OOS daughter received an additional $13,550 on top of $23K Bell Tower. Wish it was more too.
Congratulations to your daughter!! May I ask, what type of scholarship was the additional $13,550?
Thank you! It was classified as a Furman Grant. All the best.
We got nothing in aid or merit. All of you should consider yourselves very lucky.
Themomof4, is your son a music major or is that a non-major participation scholarship? My son is hoping for a music scholarship as well.
He is a music major in composition. I’m not sure how much the music scholarships typically give but we’re hoping to find some scholarships elsewhere to cover the rest of the 27,000 left! I have him applying for scholarships anywhere he can!
Hopefully he will get an invite for the other scholarship interviews. ??
He is also accepted at university of South Carolina and has his audition in two weeks. I guess we will see where he ends up with scholarships there. Then we will decide which one makes the most sense.
I will have two more entering college while my oldest is in college therefore putting us with three kids in college I wish they would look forward and take that into consideration! My daughter will start college the following year so I will have 1 in college for 1 year, then 2 for 2 years and then 3 for 1 year, then 2 for 2 years, then 1. THEN I get a 1 year break before my youngest enters college. ??
We received our package as well. We received the Bell Tower, a small Furman grant of $1100 and the $5500 “loan”. I was a little surprised at how little ended up being offered but we had also heard that they were not as generous now with scholarship money. We would still be out of pocket $32,000 which I would NEVER do for an undergraduate degree.
We received our aid package last week and received the $25k Bell Tower as well as qualified for a small loan. There was no mention of being considered for any other scholarships. Does this mean that’s the final offer or could he still be invited for additional aid opportunities? We are out of state.
I’m curious…for those of you who received Bell Tower Scholarships, were you (your child) Furman Scholars? My son was a Furman Scholar and received a Bell Tower Scholarship. My other son is a junior in HS and debating if it’s necessary to have his counselor nominate him to be a Furman Scholar or not. Trying to determine how much that plays into the actual awarding of scholarships.
My D was named a Furman Scholar as a Jr. then she was awarded a Bell Tower (25k) this year as a Sr. I am also curious if the premier scholarship invites come from the “pool” of named Bell Tower at the 25K level. We are very thankful for the Bell Tower and are hopeful for a bit more as this is my D absolute #1 choice. We are not full pay and rely on any help possible. Best Wishes to all as I know the “waiting” is the hardest part for both student and parent.
My D was a junior Furman scholar and also received the bell tower ($25k) this year.
Does anyone have any solid information when invites go out for any of the premier merit scholarships? If invited what weekend it would be?
Son received the $25k Bell Tower but was not a Furman Scholar.
My daughter received a $23k Bell Tower and was a Furman Scholar.
My DD has decided on Trinity University in San Antonio. Wishing all of you the best in your college search process! 
D accepted today.
How do you think is was determined between the $23k Bell Tower and the $25k Bell Tower awards? My son was a Furman Scholar and received $23k Bell Tower. Furman is his #1 choice but we definitely were hoping he would get a little more. We received zero aid. College of Wooster offered him $34k a year. Wondering if there was any way for him to write and ask if it was possible to up to $25k. And it also makes me wonder if he’s out of the running for the invited scholarships. His SAT was “low” at 1400 but he’s a full IB Diploma student with fantastic grades. We are going to allow him to choose his college but my husband is having a hard time giving up the Wooster scholarship.
Just wondering if anyone has received an invitation for the James B. Duke scholarship? I understand they FedEx the invitations. Just wondering if they have gone out yet.
FedEx just came!!! I don’t DARE open it without my D