Final Decisions Background - Class of 2021

@hopefulthtr – a few things:

  1. Congratulations!! We would love to have you join the Star family! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.
  2. OCU allows you to stack scholarships. Check out the freshman scholarship page on the OCU website. There is a chart there that lists what academic scholarship you will receive based on your grades and test scores. Hopefully one of those will apply to you. This award will be added to the talent award you received. The people you are talking to may be comparing their combined scholarships to your talent award. Make sure you talk to FA and know all the $ you qualify for and try not to compare yourself to anyone else. Everyone's situation is different.
  3. Talk to the FA office. There may be other scholarships for which you qualify. Also, see if there is any more money available on your talent scholarship. But be aware talent scholarships do vary quite a bit as uskoolfish explained. If your talent award, is smaller than someone else's, it does not mean they don't think you are talented or that they don't really want you to attend their school. Because OCU does rolling admissions beginning in the Fall, I do think awards in the Fall tend to be bigger than those at the end of the admissions cycle just because the pool of $ available is smaller by this time of year. But as people decide where to go to school, more $ may become available. If you really want to attend OCU but $ is an issue, talk to FA and see what else they may be able to do for you. Best of luck to you in your decision making!