<p>Goingtobebroke: I’d be interested in what else the admissions people had to say that seemed so dismal about actually getting one of the scholarships. Offering to 15% of the pool seems kind of positive but the sense you got seemed more negative. Bordering on pompus. (Sorry, Justin.) Our applicant has somewhat weaker EC background than yours but SAT scores ( M and CR) just under 1500. Rank is around top 3%. There is no possible way to attend without one of the scholarships. Any more info to add? Thanks.</p>