Distinguished Scientist Scholars Program at Bard College

Paying for College
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<p>Hello. Does anyone know how competitive it is to obtain this scholarship at Bard College? I've been looking at this college for a while, and it seems like a great school. However, financial and merit aid are a big concern to me. Is this scholarship based more on academic success or is it based on how interested you are in science? I can't find much information on this scholarship on Bard's website. I have a 3.54 gpa, good ECs, might have good LORS, and I've been re-studying for the ACT, and I might get a 29 or 30. Can anyone help please?</p>

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<p>From the application, it looks like they consider both academics and participation in math/science activities:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bard.edu/admission/pdfs/dss.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bard.edu/admission/pdfs/dss.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The CB shows Bard’s 75% SAT (ACT not reported) at 1420:</p>

<p><a href=“https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/bard-college[/url]”>https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/bard-college&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>which is equivalent to about a 32 ACT:</p>

<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;

<p>This is a full tuition scholarship, that’s a large merit scholarship. IMO, you should figure on being in the top 5% of the applicant pool in order to be in the running. I’m not that familiar with Bard, so I don’t know the gpa range of accepted students, Results threads from past years might be your best source of information. Of course math/science ECs come into play and are more difficult to quantify.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help.</p>