<p>Is there anywhere on the Miami site where we can see financial aid information prior to the mailing? We are OOS and the mail is really snail mail here. </p>
<p>I have looked but could not find.</p>
<p>It is on your child’s My Miami page. We did priority deadline of Feb 15 and it has been on there a week. It’s on the left hand side.</p>
<p>Thanks for pointing this out—Just checked son’s page and he received $3500 additional scholarships on top of previous $9500—$13,000 total</p>
<p>Are these additional scholarships for one year or for all 4 years?</p>
<p>Thank you!!! found out all the info needed… they were extremely generous for a state school. This is D’s first choice… $19,500 total financial aid which is a big help.</p>
<p>Various departments also have specific departmental scholarships ([example](<a href=“Scholarships and Awards | Admission | Art | Miami University”>Scholarships and Awards | Admission | Art | Miami University)</a>). Notifications of these scholarships will be sent out separately.</p>
<p>the schollies will say whether or not they are one year or renewable</p>
<p>Unlike some LACs, Miami of Ohio bases their merit money strictly on statistics, grades and test scores. They don’t distinguish a GPA from a public school from a similar GPA from a rigorous private school. I was told that would “discriminate against students who couldn’t afford private school tuition”. I think this will hurt the school in the long run. My child received lots of merit money from other schools (ACT 31 with 3.1 GPA),but didn’t qualify for money at Miami since their cut off is 3.7. This may be the deciding factor for what school we choose.</p>
<p>amazon… same comment as on another thread. Don’t base your applications on the numbers game. Miami can be quite generous. Sometimes there are departmental scholarships which significantly add to the package. Plus I’ve heard of other students whose aid actually increased in subsequent years based on their MU g.p.a. You can’t necessarily count on additional aid, but it is worth applying as an upperclassman. The scholarship package states whether or not it is renewable aid. It also outlines what g.p.a’s are required to maintain a certain scholarship. The final package may consist of a wide variety of grants, each with its own renewal requirements.</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation as amazonmom. My daughter has similar stats, GPA 3.2/3.3, ACT 31, SAT 1410/2100. She attends a rigorous private school that only weights .3 for both honors and AP classes. I see many schools that weight up to 1.0 for AP classes. My daughter has a friend who is in a local public school, takes AP Spanish which is weighted 1.0, and is learning things that my daughter was taught three years ago. This is frustrating!
Some schools will recalculate and re-weight the GPA based on their standards. This way all students receive the same weighting scale for the same level classes. Some schools will use core classes only, some all classes. But it treats all students evenly!</p>
<p>My daughter also received generous scholarship packages from LAC’s, and an out of state state school ( received in state tuition plus $2000 ). I was told by admissions at this school that for scholarships they go more by test scores, and try to take a look at the student as an individual the best they can. I think that even Ohio State University posts certain test score levels, but no GPA, for different levels of scholarships. I almost forgot, my daughter was offered full tuition at OU , based on any GPA over 3.0 and sliding scale for test scores . I can understand having a sliding scale system based on GPA/Test scores. I do feel though that to only start at 3.7 is a bit steep. Again though this is only truely fair if all students are compared/weighted equally. Or at the minimum that students are looked at in a more holistic individual manner for the scholarships. I suppose though that this last suggestion would become too subjective.</p>
<p>Of course my daughter feels that Miami may be the school she wants to attend. We have not deposited to any school yet. We have visited twice. I just can’t lose the feeling that she is not being rewarded by Miami as she has been by many other schools. It almost comes across that other schools want her more, are showing her the love. She did get offered a place in the honors college which is the perk at Miami. They take a more holistic view for their honors selections. I am sure there are many other families in this situation. Does this hurt the school? How many good students do they lose? Any thoughts from those applying or those currently at the school.</p>