SAIC Merit Scholarship Questions

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>So, I went to National Portfolio Day at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in September, my portfolio was approved, and I received the email encouraging me to apply for Merit Scholarship by December 1.
I finished applying for SAIC, submitted my merit portfolio, and today (December 14) I received my acceptance letter from SAIC. However, I did not get any Merit Scholarship info. Do you know when I will receive it if I applied Dec 1? They said the would notify me by the holidays but I’m wondering if they just met they would tell me if I got in or not.</p>

<p>Also, I have a question about the rules.</p>

<p>RULES:

  1. Students must be admitted to SAIC before participating in the merit scholarship competition.
  2. All merit portfolios should be properly labeled.
  3. Students should specify which work is to be included in the merit scholarship competition.
  4. Students that defer their enrollment will forfeit their merit scholarships and must compete again the following semester.
  5. Do not include work that was specifically prepared for the portfolio admission requirements of other art schools, colleges, or universities.
  6. ALWAYS include the names of the other artists who contributed to the completion of any collaborative piece and note each contributor’s roles.
  7. Failure to follow any guideline will result in automatic disqualification for scholarship consideration.</p>

<p>Although my portfolio was accepted at NPD, and they encouraged me to apply for Merit, I don’t know if I followed rule #3. I applied using slideroom but I didn’t specify that it was for merit scholarship consideration. Do you think my chances are hurt?
Thanks</p>

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<p>Is there someone there you can e-mail or call to make sure your work was properly processed?</p>

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<p>you can just call and ask the status of your merit application.
my D did get that the year she applied and the notice is just before Christmas like 12/23 or 12/24?
It may be on the way now!</p>

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<p>John, I am in the exact same boat as you.
I got my letter on holloween, though. I still haven’t seen a merit letter in the mail.
They promise to get the letters out before the holidays.
did you apply with the e-portfolio?
if so, did you send in a separate portfolio that was labeled for Merit Scholarships?</p>