CLASS OF 2022 GEORGE MASON

S18 called from Berlin (where he’s doing senior year abroad) to let me know he was accepted into cybersecurity and honors with 14K merit (OOS). It is his first choice, so I will be sending the deposit for school and honors housing and we are done. We are both thrilled! (I also have family in VA who will be pleased).

We are in CO and his gpa is 3.9 unw, 4.5 wt, SAT 680 R 700 M. Lots of AP and honors (but not max), a few local/state awards, CBYX.

Congrats to all who got in and good luck to those waiting to hear.

My DD got in as an OOS student. She got Honors, also into engineering major. Got the $56,000 scholarship ($14k per year). She has 3.97 uw, 4.7 w, 1490 SAT. Rigorous curriculum and lots of ECs.

She is very interested, but I am wondering if /when we would find out about any financial aid? Is that sent separately? Our FAFSA EFC is less than her expected cost of attendance at GM.

Any instaters get merit aid along with EA acceptance today? So far I see only OOS peeps getting it.

Son accepted today: Government and international policy.
male

OOS
Honors college with an excellence scholarship

GPA (unweighted: 3.8)
SAT: 1470
ACT: 32
Ton of EC
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I just got in today
gpa 3.0
ACT 2
VP of my school’s HOSA Chapter, founder of my school’s marching band, volunteer at local nonprofit, and have taken every AP offered at my school except for calculus

Got into the honors college with a 2k per year scholarship
In-state
Global affairs major
9 APs, rigorous and competitive specialty center
3.7 UW/4.12 W
30 ACT
ECs: tutor for refugees, NARAL Pro-choice VA volunteer, Planned Parenthood volunteer, debate team captain, model un, Latin club president, deca officer
Awards: NSLI-Y (full scholarship from the state department to study Chinese in China for 2 months), VA Girls State, student of the Year, numerous debate awards, DECA ICDC qualifier

@mnoopk I and a couple of my friends got the 8k (2k per year) Mason Distinction Award

@Mnoopk, my daughter is in state and was accepted into honors with $2k a year. I’ll admit, we are disappointed as her stats, we thought, were high for George Mason. It was one of her safeties. Now, I’m nervous about her other apps.

@eubank2e GMU gives very little merit money to in state students since it is a public school so it is probably not a reflection of your daughter’s chances at other schools

One thing to mention getting into the honors college does not guarantee you will get a scholarship.

Thanks. Therefore, my DS (Honors College, econ-PPE/Chinese) didn’t get a merit scholarship.

I’m in-state and got in to the Nursing School with the Distinction Award (2k per year)! I’m really excited but I didn’t see anything in the letter about Honors College. Does the scholarship automatically mean I’m in the Honors College or did I not get in? (4.384 GPA 1520 SAT)
I’d totally understand if I didn’t get into honors, especially for nursing, but just wondering (:

How did you know you received a scholarship? I just received an acceptance letter. I applied to the honors college and it didn’t meantion honors anywhere. Did your acceptance letter specify any scholarships?

@keepthegoodones I wonder if you will be considered for the University Scholars program. This program provides a four year full tuition award. The decisions for that are made sometime in February.
https://honorscollege.gmu.edu/admissions/university-scholars

Mine specified in the acceptance letter along with the scholarship. Maybe try emailing/calling the school? There’s no harm in asking!

@keepthegoodones What raclut said.

Anyone know whether waiting until February to accept Honors College offer puts one at risk of losing it? My DS is going to need AROTC scholarship (early Feb results, knock wood) in order to be able to afford to attend.

@raclut @lk1 @keepthegoodones If it doesn’t say you got into the honors college/got a merit scholarship then you didn’t. The two are completely independent of each other, except the university scholars scholarship which you must be admitted to the honors college to receive

@keepthegoodones You’re rejection from the honors college was most likely based on your essay not being up to par since your stats are strong

@keepthegoodones. I would definitely consider contacting the admissions office and express your interest in the honors college. If still you do not get it you can apply again as a freshman in college. I believe you just need to maintain a certain gpa. I would think GMU would definitely be interested in having a student like you and that there would be a lot of opportunities made available to you for your academic and career growth. From what you have written it appears you would be at least in the top 10% of the incoming class.

@raclut @houndlover @Jillianrlong Thanks for your help guys! I think I’ll send an email just to double check (:
Maybe my essay was a little rough haha