<p>I just reread my scholarship letter: “You will be pleased to know that the amount of your scholarship will be increased annually at the same rate as out-of-state tuition.”</p>
<p>Is just me, or is this tantamount to fraud? When I read this, I had no idea that by “rate” they meant a percentage of the scholarship rather than percentage of tuition. I thought the amount my scholarship would be increased was the amount that tuition was raised. I guess it does say it, just not as clearly as it could be, which was likely done on purpose.</p>
<p>I didn’t realize this until right now, and I see that I was not the only one mislead. It just seems wrong to phrase it like that, without providing a detailed example (they could have written "for instance, if tuition is raised 10%, your $12,000 will be raised $1,200).</p>
<p>These types of experiences have happened to me too often at Maryland to think it is all accidental.</p>