Creative Achievement Auditions

<p>It's interesting: I ended up not attending a CAA weekend, though I did submit a portfolio. As I didn't the weekend (which sounded mandatory), I pretty much wrote the scholarship off. Much to my surprise, sometime in April I received a letter from Case awarding me a $12,000 CAA scholarship ($3,000/year for 4 years). Is this a common practice or not?</p>