OOS Merit Scholarships

mommamo1
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:15:12 +0000

@goinnuts Back on post #39, I shared my response from Financial aid regarding merit scholarships- who gets them and how thay calculate rank for non-ranking schools. If you are from a non-ranking HS, they look at your “school profile, WGPA comparisons with other students applying with similar GPA scales, past applicant info from that school, the strength and rigor of the HS curriculum, the number of As VS Bs…” While they state that students not in top 10% with high test scores will be considered for merit, they NEVER award scholarships to those who are not at least in top 15%.

Unfortunately, they do not have a scripted response for every financial aid employee, OR they should post this verbatim on their website.