Interlochen-financial aid for summer camp

ambitiousgeek
Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:24:18 +0000

Hi, I am a high school junior and applied as a flutist for the interlochen summer camp. I got into the orchestra (I’m not sure if this is the highest ensemble) and I really want to go but I only received a 2000$ merit scholarship. The total price is 6,800$ some and I was wondering if it really is worth it to go to this camp.
On the letter it says, “The Financial Aid Committee has carefully considered your request for financial aid and I am pleased to inform you that you are eligible to receive funding.” Does that just mean the merit scholarship I received? If anyone else applied as a woodwind and got accepted, how much did you have to pay? A friend of mine (string) who attended a few years before told me she paid much less than 6k but I’m not sure exactly how much. Also, does anyone know how rare it is to receive full scholarship to this program as a woodwind? Thanks