Presidential Scholarship Finalists

roamingcooks
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:11:30 +0000

Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions, my DS is a freshman P-scholar and I may be the only one who posts here on CC. Last year 60 were invited, 18 were selected, 12 accepted. The program is vying for students who will be accepted anywhere in the country and offers huge benefits in addition to full tuition. Books are essentially free, you are connected to mentors in your major and your pre-professional field (if you have one), paying jobs are available where P-scholars have first choice, they receive priority for freshman year housing and course selection, summer programs that look awesome on your resume PLUS you are paid a summer stipend, and summer room and board are covered. The summer programs and access to faculty are priceless. Most of these Pscholars are pretty incredibly smart and are a tight knit group, yet they are all different. The program is funded by Mario Gabelli and Peter Lynch (as well as others), and as a freshman my DS has already met them.

There is no “one” formula to succeed in the selection process. As for stats:
rank: 1/150
4.0 UW
NMF
14 AP, all 4/5 scores.
ACT:35
Coca Cola scholar
Accepted to WUSTL, Harvard, Georgetown, Northwestern.
By the way, LOVES BC! Loves the clasdes, the level of intellect, loves the sports and school pride, and has also found time for an beer once in a while.