<p>Glad to hear he is enjoying it. We just got back from visiting our daughter. She is really enjoying junior year. Her only hestation to stuying abroad second semester is how much she will miss being at Wooster.</p>
<p>lamiller (or anyone else who has good knowledge of C O Wooster):</p>
<p>In message #4, you mentioned that the College Scholar Award is a full tuition award. However, the web page at [Merit</a> Scholarships - College of Wooster](<a href=“http://wooster.edu/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/Merit-Scholarships]Merit”>http://wooster.edu/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/Merit-Scholarships) states that the award covers half to two-thirds the tuition. I’m seeing this type of discrepancy in other Wooster awards. The Dean’s award, according to this page, is 14K to 20K, but I have heard of Wooster candidates getting Dean’s award well below that amount. Is the web page out of date? Or is Wooster changing its merit award distribution to benefit more candidates? Are the Dean’s awards number initial numbers that might change later as candidates accept or reject their offers? Appreciate any insight into this process.</p>
<p>rational2,
I would be curious to see how everyone responds to your question as well. My d has been interested in Wooster since spring of junior year - was just accepted EA this weekend. My guess is that the college has changed merit aid requirements from last year to this year. Last year when my d checked out the scholarship info, the College Scholar Award was full tuition without completing a scholarship supplement. As she completed her apps this fall, she was a little surprised to see that the Award was now listed as 2/3 tuition with an additional essay required. Again, don’t have any inside info, but my guess is that admissions is trying to give themselves a little more flexibility with the merit aid offers. For instance, d has been offered a scholarship at another college and the amount was greater than anything listed online.</p>
<p>My D’s offer for Dean’s Award was $19,500. No word on College Scholar Award. That still makes cost around $24,000. Although we are grateful for the award, that still is a large sum. She really likes this school, however, she as well has other offers coming in. Two colleges actually invited her for competition days for full rides through on the spot essay writing and interviews. They are not as highly ranked as Wooster though. Will be interesting if they lose great students due to offers.</p>
<p>involved mom–My daughter’s a Wooster senior. She’s been attending on a College Scholar Award, which has been approximately 2/3 tuition (but not food/room expenses) and with an additional essay required. I didn’t realize they’d ever changed that.</p>
<p>ps13,</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing - and congratulations to your D!</p>
<p>At half to two-thirds of tuition, it seems the College Scholar Award will be the same or not much more than a generous Dean’s Award. I think Wooster must be trying to give as much as they can to as many as possible.</p>
<p>Hindoo,</p>
<p>Interesting - the changes must have been very temporary - that or my D and I totally misread the scholarship info - which is possible. 
We did notice other changes in merit aid requirements through the application cycle - like F&M was awarding $10,000 NM scholarships for a few months last year . . . oh, well - keeping us on our toes!</p>
<p>We have been in touch before - I have the son at Carleton. My D read through all of the lovely things you shared about Wooster - it’s now one of her top schools! Thanks!</p>
<p>At some schools the earlier you accept, the “better” your freshman housing. Is this the case at Wooster?</p>
<p>Just wondering, do first year students get to choose their dorm? Or are they assigned a room? Don’t really have an idea of which dorm would be best for my daughter.</p>
<p>Order of acceptance does not go into housing at all - first year housing is assigned based on a questionnaire that each student completes, or in some cases, if a first year student is assigned an FYS (First Year Seminar) where all the students live together in a house. </p>
<p>There are a number of first-year dorms, some “very” social, my D ended up in the female-only dorm, she didn’t specifically ask for it but likes the fact that it is relatively quiet and close to the athletic facilities.</p>