Johnson Scholarship Deadline

Esquette
Thu, 02 Jan 2014 15:19:12 +0000

I second Sensible111’s comments. My S was not among the highest SAT scoring candidates but received the full tuition scholarship based on his activities, application, and interviews. He especially liked that one of his two panel interviews was a group of students.

He was a freshman when the Johnson gift was made (and his scholarship renamed), so some things may have changed (incl. more money to give). But I believe the most important thing for those finalists invited to campus is still to have genuine passion in your interests and a desire to pursue them while at W&L. Sincerity, along with some humor and humility, will help.

My S had such a great experience at the scholarship competition that he called us well before it was over to say, “This is where I want to go!” He even asked whether he still “had” to go to the Jefferson Scholarship finals at UVa a couple weeks later. (We said yes, but that experience just reinforced his choice of W&L.)