how are applicants selected for scholarship consideration?

[Columbia_Student]

<p>From what I read, sometimes people who would have received financial aid get scholarship instead. So don’t be bitter. You’ve got into Stanford. </p>

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@bluebayou

just so you know that stats aren’t everything: a good friend had a 4.0/240/2400/3*800/4 AP fives, at an extremely competitive HS. He was accepted to every college to which he applied, including several combined BA-MD programs, and full merit rides at the merit schools. But, he was only offered a half-tuition scholarship at 'SC.

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