<p>My S received his as a junior at the senior awards night and we were happy for the recognition, whatever it may have been for. I had never heard of the award. I just figured it was a recruiting gimmick. The girl sitting in front of us, who we did not know, won the previous year and she approached us and explained how she was attending. My S was recruited by a couple of schools and he applied to just over a dozen. We didn’t find out the $ amount until he applied. In the end he chose the school that gave him the book award. Financially, it was close with two other schools and the first time he visited he wasn’t “taken” by the school. Something must’ve gotten him on the second visit.</p>