<p>Just wondering if folks had any specifics as far as Hartt's ability to award scholarships. Does the University of Hartford give scholarships/grants and then Hartt adds to those, or is there just U. of Hartford money. Website refers to talent scholarships but there isn't too much info.</p>
<p>Thanks - and share only if you are comfortable!</p>
<p>You might want to post this question on the Music Majors forum as well. I seem to remember a dad over there who had a son at Hartt (Music) talking about scholarships and the policies for academic and artistic scholarships.</p>
<p>Hi Marbleheader-- D is at Hartt (and could not be happier). Hartt awards scholarships on artistic merit only-- your SAT’s and grades can be about perfect and they don’t count a whit. This can seem pretty galling-- but it means that Hartt is putting its dollars toward developing a well-rounded company for each year. D’s AT class is 8 boys, 4 girls-- the boys got more dough! But now here they are together–a great group with plenty of casting opportunities as they go through the program together.</p>
<p>I was told by a Hartt theater rep at the recent NY college fair for arts and performing arts that Hartt will even give kids full tuition talent merit. I think they even state this on their site. No idea how many if any kids have gotten it. But he did not blink when he said it so I bet they do. I also read on Riders site and Rutgers site that they also can give full tuition scholarships for talent. Again the amount of kids who get it may be limited. </p>
<p>Anyone know other schools that say they may give full tuition for talent?</p>
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<p>Fordham has a theater scholarship (I just noticed this on their website) that covers full tuition and room and board. [Grants</a> and Scholarships – Fordham University](<a href=“http://69.7.74.46/section6/section79/index.html]Grants”>http://69.7.74.46/section6/section79/index.html)</p>
<p>Wish my daughter had that one! She has a regular theater scholarship (those seem to be more plentiful, but are not for full tuition.)</p>
<p>All good stuff! I would think that S would be more apt to get a talent scholarship that an academic one, since he is a solid student - not a 5.0 GPA’er! And our family is in the middle-class group that makes too much for lots of fin aid, and too little to pay full tuition.</p>
<p>Thank you - just making a pros and cons list of S’s schools. Assuming he gets in a few schools - LOL!</p>
<p>Glass that’s fantastic about Fordham!</p>
<p>From what I can tell, the Fordham scholarship is new this year, endowed by Denzel Washington. The girl who received it was the YoungArts presidential scholar in the arts. Good for her! Fordham also has other talented-based theater scholarships (not full-tuition, though). My daughter has one of those and we were surprised that the minimum GPA needed to maintain the grant is 2.0-- which seems low to us. But Fordham is more academically challenging than BFA programs, so perhaps they keep the requirement low in order to attract talented students who might otherwise shy away. Just a guess!</p>
<p>When DS auditioned at Hartt for undergrad several years ago, he was told that he might be offered academic scholarship from U of H OR talent from Hartt, but not both.
Don’t know if that is still policy.
He auditioned early (November) and was offered 1/2 tuition award.</p>
<p>If merit money is important to you then make sure to apply to many different colleges that state they award merit aid. You find this on their own websites. I’d recommend looking up each one directly–it’s time consuming, but the best way of getting the info. Colleges vary considerably in what they can offer you and what procedure they use. Some are vague, some specific; some will just state that they offer an occasional merit scholarship for ‘exceptional’ candidates, and others will say how many they offer, how much it is and under what conditions. </p>
<p>What we did is to cast a very wide net at first and looked at the schools’ own websites to gauge their merit scholarships (and need, as we are not well off). Each college will also list stats of, say, percentage who gets financial aid and how much, plus percentage whose needs were met–this will also help tell you about their philosophy, student body, and their ability to give money. </p>
<p>If it’s convenient, you can visit the college and find out even more info. I remember one info session my D and I went to that had a Q & A session with the college reps. The room was packed with parents and the panel were top level college reps. A parent raised their hand and asked about finances, and the reps talked about loans and said vaguely how there were ‘plenty of loans out there.’ I raised my hand and asked what percentage of need was met by the college, and they couldn’t answer the question! (This was the only college I couldn’t find that info on their website.) Seriously, they looked at me blankly and said they ‘had no idea.’ This is a basic stat that most colleges list. They then went on to the next question. Rightly or wrongly, I drew the conclusion that most of the student body here was well off, and that the college offered very little in merit or need based grants/scholarships. We crossed the college off our list. </p>
<p>Nothing is ever guaranteed, unless the college has an automatic academic merit scholarship for x score and y grades. Except for that, even if your kid is a top student/test taker and/or amazingly gifted actor, you are not guaranteed a scholarship. So if you target several schools with merit offers, you will definitely increase your chances. Bear in mind though that many schools are being hit by the economy so the opportunities are more competitive and/or less generous. </p>
<p>Finally, don’t ever go by heresay, like, 'Everyone says x school never offers merit scholarships so I won’t bother applying." If you love the school, apply, then see what happens, although obviously always have financial safeties.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I hear you, connections. S will apply were he applies regardless of the money situation, but then we will have to see what he gets for offers (if he gets in), as we aren’t rolling in dough either! HA! I was just wondering how the whole “talent” scholarship works, as our D is not into theatre, so she was just awarded scholarships for her grades/scores.</p>
<p>I looked at the websites for his top choices and they are all pretty vague, just mentioning a possibility of a talent scholarship, and as musicmom mentioned, some say the fine arts department might award some $$, and/or the university itself might award $$.</p>
<p>Well, we will hear this week - hopefully - from his ED school, and if he gets in, then we won’t even being going forward with the other applications. BUt I want to be prepared in case we need to get those apps in.</p>
<p>In case people are checking this thread for BFAs with good merit/talent aid, I will add Adelphi University. You don’t have to be a “5.0” to get academic scholarships - they have very generous ones with B+/A- grades and high 20s ACT scores. They can combine merit and talent at will, without asking for any family financial information. D has almost full tuition covered there. A friend who had more need has the same scholarship, plus one that covers room and board. And their cost starts a lot lower - more like $40K/year than $60K.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m a theatre student at Hartt. Theatre division students are only eligible for talent aid, no academic scholarships - but they are quite generous with it. Two students in my class have full talent rides (I believe they always give two full rides) and many others have large scholarships. If you’re not awarded a scholarship you can appeal…I did and was awarded more money. They try their best to make it work.</p>