I see that it has a minimum gpa of 3.0, but most of it’s students go to super-elite schools. Can extracurriculars make up for a lower gpa?
The Coca Cola Scholarship is very competitive and a 3.0 average is a very low bar.
The term “scholars” gives a good indication of the value placed on grades by the committee.
Another thought is why is the bar set so low at 3.0 on a 4.0 scale ? Is it to encourage applications from a very diverse group of students ? If so, an explanation of less than stellar grades should be included in the application. (Maybe from a low socio-economic background which required the applicant to work in order to help the family meet necessary expenses for essentials such as food, rent, & utilities. Or maybe the applicant had to look after a disabled parent or other relative or siblings in order to allow a single parent to work both day & night. Or other hardship such as an unknown & untreated medical condition.)
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No, you need elite academics+elite ECs.
The 3.0 is so that potentially strong applicants with a sub 3.75 GPA aren’t cut from the get go, since some kids’grades can be due to terrible situations (homelessness, death of a parent, hospitalization/serious disease…)
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In your previous posts, you indicated that you have a financially well-off family. You were seeking to get out of Florida and were prestige-hunting for a school in the top 30s. Costs didn’t matter. What changed?
Why would you need to apply to the Coca-Cola scholarship program, for $20,000, if your family is financially well-off?
They only select 150 students and GPA is a mitigating factor.
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I don’t think that merit scholarship are the exclusive domain of the financially needy.
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More to the point, in previous posts, OP said “My overall unweighted GPA is 3.61” which begs the question of what is the point of this thread?
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