So, do they award the scholarships in the order that applications were received? So those hearing now are maybe Sept/Oct?
My DS was awarded Pegasus Gold. We are OOS. So from what Iâm seeing that may equate to $7500 each year off OOS tuition, right?
Does anyone know if UCF gives much need based aid?
@notamanda 2 years ago the Pegasus Gold for OOS was 38K over 4 years (so $9500 per year off the OOS tuition)
I applied end of September and was awarded Pegasus Bronze for OOS. They do tell you to apply as early as possible for a chance at scholarships so they probably review on rolling basis and when money is gone, its gone.
I didnât expect anything as my GPA/test scores were just below their average. But essays demonstrated strong interest and good extracurriculars. So Iâm excited to get even a little bit.
@vannevka , thatâs great news for you - Congrats! Where can I find their stats? Not expecting merit for my son but just wondering since you said your scores were just below their average.
Thank you!
The freshman profile for 2019 is here https://www.ucf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/freshman/
Avg GPA 4.17, SAT 1330 and ACT 29
Iâm not sure what my recalc GPA is exactly but right around 4.0W and my ACT was 28. So I certainly didnât expect anything.
Term:
Date Applied:9/2019
Found out yet?yes
Decision: Yes
In State/Out of State: instate
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.6
ACT/SAT scores: 1470
Community Service Hours: 300
Extra-curricular:
Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: Provost
Are you accepting admission? Undecided
Question: awarded 100% Bright Futures, UCF Provost scholarship. Also have Florida Prepaid (plus local fees) and 2 year local dorm plan. Will provost be reduced or Given to student if COA is Less than prepaid, provost, bf? Prepaid isnât aid and It was an investment. I called UCF and they couldnât answer my question.
My S received offer today:
Term: Applied for Fall 2020, offered Summer 2020
Date Applied: 09-29-2019
Found out yet? Yes, on 12-12-2019
Decision: Offered admission Summer 2020
In State/Out of State: In-state
Unweighted GPA: 3.6875
Weighted GPA: 4.4091
(top third of class)
ACT/SAT scores: SAT super 1180
Community Service Hours: 100
Extra-curricular: Cyber Security Club, UNICEF
Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: TBD
Are you accepting admission? Most likely.
As the Dad, I have questions about Summer term financial aid; some already answered at UCF Website, others hopefully after a few phone calls. UCF was his first choice, everybody celebrating!
Hello, I am very new to this process as my son is a Junior and first kid going to college. NMS and NMSF get scholarship from all colleges or just from the first choice? Greatly appreciate your help on this
@RG1972 , only the college you list as your first choice will offer the big NMF scholarship (like UCF does). Itâs a requirement.
Other schools may award smaller amounts which may not be contingent upon the top choice designation. You have until May 1st to decide (double check that though) and be sure not to miss the deadline. Congratulations!
@JamesInWeston
Congrats ! Was your son deferred first and then accepted for summer?
@oceanicole Thanks a lot for your reply and the info.
On 11-06-19 status was deferred, but a week later the word âdeferredâ was dropped and was simply âunder reviewâ.
@JamesInWeston That is so weird-that happened to my son too! He was deferred in Nov, and a week later it went back to âunder initial reviewâ. Have not gotten a decision yet.
Based on my sonâs experience, you could have a decision soon. It seems they are now making decisions on the pool of applicants that would have been in the bottom half of last yearâs freshman class (my sonâs super scored SAT is 1180).
My sons superscore was also a 1180. I donât know if he will go if he is offered summer, he has been accepted to FGCU, FAU, UWF, UNF and USF so he most likely will go there since FGCU was really his first choice anyway. BUt he did like UCF alot so we just wanted to see if he even had a chance of getting admitted. We will see!
We have been waiting on Merit Scholarship news. My childâs stats are the same as another on here that received but that person was OOSâŠwe are in state. Could that factor in? Application went in during Oct and accepted 1st week of Nov. Do you think there is a chance Merit offer still could come or has the window passed? Also, we have not filled out the FAFSA as of yet. Is that needed prior to awarding of Merit Scholarships?
I applied over 4 week ago. When should I get my decisions as an oos?
Term: Fall 2020
Date Applied: 10/30/19
Found out yet? Yes
Decision: Accepted
In State/Out of State: Out Of State
Unweighted GPA: 94
Weighted GPA: N/A
ACT/SAT scores: 33/1490
Community Service Hours: 100
Extra-curricular: Band, Theater, Stage crew, Speech and Debate, Track and Field - Captain, Basketball
Type and amount of Scholarship Awarded: Nothing yet
Are you accepting admission? Not Sure - Is first choice but have received significant scholarships from other schools.