<p>gbesq: I feel your pain. My son is in the same situation with a nice merit from a public, but it requires a 3.3 – and he is going to do engineering, which is tough. </p>
<p>I wrote and asked them how many kids get dropped from the scholarship due to low GPA, and they were unable to tell me. When I asked the head of financial aid at a live meeting, she responded that it was hardly any. She gave the usual, “if he’s good enough to get it, he’s good enough to keep it.” Like you, if we had to pay full price there we could (that is some consolation), but it is a factor none the less.</p>
<p>So, you could ask them for data.</p>