merit scholarships/what smith looks for

<p>But there are also 40-50 STRIDES}</p>

<p>Smith offers 30 Strides, give or take a couple. Almost all are awarded as an “incentive” --for the obvious reason of persuading women to choose Smith over a competing college. I’m not sure how many any were accepted last yr. It varies from yr. to yr.</p>

<p>Passionflower, the criterion used for the Strides and Zollmans are, 1st-- strength of h/s transcript, followed by rec’s, ec’s and SATs</p>