Decisions are out! How did you do? Use this following format.
Major:
SAT I (if applicable):
ACT (if applicable):
GPA:
Class Rank:
AP (if applicable):
IB predicted score minus core (if applicable):
Honors:
ECs:
Any other:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
I was accepted into the Honors College with a $10,000 per year scholarship!
Major: English
SAT I (if applicable): 1270
ACT (if applicable): /
GPA: school does not report
Class Rank: school does not report
AP (if applicable): /
IB predicted score minus core (if applicable): 36
Honors: Academic achievements recognized by the school only
ECs: Team captain; sports reporter for school paper; service trip; actor in school production; school environmental club member; student council member; student choir director
Any other: international student XD who says we have no chance?
Strengths: My essays were fantastic. I am sure of this. Also, my transcript shows an upward trend since freshman year.
Weaknesses: I wish I had more ECs related to my major.
I was accepted into Honors College! And received a scholarship!
Major: Biology
SAT I (if applicable): 1300 (super scored)
ACT (if applicable):
GPA: 3.6
Class Rank: n/a
AP (if applicable): I take IB Courses
IB predicted score minus core (if applicable): Not Exactly Sure
Honors: Academic, Honor Roll
ECs: NHS Vice President, Yearbook Club, Interfaith Organizer, School paper
Any other: OOS STudent
Strengths: My college essay was a strength and my leader
Weaknesses: My GPA could have been higher
I was accepted into the Honors College with a scholarship!
Major: Government and International Politics
SAT I (if applicable): 1290
ACT (if applicable): 25 Composite
GPA: 3.52
Class Rank: Top 25%
I take IB courses and will be dual enrolled at the local community college next semester.
Honors: Regional and state journalism awards
ECs: Class officer, newspaper editor, school ambassador, NHS member, member of Quill and Scroll International journalism society, I volunteer at a refugee resettlement agency, VP of NAACP Club (and more I don’t feel like typing lol)
Any other: I have a job in customer service
Strengths: Essays and ECs
Weaknesses: My GPA
Did you get email - or check on Mason portal?
Where do you find how much of a scholarship you received?
My son was accepted today. All he saw on his portal was a letter, so I guess no honors or scholarship?
Major: B.M. (music performance - hasn’t auditioned yet!)
SAT I (if applicable): 1480
ACT (if applicable): 34
GPA: 3.95 (weighted)/3.7(ish) unweighted
Class Rank: school does not report
AP (if applicable): 5 on AP psych, 4 on AP Physics, taking 4 this year
IB predicted score minus core (if applicable): N/A
Honors: Regional honors orchestra
ECs: orchestra, jazz band, pit orchestra, music honor society, plays in a band and jazz combo, youth symphony
In-state
I got an email that my decision was ready and I had to check the portal for it.
@co2019a the letter said I was given $xxxxx for my merit
@eh1234 your child seems like they were an extremely competitive applicant. Do you know if he completed the essay for merit consideration? But nevertheless, the admission decision letter should contain any merit $.
I got an email that my decision was ready in the portal 
Also something to add to this thread is to note either in state or out of state. We are considered in state, I have a 2nd year son currently in the honors with computer science, when he graduated high school 2017, he was on the top end of his class, getting a very high GPA but didn’t get a scholarship which was disappointing. I think they give scholarships to mostly to out of state students. He’s been happy at Mason, regardless. My 2nd son just got accepted today, not in honors but to the engineering school so he’s thrilled! Best of luck to all of you! ?
Congrats to everyone!
My D was accepted today. Just a letter of acceptance. No mention of $$ and she applied to honors.
SAT: 1280
GPA: 4.01
Lots of ECs, leadership, volunteer hrs. Pre-MED.
We are over $300k income and investments.
In-State FFX County.
Prob lower SAT and our income did us in for merit aid.
did you guys also demonstrate financial need? I got into the Honors College as in-state with a 31 ACT, 4.34 GPA, 40/540 Rank, 8 AP’s and a whole bunch of EC"s (including starting my own club and an International Night at my school which raised $400). I haven’t heard anything about scholarships yet but I’m planning on calling when they open again on Monday. I was really hoping for the University Merit Scholar award but I havent heard anything yet!
The acceptance letter will include the merit-based scholarship you received.
On another note, I found the letter to be quite nice. Yes, I do feel proud for all I’ve accomplished. Congrats to you all!
@unsureundergrad1 I am out of state and I demonstrate financial need.
My daughter received acceptance letter, but it doesn’t mention anything about Honors (to which she applied) or scholarships. She has a ACT score of 34 and a high GPA. She applied to the Game Design program. Can anyone elaborate on where the honors info. was located? Thank you!
@CAWSLP it was in the first sentence of her letter: Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission to George Mason University and the Honors College for the Fall 2019 semester
Also, for those confused about merit… I think most of the awards people are getting are because they are out of state. This is to bring the cost down closer to an in-state school. In fact, my daughter’s letter specifically stated: Your scholarship, specifically for non-Virginia residents, will be applied toward your tuition over four years of undergraduate study at Mason, beginning with the Fall 2019 semester
Thank you @atbegem. We’re going to follow up. It doesn’t make sense that she didn’t get in given her high stats. She seems to think it has something to do w/ Common App vs. GMU app.