@Futureplease37 It would depend on every scholarship granting organizations - some may defer your scholarship for a certain period of time, or some may require you to use it the immediate academic year. Regardless, it is important that your source of scholarship is mainly from the institution you will be attending after the gap year.
I don’t know your stats or profile, but establishing the college AND the source of tuition are of paramount importance. Your plans for the gap year sounds cool! Good luck in your future endeavors
@viphan Thanks! I definitely will take into account the amount of aid given by the university and their overall cost of tuition. I was just hoping to cover what they don’t provide through independent scholarships (because loans and debt is nasty business). I will look for some scholarships that allow deferment.
Ok so I panicked after the EA/ED rounds and sent off a bunch of apps lol, I’m almost through , just have Oberlin to finish, but as it stands here’s my list: Tufts (ED II), Middlebury, Northwestern, Wesleyan, JHU, UPenn, Kenyon and Cornell…plus my deferred schools from EA.
Tis the season to be stressed is the saying in my apartment. Good luck guys, round 2 Leggo!!
I was accepted to one of my top choices today – Rhodes College! I’m super excited, but what made me literally squeal was that they mentioned what I’m doing in my gap year in my acceptance letter. Gap yearers rock!
@Anduar3 I’m still waiting on Princeton, my next goal after Columbia. But I got a substantial amount of scholarship (which could ultimately amount to a full-ride) at UMich. So my worries are gone – Michigan is a great school, and IF the worst case scenario happens (getting rejected to all schools), I get to go to one of the nationally ranked school especially in engineering for (almost) free.
@viphan I don’t even know if they did and I’m trying to not focus on likely letters, since only a small percent in an already small group of accepted students get them.
Congrats on Michigan, I have a friend who graduated from there and is now at Columbia med and can’t stop talking about how he misses it there.
I got a decent enough fin aid from Fordham that makes going there possible without drowning in debt, but I’m still keeping hope alive for my other schools.
I also received a decent scholarship from Rhodes College (full tuition with fin aid!), which means I have a great school to attend even if I end up getting rejected everywhere else. I’m extremely grateful to the school. I really didn’t think I’d have any chance there since they give very little scholarships to internationals.
Meanwhile, I’m also waiting for all my other schools. I applied for a full ride scholarship (LEEP scholarship) for Clark University and they should be sending out an update later this month, but I’m not too hopeful about that as it’s quite competitive from what I’ve heard. Kenyon will also be sending out their decisions soon, which I am looking forward to (early March for internationals, I believe).
However, I’m not really focusing much on my decisions, which is due in part to my acceptance and scholarship to Rhodes. I don’t have to worry much anymore, thank goodness. I’m just focusing on volunteering almost full time at a school while also tutoring students on the side for some money for my dorm, new laptop (the one I have is almost dead), transportation to and from America, and all that nice stuff. I didn’t realize how much extra money I would need outside of paying the tuition.
@viphan and @Anduar3 Congratulations on your acceptances and scholarships! That’s all so wonderful to hear
@dancingwriter We’re exactly in the same situation! Relaxed most of the time due to a great, safe, and guaranteed place for next year. Extremely grateful
I am still tutoring, working part-time internship, and learning a new instrument & language. Pretty exciting to do things I would not have been able to do had I gone straight to college. I’m also planning to buy a new laptop, which begs the question… Mac or Windows?
@viphan Hm. That’s funny, 'cause I’m currently wondering the same thing! I’ve been an avid Windows user all my life, so switching to Mac is going to be quite a change. But on the other hand, some change can be good and I’ve heard that Mac is excellent, so I’m kind of torn. However, I am slightly leaning towards buying a Mac at the moment.
I’m currently looking at the Macbook Air 13" and the pricing is not too bad compared to other portable laptops of its caliber. My tutoring has been going well, so I should be able to afford it even on top of all the other stuff I need to purchase.
My first decision will be next week, from Carnegie Mellon. Everything else will be released the following week. Can’t wait this process to end so I can take a next step of my life
Still waiting here as well. My first decision (Middlebury!) is this Saturday and I believe the rest of my decisions will be released throughout the next week or so.
lol, I’m almost through , just have Oberlin to finish, but as it stands here’s my list: Tufts (ED II), Middlebury, Northwestern, Wesleyan, JHU, UPenn, Kenyon and Cornell…plus my deferred schools from EA.
