@byadg123 I chuckled at the candor of this. We’re in the same boat. I have no inside information but I would venture that it is both to a degree. See link below. The Presidential Scholarship is the highest level of merit offered by Marist but I have no idea whether 5% or 50% of accepted students receive it.
Wild guess, I would not expect the Dinner with the Deans thing to be an intimate affair - but it could certainly be nice anyway.