Thank you. No, not necessarily the end, but worse odds then before and time to move on mentally/emotionally.
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My daughter got presidential scholarship without submitting test scoresâŠ
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Anyone hear anything about Richmond Scholar yet?
Last year, they sent richmond scholar notifications out with EA decisions. I donât think theyâre doing that this year, though. From looking at last yearâs thread, it seems like
a) those who received a Presidential scholarship are not excluded from receiving a Richmond Semifinalist notification, in fact, all who are named semifinalist receive a presidential scholarship
b) they sent out notifications, and then posted on https://scholars.richmond.edu/ that all semifinalist notifications were out.
c) many on cc received scholars notification, but nobody here or anywhere else Iâve heard has received the notification yet
so, I suspect they have not sent out the semifinalists. donât lose hope if youâve received a Presidential scholarship (or if you havenât!), and check your portals regularly
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Accepted EA w/ presidential
Major: I think Chemistry and Economics?
3.83 W GPA, 4.52 W GPA
Test Optional, 24/620 class rank
32 AP/IB/DE- Associate in Science + IB diploma
Extracurriculars:
President of 2 honors societies, 2 varsity sports, non profit internship, surgeon shadowing, virtual summer research program, kumon assistant, art social media w/ ~10k followers
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Deferred, as expected. 3.85 GPA at NE Prep school, 1450SAT, 8 APâs (incl. BC, Physics, Chem) sport captain, 3 season varsity athlete, community service, orchestra. Top 10/15% in class. All ED applicants accepted from DCâs school. Congratulations to all accepted!
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On the Richmond Scholar page, it says âAll Richmond Scholar finalists have been notified via the Spider Portal.â Was this there last week/in the past or is this new for this years finalists?
I think itâs new because I think I looked last week. Nothing for us in the portal but we werenât expecting anything. Congrats to those who were chosen!
As an update, my child did not receive notification that they are a finalist for the Richmond scholar. So, weâre pleased they were accepted, but a little surprised and disappointed there was no money at all given based on their stats/achievements.
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Do you mind sharing your childâs stats?
4.0/4.6, 35 ACT (one sitting), completed 8 APs, 5s on all, currently taking 4 APs. All other classes taken in school have been honors classes (very rigorous classes). Competes in a niche sport year round and is nationally competitive, has volunteered many, many hours at one not for profit since freshman year, plays an instrument and holds leadership roles related to that, leadership roles in debate, member of NHS. Thereâs other stuff, but thatâs it in a nutshell. But I see kids with similar stats who were deferred, so we are at least thankful for the acceptance.
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My son was very excited to be accepted EA to Richmond. He has a 1520, a 4.61, 19 AP/post-AP classes, community service, clubs two varsity sports, and one of the captains of the lacrosse team. His acceptance letter did not mention any merit scholarships. He has looked in his emails and the portal for any scholarship info, but he canât find anything. I am assuming he did not receive anything, but I am hoping there is a chance he receives something. Does anyone know if you are notified separately? He is trying to evaluate his options. Thank you. Good luck to all!
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Merit comes in the acceptance letter, I was notified of my merit with the acceptance. If youâre a Richmond Scholar, you get a separate notification, but those are already out
Same here. S25 accepted, but with zero merit. Stats very similar to yours:
4.0/4.54 GPA
35 ACT (one sitting)
6 APs tested, 6 in senior year. All are serious APs, not Gov and Environmental.
State ranked in varsity sport two years in a row. Team captain.
Tons of hours of service, good essaysâŠ
I am guessing the major(s) selected have a big part in the decision and merit.
Congrats to all accepted. Best of luck with your choices.
Accepted EA with Presidential
4.0 UW GPA, 4.5 W GPA
35 ACT, school doesnât rank
10 AP/DE plus coursework through another external program
ECs: varsity and club sport, club and activities leadership, volunteer hours, attended an international conference, research project
Has anyone who was accepted EA received anything in the mail from Richmond?
Weâve received three separate acceptance envelopes! The first one had Wecome to the Class of 2028! 
Then we got two more that had the right year. They did send an email
apologizing for the mistake.
Lol, maybe you got my kidâs envelope because they have received nothing. The other EA school they got into has sent a ton of emails and snail mail. So odd.
Sounds like it was a little bumpy this year!
Just looked through my sonâs pile and nothing.