<p>Does anyone know the stats for previous Dupont Scholar recipients? SATs, GPA etc.
Thanks!!</p>
<p>The recipients of the DuPont scholarship are selected from the Distinguished Scholars weekend. From what I remember, it is the top 100 or so applicants so they would have the top stats/EC etc. From my son’s experience (5 years ago), I recall one of the winners of the DuPont was also a finalist for the Jefferson Scholars (UVA).</p>
<p>Thank you for responding! I was trying to get an idea as to what type of SATs, GPA they were looking for. Maybe there’s more involved to it?</p>
<p>Not sure what ultimately makes the difference between DuPont and the other (lesser) Distinguished Scholar awards. I assume the DuPonts have more than just very high grades (A level) and SATs (2100+). Many of them are quite accomplished, I’m sure. My D went to the scholarship weekend two years ago and was awarded a scholarship of $23,000 per year (we are OOS). She had an A/A- average, a 2260 SAT, and some very good community service and theater. No academic clubs, varsity sports or things of that nature. She wrote some interesting essays, and she is Hispanic, to the extent they were looking for diversity. I’m not sure that was a factor, and based on the other “DiSchos” she knows, who seem to be representative of the overall demographic of the school, it doesn’t appear to be. Hope that is helpful.</p>
<p>Thank you for responding. I guess we’ll find out soon enough. Besides the scholarship money are there any other perks that go along with it? Sometimes certain scholarships have other honors besides the money.</p>
<p>I believe that there are a few scholarships that include tuition/fees, room/board, books, and even some spending money for incidentials. You have to be at the top of the top to qualify for this type of scholarship. There are also some scholarships that will cover various components of these things beyond just tuition/fees. Best of luck to you if you qualify for any of these. Most, if not all, students who receive these types of scholarships are also in the Honors Program and receive the “perks” associated with students involved with it (i.e. preferential scheduling of classes, music lessons, great housing location all 4 years, and a number of other things - see the Honors Program website for more details). I am not sure of what other “perks” you might have in mind.</p>
<p>At some schools scholars are invited to attend special lectures, events etc. That’s what I meant. It’s more than just money. My son applied to the Honors College. He’s very interested in the program. We’ll just have to wait about the scholarships. His stats are quite good but I’m sure there’s a lot of other students with good stats as well. Thanks so much for the information Mwallenmd!!</p>