Full tuition engineering scholarship??

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<p>Did any one else receive this? We just got a packet from Rice stating that daughter got it.
If any current students (who are familiar of this scholarship), any advice will be most welcome.</p>

<p>$130,000 is hard to turn down.</p>

<p>But we want to know keeping GPA 3.00 to maintain scholarship is possible (she is a hard worker), but we are not familiar with Rice grading system.</p>

<p>She has been accepted into UT Austin honors (scholarship), UAB (trusties’ scholarship) Duke. (No merit aid), etc.</p>

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<p>There’s a thread below about this very issue (Rice’s grading) that may be helpful to you.</p>

<p>That aside, congratulations! Your daughter must be a terrific kid! My guess is that Rice is very confident that any kid they choose for such a scholarship is more than capable of keeping it. And if I were you, I’d have the same confidence.</p>

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<p>I have it, and no, the 3.0 definitely isn’t difficult to maintain so long as you do the required work. Some other scholarships have requirements of 3.5, and I think this one is lower simply because they know the engineering curriculum is more difficult. Also, I know there’s sort of a “trial period” for these merit scholarships - I had friends who slipped below first semester freshman year and they were given a semester to improve (given, if it goes on for longer than that the money is revoked). Let me know if you want to know anything else…not sure how much more there is, though. It’s a LOT of money to turn down and a big part of why I came to Rice.</p>

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<p>Thank you all.</p>

<p>There is a lot to think about before making a final decision.</p>

<p>I know that getting good GPA in engineering going to be tough.</p>

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<p>mom1967, I do not think your daughter will have any problem keeping a 3.0 GPA. Congratulations to your hard working daughter. I am sure she made you proud.</p>

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<p>Wow, that’s so awesome! Congratulations!</p>

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<p>I would say, as long as your daughter works hard (and it is clear that she is), that it is definitely doable to maintain the 3.0 GPA.</p>

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<p>Congrats, mom1967!</p>

<p>My s switched from physics to engineering. Its not a cakewalk, but obviously she is a bright girl and I am sure she will have no trouble keeping up her GPA. Congrats!!</p>

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<p>Thank you all.
Since we are not qualified for fin- aid at first we thought it was a mistake. I posted this thread to make sure this is truly a merit scholarship </p>

<p>When she came home from school, we called Rice & let them know that we are not eligible for any fin aid. They assured us this was indeed a merit scholarship. </p>

<p>Her main concern is keeping a good GPA (good enough for med school admissions). She was bit disappointed not making the final cut for Rice/ Baylor program.</p>

<p>But with couple of Ivy likelies & other offers she is extremely happy with her options. We are so grateful.</p>

<p>To all who are waiting on Ivies today-best of luck</p>

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<p>First off, congrats to your daughter on the scholarship! Merit full-tuition anywhere is pretty impressive, let alone at a school like Rice.</p>

<p>I have a question, though. Did your daughter’s online ESTHER portal also display this scholarship, or did you only learn of it through the mail?</p>

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<p>The only problem I forsee though with this scholarship is that if your daughter switches from engineering to a natural science, social science, or humanities major, the scholarship may be discontinued. I would call the admissions office and make sure that she will be able to keep the scholarship if for some reason she later decides she doesn’t want to study engineering.</p>

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<p>I am not sure if it shows now.</p>

<p>My daughter had some problems with logging to esther on Sunday( forgot the password, computer problems etc)</p>

<p>I don’t think she checked fin aid when she got in. ( we never expected anything)</p>

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<p>I would like to apply to Rice and get the engineering scholarship. What did your daughter have to do to get it?</p>

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<p>Nothing. All applicants are considered for merit scholarships. All you need to do is apply and get accepted.</p>

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<p>a 3.0 is not hard at all. I was the less hard working (in terms of engineering) and still got a GPA significantly higher than that.</p>

<p>Getting that scholarship is a great accomplishment. Someone who manages to receive this award will do very well at rice. </p>

<p>I would take it. and congratulations!!!</p>

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<p>mom1967, when you say that $130,000 is hard to turn down in the first post, does that mean four years of tuition is worth that amount? Because it seems kind of low given that most college tuitions are at 50k per year.</p>

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<p>ripemango-</p>

<p>I think you are quoting Tuition and fees (room&board, student activities, etc) together. They can run $50K/yr at many schools. Tuition alone is not that much. Currently at Rice tuition alone is $33,120/yr (and rises every year) so mom1967’s post is correct.</p>

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<p>So even with full tuition the cost can be up to $70k? That seems high.</p>

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<p>Sorry to confuse, ripemango.</p>

<p>Tuition PLUS room/board can reach $50K at some schools. Rice’s r&b is around 10K, so it, with tuition ($33K) and some other junk fees thrown in there (not counting parking or stuff like that) is probably around $44-45K/ yr now. Does that make sense?</p>

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<p>Yeah thanks. For four years of college that is definetley a great deal, I’d probably want it much more than a full ride at my less prestigious state university.</p>