makes sense, thank you!
Our son was accepted Nov 18 and had his merit (not need based) offer within a week. The first place he saw it was when the admitted student package showed up in our mailbox.
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For those still waiting / wondering ā¦.
DS admitted 11/18 OOS / Engineering
4.7 weighted / 33 ACT / 1460 SAT
highest rigor his HS offers - APs / DE / Calc 3
$13,000 per year / HC still TBD
Good luck to your students. Trust the process, they find their place!
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My OOS son was admitted w/11,000 a year. He had 4.3 weighted, no test scores, fantastic essay, and great extracurriculars! He took a handful of APās but nonetheless good grades!
Really waiting for UofSC CIC and Syracuse Newhouse right now!
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This thread has been very helpful for my familyās sanity to see what all of our kids are going through. To share My daughterās experience - applied as an out of state engineering major on 10/28, accepted on 11/21. 4.1 uw. 4.6w, submitted 1300 SATs - received merrit letter in the mail today 12/8. (48k)- best wishes to all of you and your families during this stressful time - thanks for sharing and happy holidays.
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My daughter got her acceptance the same day, for ChemE. We havenāt heard anything about merit yet, maybe this weekā¦.
She has an UW 4.0, full IB diploma, 1570 SAT, so Iām kind of assuming she will get some merit. UD is one of her top choices given their strong ChemE program! 
We are also OOS (from mass)
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Iād be surprised if the merit didnāt come this week for you. Unless they plan to invite your kid to the Distinguished Scholars weekend. That may come later. Not sure how they handle that, but those invites do come out later.
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I think they are initially offered the highest merit outside of the scholarship weekend. When my daughter was admitted it seemed like those invited had 35/36 acts and the equivalent SATās, so I think this student has a solid chance.
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Iād imagine she would get 17k which seems to be the highest regular merit this cycle; from there, could get additional based on top awards that are invite only. My daughter got 13k and her stats are significantly lower (at least SAT wise)ā¦
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Ok she just checked her portal and received 13k presidential scholarship.
Not gonna lie, Iām a little surprised. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I expected she would receive the top scholarship.
For those watching stats: Sheās gotten one A-, and otherwise As and A+s in everything. Her listed gpa is 4.1 out of 4.0 (school does not weight, so maybe thatās playing into this). Full IB diploma candidate with HL classes in IB AA math (equivalent and sometimes considered more rigorous than Calc BC), Biology and ESS with a 1570 SAT. NMSF, research project related to major, co captain of varsity equestrian team, community service, resident assistant and tour guide at her boarding school. OOS with ChemE major.
Iām surprised at that as well. It seems like everyone who got the top scholarship took a lot of APs. So I wonder if APs are weighted more highly than DE or IB or honors when they calculate merit. Thatās the only thing I can think of. I donāt think the ECs come into play for merit, but would for honors college. Also not sure if they use the SAT score for merit. I wish schools were more transparent about how they decide.
Maybe thatās it, though everything Iāve ever heard is that IB is valued equally to AP.
My kiddo is speculating that ChemE majors might not get as high of merit because the school is so highly ranked for that major, so there is less of a need to incentivize people to pick UD. Who knowsā¦
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I imagine IB is valued equally to AP for admissions purposes, but maybe not in their merit formula?
Could be. Or maybe sheāll still get invited to distinguished scholars weekend. What the heck do I know? Everything about the process (at UD and just about everywhere else) is a mystery.
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Did she report/submit any AP exam scores?
I donāt think her daughter took any AP exams because the school doesnāt offer APs. She did a full IB diploma, which is very rigorous, but @tillycat can correct me if Iām wrong.
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Her school does not offer AP. Full IB diploma. Took French IB exam last year (because she was a year ahead in French) and scored a 6. NMSF from MA which required a 225 index score. 790/780 SAT. Im a little surprised. But it is what it is!
I do think they use test scores, back when my daughter applied merit seemed to be very ties to test scores (but when they went TO not as much). My 3.95 34 got $17,000, my 3.95 33 got $15,000, and my 3.7 30 got $5000 I think. OOS. 9, 7 and 4 APās.
Iām wondering if she will get an invite to the scholarship weekend, do you know her class rank?
Her school does not rank! No weighting and no ranking.
The counselor should send in at least a percentage. Our school doesnāt rank either, but a couple of my kids were close to teachers and found out, but their actual rank wasnāt sent to colleges (they were 8 and 10 of 300+ but I have no clue what was actually sent). My kids definitely needed merit to go oos, 1 applied to 20 schools.