Not getting a scholarship

sybbie719
Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:40:57 +0000

I’d just like to know why I didn’t get this scholarship when every case student, and prospective case student has said I should have.



Unless you have assessed every admitted student who applied EA and had comprable stats to yours, you cannot say with any certainty that “all other students got aid” (a parent just wrote to the contrary). You write like you were “entitled” to a scholarship and I am sorry to say you were not because at the end of the day it is to schools money to distribute how they see fit.

I agree with the others that if money is an issue, you should really look at other merit options as they are still out there and you have time to apply RD.

Regarding your college fund … If the money is in your name, 35% of it is automatically going to be counted toward your EFC. When taking an EFC, if either of your parents are homeowners, then the equity in their homes can/will be used in calculating your EFC along with any saviings, stock, etc that they may have.

I think you just need to deal with the here and the now and cross the grad school bridge when you get to it, because you will have options then also.

Depending on your major, if you get a job after graduation you can attend graduate school through your employer -take it from a person who got two masters attended grad school at Cornell & NYU courtesy of my employer (just paid books and fees). Also depending on you major if you go straight into a PhD program, you can get tuition remission, and stipend (yes you will have to be a TA/GA but your education can be paid for).