 5% rule is set in stone. My now-college sophomore friend got an offer for a full ride to Rutgers when he applied, but was merely top 10% (not 5%), with a 2250 SAT score. I think they might be a bit more holistic in their approach. (The friend went to Northwestern instead btw.)

They don't post average ACT scores because the majority of applicants take the SAT, especially the majority of applicants from NJ.

Ubbajabba

Hm... that sounds good. Does it work the other way around too?

What do you think my chances are to get a full ride if i have a 32 ACT Composite and my ranking is 3%?

kwu

The website says 1950. It helps to have a 1500 CR+M composite, but with scores like that, you'd be better off shooting for Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford and getting a kick*** financial aid package at those schools instead.

Ubbajabba

I thought the 1950 was just representative of if you're qualified to apply for the scholarship, and maybe not full scholarship(?).

Ubbajabba

anyone have an answer to this?

schrizto

Rutgers used to have a grid on their website that listed what minimum SAT or ACT and GPA were needed for what scholarship. I can't seem to find it now, though I remember a friend aiming for a equivalent score Rutgers' website said for ACT when they couldn't get a 1500 M+CR SAT.

lald99

It was 35/36 composite to equal the 1500 combined Math and Reading Score. Pretty damn hard to get.

bluewind

Does anyone know whether it is mandatory to get a 1500 SAT or is the award based more holistically?

mom2collegekids

Rutgers... http://admissions.rutgers.edu/Costs/...olarships.aspx

There is no set of “numbers” that will guarantee a scholarship or scholarship amount. Rather we look at the whole of a student’s record. Most past scholarship awardees were in the top 10% of their high school graduating class, with many in the top 5%; most had A or A- high school GPA’s, and most had combined SAT’s of 1950 or higher.

Please note that each Rutgers school or college selects scholarship recipients to shape their entering class. Therefore it is possible for a student admitted to several academic units within Rutgers to receive scholarship awards in amounts that vary by school/college.

Award Process

Fall first-year admitted students who meet the minimum eligibility requirements below are reviewed for scholarships by the schools and colleges to which they have been admitted. Scholarships are offered for a total of four years provided recipients maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 or better. We will consider students who:

Submit their application and all credentials including application fee or fee waiver request form, Self-Reported Academic Record, officially reported SAT or ACT scores with Writing by December 1, 2009, our priority application date. (As a courtesy, we will use improved test scores from tests administered no later than January 1, 2010 to determine scholarship awards).


Scholarship Awards
Presidential Scholarship

The Presidential Scholarship is the most prestigious scholarship award Rutgers offers undergraduates. Awards are $21,400 per year for a maximum of $85,600 for four years, and include a $9,900 credit for on-campus housing and dining. For those who choose not to live on campus, the award will be $11,500. Admission to honors programs and guaranteed housing for four years are additional benefits.





I don't see where Rutgers is suggesting what stats the typical Presidential scholar has. If others are saying that such students have at least a M+CR SAT of 1500, that sounds about right when compared to what other schools expect for such a scholarship. A 1500+ SAT (M+CR) is equal to an ACT 33+


Your 32 ACT is equal to a 1410-1450 M+CR SAT...so that would be a little short if Rutgers expects its Presidential scholars to have at least a 1500.




In post #2, it refers to the student with a SAT of 2250, that SAT is about equivalent to an ACT 34.


So, while it is likely that you'll get some scholarship (since your ACT 32 exceeds SAT 1950), you can't expect to get the Presidential, since your 32 ACT is under the "at least 1500 SAT" equivalent. BTW...a 1950 SAT is about the same as an ACT 30.


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