Freshman Scholarships vs. Transfer Scholarships?

cptofthehouse
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27:56 +0000

I want to add that there are schools out there that may have awards at nearly any test level. There is a thread in the archives that Momfromtexas started on full ride scholarships. By focusing on schools off the beaten path, she was able to find awards, full ride ones even, for her kids, and they were not all high scoring, high achievement award required awards. As a rule, most scholarships tend to be heavily on the side of test scores, and that particularly is the case for the main stream, well known schools. But once you get out of that territory and are looking at lesser known, regional options, it can be a whole other story. My son got some merit money offers from schools, with test scores like your DD and grades not as high. So, though high test scores is a generality that often holds, it is not always the case for scholarship money, and the same with funds available for transfers. It’s the individual school that determines this,