<p>not enough information on John Jay scholar. Please share your experience or information. Thanks!</p>
<p>I haven’t found much information on the John Jay scholarship either. My impression is that, now that all eligible Columbia students receive only grant-based financial aid, the scholarship does relatively little to alter a student’s experience at Columbia, aside from some enrichment discussions and lectures that you may find interesting. In other words, the decision between Harvard and Columbia for a John Jay scholar should be pretty similar to the decision between Harvard and Columbia otherwise.</p>
<p>This page summarizes what I’ve heard elsewhere on the award: [John</a> Jay Scholar - WikiCU, the Columbia University wiki encyclopedia](<a href=“http://www.wikicu.com/John_Jay_Scholars]John”>John Jay Scholar - WikiCU, the Columbia University wiki encyclopedia)</p>
<p>My son is a John Jay scholar. It is not a scholarship, though the scholars program does help in arranging grant money for summer projects. Rather, it’s an honorary designation. In freshman year, there are a number of CUSP (Columbia University Scholars Program) events, from social to educational, including a speakers series and scholars projects, that give the scholars some academic enrichment and the opportunity to get to know each other. My son has appreciated the program, but it’s really not a reason to choose Columbia over another school if the other school seems more suited to the student. My son actually did choose Columbia over Harvard, where he was also admitted, but it was for other specific reasons, not because he was named a John Jay scholar. And he is loving Columbia and very happy with his choice.</p>
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Thank you for sharing your son’s experience as a John Jay scholar.
It was very helpful!!</p>