Merit Scholarship

krug
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:02:14 +0000

We know parents and students that tell people about their scholarships and many turns out to be need based aid. Some schools call them alumni foundation scholarship and such but if you go to the schools’ websites, they will explicitly state that they do not grant merit scholarship. We were told by our hs counselors a few years ago about a brilliant student who got a full ride to Yale, another full tuition to Princeton and we all know that ivies do not give out scholarships! So take what people say with a grain of salt and the process is so subjective, don’t feel bad if someone who seems less deserving got a better offer than your child. An Adams’ quote that we tell our kids during this stressful time: “You can’t insure success, you can deserve it”. Good luck to your S.