I pulled this info off South Carolina’s website. It shows what the criteria was for scholarships last year:
| 2022-2023 South Carolina | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| average SAT | GPA | Rank | Annual amount | 4 year | Name |
| 1240 / 27 | 4.2 | 25% | $500.00 | $22,115 | Recognition |
| 1290 / 29 | 4.3 | 20% | $500.00 | $40,784 | Merit |
| 1365 / 30 | 4.4 | 15% | $500.00 | $62,192 | Distinction |
| 1425 / 32 | 4.5 | 10% | $500.00 | $86,900 | Superlative |
| 1520 / 34 | 4.6 | 8% | $2,000.00 | $92,900 | Excellence |
| 1560 / 35 | 4.7 | 3% | $4,000.00 | $100,900 | Elite |
| 1590 / 35 | 4.7 | 2% | $8,000.00 | $116,900 | Alumni |
It looks like they may have greatly lowered the standard though. I know someone with a 4.0 weighted GPA and high 1300s SAT who is around the middle of their class who got the Distinction scholarship. Based on last year’s numbers, they wouldn’t have gotten anything.
Has anyone else noticed a big reduction in the required criteria?