<p>@waitinforapril: I have to worry that the Oxford Scholars is a “snub” of sorts. Because, based upon what I’ve seen from the other 2-3 candidates in this thread who became a finalist, these students will be admitted to the College AND Oxford in April. I’m not sure what they are thinking here. Maybe they had a few students in the past who would follow the money to Oxford even if admitted to ECAS. As for not announcing, my guess is that they are basically overhauling the admissions process in the least public way possible and that the current plan deals a lot with the scholars program. Also, since the College controls the scholarship endowment, it’s also possible they were sent directives at a later time than anticipated. For all we know, they may have at one point have been surprised that they were no longer doing semi-finalists or were dramatically cutting the pool of applicants who would receive something. If they are essentially overhauling the previous admissions and scholarship scheme we had in previous years (which obviously wasn’t working), then they do need to be much more transparent and clear next cycle to make sure applicants know what they are getting into.</p>