Chances for Presidential Scholarship

atomom
Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:01:58 +0000

S was a 2012 HS grad, NMF who applied for the Presidential Scholarship at TU. Grades were very similar to yours, he had 2230 SAT, a bunch of APs. Weak ECs. He is shy so probably did not interview well. His essay and recs were good, I think. He didn’t get the Presidential. From what they told us (number of applicants vs. number of scholarships given), about 1/3 of applicants get the scholarship. To be honest, unless you have a stellar interview and essay, I’m not sure how good your chances are because there are so many top applicants with perfect or near perfect scores/grades and really impressive ECs. (Your ECs do sound excellent). S was offered full tuition, though, and I think that is what they offer most NMFs who don’t win the Presidential. (S chose near full-ride at another school). I do hope you win the scholarship–good luck!