Johnson Scholarship Deadline

Esquette
Tue, 07 Jan 2014 08:16:37 +0000

Puzzle, no I’m just a parent of a grateful alum who owes W&L far more than the dollar value of his scholarship.

Yes, he was a “top candidate” whose academic profile warranted an invitation to the scholarship competition, but there were many with higher SATs. And yes, he was a good student at W&L, but he did not graduate cum laude. Very close, but would he trade any of the many extracurriculars that enriched his education at W&L to add a fraction to his GPA? No. In our view, those GPA-challenging experiences were as valuable as his academic major.

More importantly, has W&L measured him – and its investment – by his GPA? Apparently not, because the faculty awarded him an academic prize in his major, one that coincidentally is also named for Mr. Johnson.

What W&L, with Mr. Johnson’s generous assistance, taught our son is that talent and success are not finally quantified in a score. And life after W&L has confirmed that lesson, because he graduated with a great job in his chosen field, is now the youngest ever to have reached his current position with an established Fortune 400 employer, and will marry his longtime W&L love this year.