General, Special Competition/Application Scholarships?

kentuckymom
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:47:15 +0000

I agree, sunshine, it is rather lame.

Also, Davidson is listed as a sponsor of National Merit scholarships. We were told today that my D’s one-time $2,500 National Merit scholarship award (one of 2,500 finalists direct from NM) is larger than Davidson’s National Merit scholarship, so she is not eligible for any more money from Davidson.

I know of no other schools who offer such a minimal amount for this designation. (Actually, Northwestern is probably worse–they are substituting their automatic $8,000 Finalist scholarship with the $2,500 NM award because of “lack of need.”) Davidson really ought to remove their name from the PSAT handbook, it is embarrassing.

One of the reasons my D applied to Davidson was because they were known (so we thought) for good merit aid. She even received a “likely” letter from them last February. Either things have significantly changed, or we were greatly misled.