General, Special Competition/Application Scholarships?

amplifiar842
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:46:12 +0000

Exactly.

There are several things to consider here though:

To the College’s advantage
-They’re probably going to get to use the wait-list. Usually people who stay on a school’s wait-list really, really want to go there.
-Many, if not most people finally decide on their college in the last few days before the May 1st deadline. Some decide on May 1st. So, there’s still time.
-We’re a top-ten liberal arts college, so anyone who’s going to let prestige be a final deciding factor might be more inclined to pick Davidson over a state university.

Unfortunately for the College
-Stephen Curry is leaving, and he and our basketball team’s successes in the 2008 NCAA tourney were a tipping point for the undecided and a hook for the sports lovers.
-As said above, the College is unable to openly offer adequate aid (merit and assistance), so they’ve unfortunately turned away many students that can technically “afford it” but really can’t, realistically.
-It is almost guaranteed that some of the Regular Decision students who have already accepted or who will accept are on the wait-list of a more “prestigious” university that will utilize its wait-list after May 1st…and so Davidson will lose those kids.
-Most of the kids they accepted were also accepted by Ivy League schools. Hard to turn down Harvard.
-Some of the kids they take from the wait-list might change their minds and stick with the school where they’ve enrolled instead.

Hmm…I’m having a hard time thinking of things to help out the College, here.