ANY chance for mcnair scholars?

MeadowbrookCourt
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:49:42 +0000

Mark2457 is correct. Although you probably will not get invited to compete for the McNair, you are likely to get accepted to the Honors College with in-state tuition and a $4,000 a year Cooper Scholarship. ALL of this year’s Honors College freshmen received in-state tuition and a merit scholarship, making it less expensive than most of the out-of-state students’ in-state flagship schools. Also, listen to CockyMom when she says:

“I would recommend applying to the Honors College. S. Carolina has awesome out of state scholarships. My daughter has the Cooper which is in state tuition plus $4000. She is a sophomore in the Honors College and loves S. Carolina.” Also, here is what I just posted about the Honors College in another thread:

“Our son received an invitation last year [to the McNair Scholarship recruitment dinner] and blew it off. His mother and I had the same attitude…we didn’t know anything about the McNair or the Honors College at USC. Then, a couple of weeks later, our son received a letter suggesting that he apply to the Honors College because he might be competitive for the McNair. I did some research and thought that he should throw in an application, although we remained skeptical about the Honors College. After much cajoling, our son applied, but still had no interest in attending.

“All that changed after being invited to compete for the McNair. Our son was BLOWN AWAY by what he saw. When he returned home, he said that he was going to attend the Honors College even if he did not win the McNair. The Honors College went from “no interest” to the top of his list. In the end, he selected it over quite a few schools, including Emory, Vanderbilt and the Honors Program as well as a merit scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill.”