Not getting a scholarship

sybbie719
Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:59:04 +0000

First of all, is the decision of the financial aid office final?

I agree with NSM that applying EA could have hurt you as a student has until 2/1 to be considered for scholarships. Your EA could have been seen as demonstrated interest. I understand that at other schools you may have to apply EA in order to be considered for merit money. Your GPA could have also hurt you because there will be some with perfect gpas vying for these same scholarships. You can only talk to your application not the entire pool.

From what you posted there have been changes from the way students were selected last year to the way they are being selected this year.



By the way my best friend’s father is a top professor at case and knows the admissions people and is going to try to talk to them today. Will that do anything??



While you have nothing to lose from asking him to speak on your behalf, you will definitely have nothing to gain and this person speaking on your behalf is not going to help your situation (remember this person is getting free tuition by the virtue of working for case and really does not have a dog in this fight).

The bulk of the applications to Case are coming RD, and Case knows this.

While the whole case situation may seem frustrating right now, but move on. Don’t let the experience define you because or keep you from pursuing other opportunities. I am quite sure that there are a number of schools that would love to have you and would be willing to offer you merit money also. You will end up where you need to be and the money will follow.

Boston College saw this and is show you that they have love for you. Congratulations on being admitted into the honors college. Have you been invited to be a presidential scholar?