Scholarship Deadlines Before Admission Decisions Roll Out?

polarrrize
Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:51:37 +0000

Hello, I am a transfer student that has applied to two different schools: a backup that I have already been accepted into (Eastern Oregon University Online) and just waiting on San Diego State University to get back to me in March. I am a local San Diego resident.

HOWEVER, I am finding it extremely frustrating that every institutional scholarship SDSU offers has a deadline in early February, before their admission decisions roll out. I figured “well surely, you wouldn’t be automatically out of the running for all the many institutional scholarships you applied for if you don’t get accepted, right?” Wrong. I contacted their scholarship department and they told me that is exactly how it works. I find that extremely unfair and quite frankly rigged. I have applied to about 20 SDSU scholarships so far and to think that that it’s potentially all completely useless and a loss of my time and potentially earned money, really rubs me the wrong way. Why would they not organize this differently for incoming students? It really didn’t occur to them that they should make the scholarship deadlines AFTER I know if I can even go to this school or not?

Is this typical of most universities? I was informed of my EOU acceptance long before any of their scholarship deadlines. And I have of course been applying to several local scholarships as well just to play it safe, but it’s a shame that my efforts with these SDSU scholarships could all be a waste if I get denied. Sometimes I think universities get some type of joy out of watching students struggle, lol. Only explanation I can figure for it. Either that, or they care more about what’s more convenient for them and not the student.

Rant over.