I’ve just received my AES award yesterday and I gotta say that it wasn’t what I expected nor what I needed. Freshmen from previous years with the same stats as me managed to get full rides with $1K stipend, yet I only received $3K per semester from AES. I want to appeal to get a higher tiered scholarship. Is there a certain process to appeal or some email or person that I have to contact? Please walk me through what I have to do to appeal for a better scholarship.
So here are my stats
SAT : 1460. Math : 770. Verbal : 690.
GPA weighted : 5.21 (6.0 Scale)
Rank : My school doesn’t display ranks on your transcripts.
I have a better Computer Science background than most of the students that received better scholarships than me. I scored a 5 on the APCSA exam and another 5 in the APCSP exam. Through out high school I took all the computer science classes that I was eligible to be in and managed to get above a 95 in all of them. I’ve been dedicated to this major for about 5 years till now and I took time outside of class to learn Python and some basics in Machine Learning through an online tutoring service called Udemy. I plan to commit to UTD for my masters in a fast track program in CS. Overall, I am truly dedicated to this major at UTD and I am willing to do whatever it takes to get a better AES scholarship.
Thank you in Advance!