<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I didnt meet my gpa scholarship requirement, although it was raised without my knowing till now. They are asking if there are any Extenuating circumstances happened, and I dont know what that means besides a parent/sibling dying. What do you guys consider Extenuating circumstances?</p>
<p>not limited to death, but maybe a parent losing a job, high medical bills…essentially something that would affect your ability to pay</p>
<p>Or it could be something with you…an extended illness during one of the terms, a hospitalization, dealing with some other health or mental health issue. BUT these would have to be documented by you. </p>
<p>I’m not sure I understand that the GPA was “raised without you knowing it”. Usually the terms of a scholarship are written on the AWARD letter. If yours says “blah blah GPA” and you met that GPA, I’m not sure the school could change it’s requirement. On the other hand…if they did notifiy you and you didn’t read the notification, that is another issue.</p>
<p>*although it was raised without my knowing *</p>
<p>HUH???</p>
<p>Schools are not allowed to raise GPA requirements for scholarships once you accept the offered scholarship.</p>
<p>Was this scholarship offered to you as an incoming freshman? If so, the school has to abide by whatever GPA was required then. They could be hit with a lawsuit if they don’t.</p>
<p>When Bama changed its scholarships for incoming students one year, it knew that it had to reassure current scholarship holders that their scholarships could not be changed - because they are legal contracts. A school can’t just notify students mid-year or during their 4 years that their scholarship will change (to the detriment). A school can change a scholarship for the betterment, but not the detriment, for its current scholarship holders.</p>
<p>A school might try changing (worsening) a scholarship but they would be doing so without consulting their legal office. I doubt a school with a good law school would even attempt such a thing.</p>
<p>Hmmmm, extenuating circumstances from the colleges perspective would be those circumstances that were unexpected and disruptive or beyond your control. And agree, the level of GPA required to keep a scholarship is generally in the original document related to the scholarship.</p>