Fingers crossed something is coming and it’s not a “no aid” situation 
Nope , we got a small merit aid although Net
Price Calculator estimated around 16k . Total price being 80-85k we were hoping to get that amount as it would really help .
My DS does have other good school options with merit but he loves SCU . So undecided right now .
Looks like about 65-70 students will be given spots in the Honors Program, and all EAs recently notified of acceptance were invited to apply.
I’m assuming those admitted and also awarded a Dean’s Scholarship would have better odds at the Honors Program, given that scholarship is merit-based. Can anyone corroborate? Instead of Dean’s, does being the recipient of what seems to be a high dollar figure Bronco Scholarship similarly improve odds of entry into the Honors Program?
Thanks DS24Sunshine. At least now I know we are not alnoe.
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Yes. But we did not fill the CSS or other info. So not sure how they would know the EFC.
Interesting. I don’t think common app requires SSN info. How do they know your EFC?
I used CSS, so no surprise for me.
there are arrows in the top right corner
I am assuming they don’t know our EFC. Since we got a scholarship may be they did not take EFC into account.
It is probably merit based ? Does it say need grant or X type of scholarship ?
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Yes he got the" SCU Bronco Scholarship"
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That is awesome !!
Yes, the term on the letter says “These scholarships are renewable for up to four years (twelve consecutive quarters) for first-year students”. However, isn’t a year with 4 quarters? Unless summer quarter is not counted… A bit confused. The web page Merit Scholarships - Financial Aid - Santa Clara University only says 12 consecutive quarters, that makes me a bit nervous.
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Hi. If you don’t mind me asking but what were the stats?
My DS got bronco scholarship as well but just expected more merit than what is given . We really are not eligible for need based .
Yeah we will also not qualify for any need based aid. I heard SCU gives merit aid but I am not familiar with the usual amounts. Do you know what is considered a good or avg merit aid?
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I shared above but here you go:
GPA: 3.8xUW and 4.3x Weighted
SAT 1540
I believe you got one of the best bronco scholarship amounts . I haven’t heard more than 30k for bronco .
Presidential and provost are more amount but that’s a hard one to get unless applicant is exceptional in all areas .
They gave us $5,400 merit aid and $5500 loan which is just not enough . We would have been atleast closer if it was all merit . Net price calculator estimated 16k merit and we were hoping for that 
Ah ok Thanks for sharing the info. Can you appeal to see if you can get more merit Aid? I have heard that if you get merit from some other college you can sometimes negotiate . I hope that they can increase your aid. Good luck.
Yes I did send an email to financial aid and posted a screenshot of Net price calculator estimate . Hopefully can hear back soon !
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