Scholarships: Ignatius & Magis

nkl811
Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:53:08 +0000

This thread is of interest to me as my D just got accepted into Notre Dame. Notre Dame is her dream school. When we visited it in November, we knew she loved it I did as well. She was originally set on Marquette and on first visit she loved that too, but since then many of her teachers at her HS have been telling her if she can get into a top school she needs to go there over Marquette(: I would love to send her to Notre Dame but we are having a hard time justifying taking a 2nd mortgage out on our home, to pay over $200.000 for an undergraduate degree. Her High School stresses test scores, AP is a huge emphasis there, and I think the more kids that go on to attend elite schools brings them more recognition.

She is a NMSF, and probably a NMF and she could have had multiple full rides in different parts of the country, full tuition at Bradley, but she either didn’t like the schools, or they were too far away. So we are looking at some serious decisions ahead.One of the big draws for Marquette was the direct admit PT program. She applied for it but now is wavering if she wants to pursue PT as she realized she doesn’t enjoy AP Biology and there will be a ton of science if she pursues that field. We will see if she gets accepted to it. With her good stats we are hoping Marquette gives her plenty of aid to make that choice easier.

I can see how amazing it would be to send my daughter to ND, and would love to do everything within my power to make it happen, but at some point we need to step back and look at how that decision will impact our lives. Our decision has not been made yet. Should be an interesting few months ahead. She also applied to Northwestern, Wash U Stl Louis, Vanderbilt, Illinois Wesleyan, got accepted at Illinois, U W Madison, Indiana, Bradley so far no rejections. I really think Marquette is a wonderful school and a great option for my D! When we visited there she felt that she fit in so well. Hopefully when she visits again for the scholarship competition, she will realize how much she likes it.