<p>Thanks all. I get what you are all saying about the “specialization.” Your children all sound terrific. My D is an artist, she submitted an art portfolio which her art teachers and private art studio owner thought was great. She spent last summer in Italy in an Art and Architecture program through Duke university and wrote about her desire to minor in art and combine that with her international relations major. Seems like she had that box checked, but who knows? She really wants to go to Richmond, it’s just the affordability issue, and the scholarship was much needed for that. We didn’t qualify for need based anything…but I don’t care who you are $1000 a week is huge. It’s also hard to swallow when you see similar students with similar quals getting full rides.</p>