Merit Scholarship Renewal Rates

The schools should have the statistics. I’ve known quite a few kids who lost their Florida Bright Futures awards for one reason or another, usually grades, but for not taking 12 credits, for not repaying for dropped credits. My daughter has a bunch of different requirements for her grants and awards, ranging from 3.0 to 2.0, and when the awards are reviewed varies, but most are once a year after spring semester.

Third and unranked law schools were very big on granting big awards the first year and then revoking them a few years ago, and the ABA came down on them hard. They really were a ‘bait and switch’ tactic to get students into the schools for year one (free) and then charging $40k+ for the final two years.