<p>mconklin, </p>
<p>Is there a schedule of hard academic stats and scholarships available at UR? Is it posted somewhere on the internet? U can always PM me if it is not public. thanks.</p>
<p>I received Dean’s Scholarship of $12k/yr. I did not apply for an interview.</p>
<p>My general stats:
SAT: 2080
ACT: 30
GPA: 3.94 uw(Top 2%)
Hook: National Debate Champion</p>
<p>roderick, my son’s stats were:</p>
<p>ACT 34
GPA 4.1 (7 AP classes, 11 honors classes)
College prep school, no class rank provided (probably in top 10 - 15%)
Good ECs with leadership roles, lots of community service</p>
<p>thanks worried mom. very impressive stats. Is this what is needed to get a scholarship at UR, I wonder (aloud, not to you nec). Did your son end up choosing UR?</p>
<p>My S had 1550/2220 SATs, 4.4w/3.8+uw GPA, many geek EC’s, many music EC’s, many many Honors/AP classes, at a top 10 public high school in eastern MA, blah blah blah…</p>
<p>He did not receive any merit aid. He did not interview, either.</p>
<p>Don’t know where he fell short, but it certainly doesn’t seem to just be stats-based.</p>
<p>Had he gotten some merit aid, he might be there now, Eastman was a huge draw for him. Without any aid, though, UR was unaffordable for us.</p>
<p>notrich, you said eastman was a draw. Was your son also a music person? I wonder if there are different scholarships for that school?</p>
<p>Yep - S played in numerous groups in HS, and was in a band at the New England Conservatory.</p>
<p>IIRC, Eastman is now part of URoch. Students of URoch can get private lessons there for free. There might be scholarships if you are attending Eastman as a music major, but S did not want to major in music.</p>
<p>skatingmom-- Don’t get overly excited by the Continuing Student Scholarship. It’s only worth “up to $2000.” It’s competitive–only 20 are awarded each year-- and must be applied for every year. </p>
<p>[University</a> of Rochester : Money : Merit Awards](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/money/scholarships.shtm]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/money/scholarships.shtm)</p>
<p>Info about it is at the very bottom of the page. Students must high achieving academically, be active in campus activities (clubs, sports, leadership, volunteer service and/or involved in City-UR engagement activites) AND demonstrate financial need.</p>
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<p>It seems that some portion of the decision to award merit is based upon demonstrated interest, diversity and the potential to make a positive impact on the UR community (and not just in academically)–or at least that’s what I was told.</p>
<p>Thank you so much Wayoutwestmom. It seems very competitive just like everything else at UR!</p>
<p>2270; 3.93 GPA unweighted; SAT2: Math 2 800, Bio 760
15K merit no FA</p>
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<p>Does this still apply? I can’t find the information anywhere…</p>
<p>15K merit (will be attending elsewhere)</p>
<p>SAT 1490/2170, SAT II 780/800, GPA 3.8+ uw, top 10%, most rigorous, 5 AP
One strong EC but would have been outside college at U of R
Underrepresented region. Legacy (parent Resident at Med School). Did interview on site.</p>
<p>S is NMF: 15K merit originally given. Apparently, even if you notify Rochester of NMF status, 15K is the norm until Office of Financial Aid “receives a list of NMFs” and merit award is increased to 22K. Too bad we didn’t know this info. beforehand as S turned down Rochester between the 15K and the final 22K award. Bad policy.</p>
<p>^ So technically, you still get 22k if you’re a NMF?</p>
<p>The University of Rochester gaurantees 15k to NMF, who also recieve 2k from NM, amounting to 17k total in merit-based scholarships. In some instances, NMF had their scholarship increase from 15k to 20k plus 2k from NM, but it was not and is not a gaurantee.</p>
<p>Although I chose not to attend U of R because it would have put me on the edge of financial collapse after graduation, I would like to document that I initially did not receive any merit scholarship, but I appealed and received a 12k a year scholarship. So it is possible to appeal.</p>
<p>Thank you, MConklin, for that explanation!</p>
<p>brigant–that’s amazing! Rochester seems very generous with its aid.</p>
<p>12k isn’t that generous when estimated cost of attendance is 55k a year for people on the west coast</p>
<p>DD just turned down U of R for the same reason. She received total 17K in scholarships and 3K for research grant at U of R. However, she chose to go to her in-state school for a full-ride.</p>
<p>Did you go to campus to appeal or email?
Can you give any tips, because I may have to end up doing this.</p>