Stupid question: How exactly do merit scholarships work?

mom2collegekids
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 19:25:05 +0000

Scholarship awards are funny. Schools that give acceptances early (such as Rolling Admissions) often give the merit awards early as a strategy. The strategy is that with big merit in hand, the student will be LESS motivated to do all the work to fill out other apps, do more essays, and spend more money on apps. Lock 'em in.