<p>Hey fellow CC members!! This is my first experience with posting on College Confidential, but I have an extremely tough decision to make this week and would like as much and as varied input as possible.</p>
<p>So I have recently been awarded the Jefferson Scholarship at UVA, which is a full ride plus summer experiences and other benefits.</p>
<p>I have also been awarded the B.N. Duke Scholarship at Duke University, which is also a full ride plus summer experiences and other benefits.</p>
<p>AND I HAVE TO PICK ONE THIS WEEK!!!:O So I would love to hear everyone's input on both the scholarships and the schools as a whole. How they compare, for both the undergraduate experiences and the opportunities they will afford you after college in graduate school and the workplace. Any help is appreciated, I want to make as informed decision as possible. Thanks in advance!!</p>
<p>Read the fine print on both of these. What GPA do you need to maintain in order to keep these scholarships. If you slip one semester, will you lose the money for the next, or are you allowed a semester to recover your grades before the money goes away. In the very worst case, should you lose the scholarship because of grades, but still have grades that are good enough to remain enrolled at the university, can you afford to attend with just the need-based aid that would be available to you?</p>
<p>Both of these are fine institutions, and both can get you into the grad school or career you want, don’t worry about that. If you can’t choose one over the other based on your projected major, or your own gut feeling after a visit to campus, it truly is OK to just flip a coin.</p>
<p>Both great schools. Go with your gut after a visit to each.</p>
<p>@happymomof1 The Jefferson scholarship requires a GPA of 3.0 and the BN Duke requires a GPA of 3.0 your freshman year and 3.2 each subsequent year. In the case of both scholarships, you are put on probation and given time to bring your GPA up. As for aid, I was given merit scholarships at both universities outside of the full ride scholarships, so they would both be affordable.</p>
<p>Whatever you like. You can’t lose. Congratulations!</p>
<p>@cptofthehouse: Thank you!!:)</p>