Cincinnatus Scholarship

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<p>My son received his letter today. He received the $2000 scholarship, but does not appear to have been invited. Plus with the OOS extra $3,000 will sure help too. I’ve sent email to confirm about the OOS and that he has not been invited. Thanks to everyone for the help on this topic.</p>

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<p>Glad to have helped :slight_smile: Congrats to your son!</p>

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<p>Re NMFs & full scholarship–You not only have to list UC as your top choice with National Merit, you have to TELL UC you want to accept the scholarship.</p>

<p>My son almost blew it. There was some paperwork we didn’t notice for the full Cincinnatus and had to fax in at the very last minute or he wouldn’t have gotten the scholarship. We were waiting and waiting on his scholarship letter, it never came, and I finally called the office where they said his paperwork was missing. </p>

<p>We had assumed he had a lock on the NMF scholarship deal (called UC/21 at the time) and that was not quite true. oops! :)</p>

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<p>Zebsk6 and Boilerace…thanks for posting GPA and test info.</p>

<p>No letter in the Northeast. S has lower GPA and scores than those listed by both of you…so…maybe not quite high enough this year!</p>

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<p>Somehow, I had missed UC’s entire PAGE devoted to explaining the Excellence scholarship. Yay me, haha. Turns out they award them to NMFs in the order they complete the following: apply to UC, notify UC of their finalist status, list UC with National Merit, accept the scholarship. (<—I’m guessing this last step is the surprise paperwork mommusic is talking about :).) Also, Excellence awards supersede all other Cincinnatus scholarships but the Presidential. </p>

<p>[Cincinnatus</a> Excellence Scholarship, University of Cincinnati](<a href=“http://admissions.uc.edu/scholarships/uc21.html]Cincinnatus”>http://admissions.uc.edu/scholarships/uc21.html)</p>

<p>Side question…how do you notify UC (or any other college) of your finalist status? Will National Merit make this process clear if you become a Finalist, or do you just call admissions and tell them or what?</p>

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<p>Mommusic can correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe my D called UC, and they asked her to send a copy of the official NMF letter.</p>

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<p>Hi All,</p>

<pre><code>My son’s stats are following

SAT1=2250; National Merit Semifinalist; National Merit Finalist Candidate
ACT=35
SAT2: Math=800, Chem=800, Physics=740, Bio=740
GAP=4.32

  1. Does he (out-of-state: from California) automatically get The Cincinnatus Excellence Scholarship: is offered to Finalists in the National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship Programs who have demonstrated the ability to excel in their academic endeavors?

    Or

  2. He has to attend the Cincinnatus Scholarship Competition in Jan/28, Feb/4, or Feb/11 to get The Cincinnatus Excellence Scholarship

  3. Ant ideas how the compepition works?
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<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Inguye02 - See my post above re: Excellence scholarship process. It is a bit confusing, but I think basically if you decide you want to go to UC, you’re going to get the scholarship. They’re awarded based on the order in which NMFs accept the scholarship (up to 60), not on merit or competition. </p>

<p>Based on what I’ve read, you do NOT have to attend the Cincinnatus competition to get the Excellence. In your son’s case, it would probably only be worth traveling to OH if he’s got a good shot at the Presidential, which is a full ride (and the only scholarship higher than the Excellence), and is really interested in UC. Since there are only 10, it seems like a longshot, but I’m also just a HS senior and I don’t have any experience with the competition. With his (awesome) stats, maybe he’d be a contender :slight_smile: I don’t know.</p>

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<p>Inguye02–I would call the admissions office to be sure, and not rely on our opinions!</p>

<p>That being said, in the past, to accept the UC/21 scholarship (now called Excellence) all you had to do was tell UC you accept it. First come, first served (60 this year, 50 in the past.) And of course fill out/fax in the appropriate paperwork. Not necessary to attend the Cincinnatus, though you do get a few thousand extra for showing up for Cincinnatus. At least that’s how it worked last year. The extra $$ is nice for paying board, which is not covered under the UC/21 scholarship (tuition & room only).</p>

<p>But I would call the admissions office to see how it works this year, with everything being called a “Cincinnatus” scholarship, apparently!</p>

<p>The Cincinnatus, if it is run like in the past, is based on material from your application (test scores etc.) and also has an essay component as well as a group activity that they observe to judge leadership skills.</p>