<p>Right now, I am under the belief that I will apply ED to Scripps but is there any significant difference between EDI and EDII besides dates?</p>
<p>if you are going to apply ED to scripps I would do it EDI. I applied EDI to scripps this year because I knew it was the school for me, so if you are like that and you know you love scripps a lot, just apply ED. you won’t be stressed out for the rest of senior year and i feel so thankful that I already know where I am going.</p>
<p>Thanks for responding but that doesn’t really answer my question. ><'</p>
<p>Laurentia - there is a rahter generous scholarship. If you want to be considered for it, you must apply by the ED I date, though you can specify RD. </p>
<p>Other than that, I don’t think there is any difference. What sort of difference are you thinking there might be?</p>
<p>Thank you, anotherparent.
I am just trying to see if there’s one or not. The scholarship seems to be all there is then.</p>
<p>People will often speculate that if you apply EDII then you are somehow implying that you were turned down from your EDI school. You are admitting to applying to your second choice. Pay this no heed. Even if it were true (and it often is the case) why would a school offer EDII, if they would hold it against?</p>
<p>So, if EDII makes more sense for you, then by all means apply EDII. Good luck.</p>
<p>Again, thank you, anotherparent.
I would EDI Scripps but I want to try my hand in QuestBridge first.</p>
<p>-sighs-
Well, just found out that Scripps NEVER admits full Asian students under QB College Match and now I’m rethinking of trying my hand at QB and instead go for EDI. However, I am not too confident in my stats, am in desperate need for FA, and the QB application allows me to show more of myself by adding several essays and many short answers.
Can anyone give me advice on what to do?</p>
<p>I don’t know for a fact how applying ED affects financial aid, but I do know several of my daughter’s friends did not apply ED because their decisions would be partially based on FA. Their thinking was that colleges have less incentive to give generous FA awards since they know you are obligated to accept under ED. I think you can decline a “binding” ED admission if you don’t get enough aid, but I’m not sure that helps if what you want is to be able to compare offers. </p>
<p>Plus, there is at least one 2015 candidate admitted to CMC and Scripps, really wants to come to Scripps but for some reason the CMC FA was a lot better. Perhaps in the future the Claremont Colleges can collaborate on FA decisions so that candidates don’t have to decide based on different FA awards.</p>
<p>“Their thinking was that colleges have less incentive to give generous FA awards since they know you are obligated to accept under ED.”</p>
<p>But since applicants are NOT obligated to attend when applying ED requesting FA, their thinking was a bit off. Schools like ED for two reasons, to lock in money from list-paying applicants (to pay the bills), and to lock in top students who need FA (to enhance the school’s academic reputation).</p>
<p>I don’t have much of a list for extracurricular activities, especially since I only started joining clubs (only two) this year so I doubt I will get much in financial aid. I do have a leadership in one but I have been only recently appointed as the president decided to step out in the middle of the year and I agreed to take her place. I’m also involved in Creative Writing and part of the literary magazine’s staff this year and volunteer weekends at an animal shelter when I can catch a ride.</p>
<p>With that added, I still am at a loss of what to do. Scripps is my first choice but, of course, it isn’t worth debt if I can’t get a significant amount of financial aid. I understand that if they do not provide me with enough FA that I can get out of ED if I am admitted but I still am worried.</p>
<p>“I don’t have much of a list for extracurricular activities, especially since I only started joining clubs (only two) this year so I doubt I will get much in financial aid.”</p>
<p>Strictly speaking, there will be zero connection between the two issues. Personal qualities can influence some Scripps merit awards, but I think (from the descriptions) academics are significant for such awards as well.</p>
<p>That’s good to hear. My academics aren’t super elite as everybody else seems to have but it’s more than decent in my opinion. </p>
<p>Also, do you happen to know when EDI gets their FA package?</p>
<p>I think I can speak to the finaid issue as my D is a soph who applied EDII and both my children attend small LAC’s who give 100% demonstrated need. I can assure you that the college does not change their need based package because someone has been accepted ED. This is an objective process. Each college has it’s own formula for determining what the demonstrated need is (which is why it may vary slightly from school to school). The school then plugs in the numbers and comes up with an offer. There may be other factors that would cause the school to offer more but the idea that they accept someone and then lose their motivation to offer the full package is false. Scripps meets 100% of your demonstated need no matter when they accept you. Now, there still may be a gap in w hat one can afford (so true with us) but have no fear that applying ED will influence your need-based award.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for everyone’s advice. I think I will go with EDI but I need to discuss this with my mother first.</p>
<p>Back again with several questions - specifically for EDI students and their parents.</p>
<p>When did you send your FA forms (CSS, FAFSA, etc.)?
When accepted, how long did it take to receive your FA package?</p>
<p>Question: If one applies in November ED, is there any chance one could get the merit aid award? Why would the college give an ED applicant a merit award if the applicant says she’ll go there whether she gets the money or not? Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes, you can still get the medit award! I get the sense that there is some misunderstanding about how Scripps applies their merit and need based awards. Scripps wants to recruit and reward the very best candidates they can. It does not really matter to them if you come Ed I, II or RD. It is not a process by where they say “ah, ha, we have this one so let’s not offer her aid.” That said, Scipps, unlike my other two children’s colleges is not “need blind.” They are what they call “need sensitive.” What this means (and it usually applies to the bottom 25%) if they have two equal students at this level and one can pay and one needs aid they might choose the one that can pay. Once they accept you, however, they pay 100% of demonstrated need.</p>
<p>If you really want to go to Scripps and it is your clear first choice you should feel confident applying early knowing you will get the same finaid offer you would get if you are accepted RD. Good Luck!</p>