Thanks Mashinations. I think you are correct, but I just wanted to ask the questions in case someone had information directly from Auburn.
Thanks smithaed. I would think that cutting those people off entirely after making that scholarship chart public on their website would not be a good thing.
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They will likely lose a lot of students to BamaâŠ
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As do we.
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Not just to Bama, but other schools in the southeast region.
I am guessing that they may be waiting to see how many students accept or decline the scholarship to determine how much they have to award at the other levels. Although you technically have until May 1 to accept the award they probably have some idea (based on past years) how many students will accept the award in the first couple of weeks, which will allow them to estimate the overall amount they are likely to have to award for Founders and Presidential.
Congratulations! What stats, for those wondering who they are awarding the highest amount to? Also the website still lists the $1000 per year for National Merit Finalists and son is a NMSF, so hopefully they donât take that away.
With the prospect that the students they do get will be paying more $.
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I would think that too, but their FAQ update is extremely confusing.
that really makes no sense though. Everyone is going to accept it (since itâs non binding) and they wonât know until spring how many are actually enrolling. Also, they encourage EA applicants specifically to have a shot at scholarships whereas now it seems they just want to hold out for higher stat kids in later rounds rather than give merit aid to the EA 1 group
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my son has a $25K offer from Bama already. He wants to go to Auburn though. It would have been a compromise with $15K from Auburn, but if itâs nothing from Auburn, there is no way I am going to bridge that gulf.
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I would NOT expect that theyâre going to go to $0 (or anywhere close to it) but it seems accurate to guess that they are going to be reduced by at least a couple $K.
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Checkout my posts on this scholarship issue on the other Auburn thread entitled, âWhy is Auburn So Popular Right Now?â
Putting aside the question of how the university handled the merit situation - for students who are really determined to enroll at Auburn but will not get the merit they were expecting, would they be willing to consider a part-time job to help fund tuition? I know several kids who have worked their way through college like this. Something like pet sitting allows them time to study and do homework while theyâre still earning money. Auburn may also be willing to set up some sort of a payment plan. It cannot hurt to call the financial aid office and ask what is possible.
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I canât really weigh in on the merit issue; we are OOS and got zero merit, and frankly didnât expect to. But in terms of why Auburn is so popular now, I donât know but I will say itâs crazy the influx of kids from our area (the mid Atlantic) who are keen to go there now, as opposed to even three years ago. It has become one of those âhotâ schools for northern kids with solid stats. What used to be a safety when my son applied four years ago is now a target, or even reach school. That must play into merit; as the applicant pool is significantly tougher across the board.
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That may all be true, but the point I was making on the other thread was why did Auburn even post on its website in the first place three levels of scholarship available for out of state kids with high credentials if you only ultimately have the funding to offer one level. This again assumes that is what Auburn has decided to do this year. Again, according to another post on this site applicants from 2022 to 2023 are only up about 3000 students, which would not be enough to justify potentially wiping out two levels of scholarships for out of state kids with high credentials.
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As I said, I canât comment on the issue of merit promised, as we werenât promised any. I totally get your frustration there; and frankly, Iâd be pissed, too. I was commenting on the actual OG question you posed, which is interesting and relevant: Why is Auburn so popular now? Because more top students are going, like everywhere else. And sports, i.e. football. ?
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nope. without merit it is off our list. It makes no sense to spend $60K a year for an education and have to work 30 hours a week, not able to put your all into you education or the college experience. Even then, he wouldnât make enough $ to justify it. And If we wanted that, he could just go to a community college here in California.
Iâm just annoyed because if we hadnât been led to believe it was available we wouldnât have applied.
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I understand. Best of luck to you and your son.
I suspect Auburn wonât post their guidelines for scholarships next year, if they are smart. Many (most? Iâm just guessing) competitive schools donât. Itâs really hard, and so stressful, this whole process, isnât it? Iâm sure we can all agree on that. I sincerely hope it works out for all your kids. When one door closesâŠmay it open again unexpectedly. I hope the merit you need surfaces.