It seems like most PPSP rejected applicants got a merit scholarship if accepted for about $23,000. Congrats to everyone accepted and waitlisted and hugs to those survivors who were “rejected.” It just means they had already gotten the “all nation tuba/oboe/ singer/paperclip sculptor” and didn’t need another one for diversity’s sake. It’s not you, it’s them. It seems that this application year is terribly competitive with no idea what factors are needed to tip the scales.in an applicant’s favor.