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02-18-2008, 04:26 PM
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#181 | | Senior Member
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| ^^Really, Thatmom?? In the past they've talked about giving out 100-150 of them. This year they say only 50 were offered. That would be incredible! Do you have some info that makes you pretty sure they only awarded 50? And yes, I am proud of that kid. | 
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02-18-2008, 05:50 PM
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#182 | | Junior Member
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| When I researched two years ago (and I don't know if I could find this information again), they said they awarded 100 DHS hoping to yield 35. When we went to the reception for the DHS at orientation, I would agree with that number. I "talked" to someone last year whose child received the DHS and understood that their letter referred to dropping the offers to 50 instead of 100. Enjoy the moment! It is a lot to grasp (lol). | |
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02-18-2008, 06:48 PM
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#183 | | Senior Member
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| Thanks, Thatmom! Absolutely enjoying this! The letter says "out of a field of over 10,000 applicants of unprecedented strength and quality, the committee was restricted to awarding Dean's Honor Scholarships to only the top 50 members of the incoming class". So, while it is still a little ambiguous, it does sound like they only awarded 50. How cool is that?? | |
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02-18-2008, 07:46 PM
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#184 | | Senior Member
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| Way, way cool! Congratulations to you and your son! (Does he plan on accepting?)  | |
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02-18-2008, 11:25 PM
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#185 | | Senior Member
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| jym626, That is fabulous news! I'm sure there is much celebrating at your house! Does your S plan to take it or is he waiting to see what else develops? Any other merit possibilities out there? | |
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02-19-2008, 05:41 AM
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#186 | | Senior Member
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| anxiousmom and countingdown-
Thanks!
Don't know yet for sure what he is going to do. Still have some other schools to her from, so we'll wait and see. Certainly $36+K/yr is hard to sneeze at!! | |
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02-19-2008, 08:55 PM
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#187 | | Junior Member
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| Brandeis-Bound!
It'll be hard for D to talk her way out of Brandeis' class of 2012 (not that she'd seriously want to)! Accepted today w/full ride! Whoo-hoo!! | |
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02-19-2008, 09:24 PM
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#188 | | Senior Member
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| Congratulations on Brandeis! | |
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02-22-2008, 07:37 AM
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#189 | | Senior Member
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| Congrats supermom!!
I have a dumb question-- When you say "full ride" do you mean tuition only or everything-- tuition, student fees housing, meals, etc. I am never sure if "full ride" means zero paid out of pocket, or if it means parents still pay something (we ahre having this debate in our house after s received his scholarship from Tulane) | |
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02-22-2008, 11:11 AM
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#190 | | Junior Member
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| Coming late to this thread, my D's results are starting to come in: University at Buffalo (full tuition + scholars program), and last night the yes! email from University of Michigan (no details yet). Happy dance at our house....Now just waiting for the April 1 results...
congrats to all for good news so far! | |
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02-22-2008, 11:26 AM
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#191 | | Junior Member
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| Thanks all,
@jym626 -- Full ride = the whole enchilada: room, board, tuition, fees as an MLK Scholar. We were offered a small loan as well, but couldn't quite figure out why unless for incidentals?
D received a few other full tuition offers/scholarship interview invites, but this was the first full ride merit offer not contingent on her naming the school as her #1 college choice in a NMSC competition. Plus - mom's got a soft spot for Brandeis (grew up in Boston), so her fate's all but sealed! | |
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02-22-2008, 06:48 PM
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#192 | | Junior Member
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| My dd was accepted EA at Yale in December, and received a call Tuesday night from a Harvard admissions officer letting her know she is admitted. Likely Letter should arrive tomorrow. We are thrilled out of our minds, to say the least! | |
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02-26-2008, 07:19 PM
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#193 | | Member
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| D had been deferred ER at U Michigan...just received the email that she was accepted today!!! | |
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02-27-2008, 07:39 PM
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#194 | | Member
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| Found out today that S was accepted to Chapman University in film production. He received a rejection from Florida State's film program last week, so we were feeling kind of grim. He didn't even get an interview at FSU, so I was thinking that he wasn't going to get into any film schools.
He was checking his status online when all of a sudden he yelled at the top of his lungs. I didn't know what happened. I got lots of hugs today from the kid who won't let me hug him much anymore. :-)
He's also been promised an Army ROTC scholarship there which will pay tuition, fees, books, and a monthly stipend. We just have to cover room & board!
What a relief! | |
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02-27-2008, 07:55 PM
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#195 | | Member
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| Congratulations to your son timely! I hope he will do great things at Chapman! | |
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