Rensselaer Medal: Does anyone care?

marny1
Thu, 06 Oct 2005 14:38:26 +0000

My d received U of R Humanities/social sciences (I think they changed the name). We definitely listed it as an academic honor. Schools are very familiar with Bausch & Lomb, RPI and other like awards. They also know that the HS picks the kid, so it implies that the student was one of the best in the school and it also shows that the kid will receive some merit $. from the school. My d applied to CMU and was accepted. She was offered $8000 merit from CMU. My gut feeling is that they offered her the money as they knew she was receiving $ from U of R and they were trying to compete with the U of R offer. Do not underestimate these awards. I think it is an honor to receive them and it may be helpful in obtaining merit money from similar type institutions.