National Buckeye Scholarship

Bearvet
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:14:56 +0000

Here is my post from August 2013:

Yes it’s true! We are from MA and our 3rd son is a freshman at OSU this year (all 3 boys went/go there). It’s called the National Buckeye Scholarship:

National Buckeye Scholarship for non-Ohio residents
Award amount
$12,000 ($48,000 four–year value)

Criteria
Ohio State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student population. The National Buckeye Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to non-Ohio students required to pay the out-of-state surcharge who are admitted to the Columbus campus for autumn semester. Those considered rank in the top 40 percent of their graduating classes and have ACT composite scores of 28 or higher or combined SAT Critical Reading and Math scores of 1260 or higher.

Notes:
Except where noted, the National Buckeye Scholarship can be combined with any other merit scholarships, as long as the combined total does not exceed the total cost of an Ohio State education.
This award is renewable for a maximum of eight semesters (or the equivalent) of full-time undergraduate enrollment, provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 or higher GPA (earned by no later than the end of the first year) and is required to pay the out-of-state surcharge.

As long as you have the SAT or ACT score mentioned above AND apply early (Nov 1) you get this merit award. Son was also given the Trustees Scholarship, which was another $2000 per year. He (actually we) end up paying about $800 more per semester than in-state students!

My oldest and youngest both received both of these scholarships; unfortunately my middle son isn’t strong in standardized tests and missed the SAT requirement by 40 points (yet he graduated #6 in his class!), so we pay the full OOS tuition for him. And it really hurts!

You must meet both criteria: top 40% of graduating class AND 28 ACT or 1260 SAT. It’s also important to apply by the priority deadline which is Nov. 1.