<p>My son has higher stats that onthefly who received the chancellors … and rraayy27 … in both GPA and SAT, and a 34 ACT. Stellar EC’s. Higher SAT II’s as well. Has received significant merit at every school he has applied - and nothing from CU. I wish Rousse54 well - but I don’t think it’s a given, based on our experience.</p>
<p>My son got a letter today informing him he was awarded the $15,000 Chancellor’s Achievement Scholarship. We are proud of him, but we are also realistic … it’s just not enough to bring him to UC (we are OOS). We certainly understand that as an OOS student he is not going to get great aid, but we can’t justify the expense compared to his other options. Those mountains are beautiful, but he’ll have to wait until he graduates from college to move to Colorado!</p>
<p>Yeah, Colorado is rather expensive. Today I received a letter saying a got the 15,000 Chancellor’s Scholarship, but I had already received the 55,000 presidential. I’m assuming this must be a mistake, because it is impossible to get both scholarships.</p>
<p>rrraaayyy27: Did you call Colorado to tell them you got two letters offering you two different scholarships? We have still not received any letters and it would be awful if you mistakenly were awarded a scholarship that could have gone to someone else…</p>
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<p>I’m a local (ok, a NY-transpant local), and I think there is a perception that the CO state schools want a high % of OOS for financial reasons. For some students that is a disadvantage if they consequently get rejected. For strong student, it could be an advantage because it adds geographic diversity on campus. </p>
<p>My son has lived in CO since age one, so he doesn’t appreciate Boulder’s specialness. Opportunities at smaller, more distant schools are more appealing to him and a better fit. But CU is a good deal for us moneywise, and it is still on the radar. </p>
<p>I agree with the families that applied to a wide range of schools. Interests and preferences evolve over senior year, and it’s hard to predict what merit and aid packages will be offered. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>I believe my dad did, and the reasoning is that you first are awarded the Chancellor’s Scholarship, and then those winners are given to the Presidential Scholarship committee, where they select a certain percentage to win. So in order to win the presidential, you must also win the chancellor’s, and apparently, the two committees did not discuss with one another before sending out letters.</p>
<p>rrraaayyy27: The explanation they gave you seems a bit odd, since if that were true, you should have received the Chancellor’s scholarship first in the mail and then the Presidential. But you said you received the Presidential a long time ago and then recently the Chancellors. So it all doesn’t make any sense. The reason I am interested is because my son has not received any letter yet, and I think he is just as deserving as you. How long after you got your admission letter in the mail did you get these two letters? Also, someone else I know had a very high SAT score, and a similar GPA to yours, and they only got the letter offering them the Chancellors. And when their parent called, they said you only get one letter and if he received the Chancellors that is all they were going to get… So it makes me think whomever is reviewing these applications is not very consistent. And that the criteria for the scholarship is a bit nebulous. Congratulations to you, though. Hope my son earns the same.</p>
<p>Yes I completely agree, the reasoning doesnt seem to make much sense at all.
I received my acceptance to CU Boulder around mid December (maybe the 18th-ish). I then got the Presidential Scholarship Letter and a separate Honors College acceptance on the same day (I remember it was end of winter break…maybe january 4th?)
I then got the Chancellor’s Scholarship letter last week. Nothing seems to make much sense though, and I agree it seems like the winners were not consistent.</p>
<p>Hi! My name is Jennifer McDuffie and I work in the Office of Admissions at CU-Boulder. I have noticed some questions regarding Chancellor’s and Presidential Scholarships and wanted to see if I could help answer some questions.</p>
<p>Based on a student’s admissions application, we automatically consider freshmen applicants who are from outside the state of Colorado for two scholarships:
-The Presidential Scholarship awards $55,000 over four years to the top 3 percent of individuals among nonresidential freshman admitted students.
-The Chancellor’s Achievement Scholarship is a $15,000 award over four years awarded to nonresident students who rank in the top 25 percent of admitted students.</p>
<p>Please note that if you are selected as a recipient of the Chancellors Achievement Scholarship of the Presidential Scholarship, you will receive mailed notification within 3-4 weeks of your admissions decision. You should receive one or the other, not both. If you have received both, please contact me at <a href=“mailto:jennifer.mcduffie@colorado.edu”>jennifer.mcduffie@colorado.edu</a>.</p>
<p>Colorado residents as well as non-residents were asked to submit a scholarship application by Friday, March 5th at 5pm. The Office of Financial Aid is working hard to mail scholarship notifications and estimated financial aid to all students by mid April. If you have specific questions regarding scholarships or financial aid, please contact them at 303-492-5091.</p>
<p>Please know that I am on here as a member and do not want to “invade” your conversations, but I did notice multiple questions. If you would like to contact me directly, please feel free to do so by email at <a href=“mailto:jennifer.mcduffie@colorado.edu”>jennifer.mcduffie@colorado.edu</a>.</p>
<p>My son received the Chancellor’s scholarship of 15k and was accepted to the Norlin Scholars for another 12k, but paying out of state tuition of $31,000/year…it doesn’r go that far.</p>
<p>Hi,
I actually just received my FAFSA in the mail, and it said I got both the presidential and the chancellors. So for the first year it says i got 15,000 for presidential and 5,000 for chancellors. is this a mistake?</p>
<p>I would think that is a mistake. I would contact the admissions office right away! Contact the woman who posted on this form earlier. That is wrong, you can only get one of the scholarships, only either the 15,000 per year for the Presidential or the 5,000 for the Chancellors, You cannot get both. I am still trying to get my son to get the Presidential. They have still not notified us of any merit scholarships, and he has approximately the same stats as you…so it concerns me when I find out that a student has been offered both and my son has not been offered any! Please call them to help out a fellow student! We are not getting any financial aid for my son from FAFSA (long story) and we need this scholarship!</p>
<p>Okay, my dad was going to call this afternoon I will get back to you.</p>
<p>Thank you! They may be closed today, you might have to call on Monday…</p>
<p>OOS, I got the 15k… Compared to the total 4 year tuition, 15k isn’t much :/</p>
<p>My son finally got a letter today getting the Chancellor’s scholarship. Not much, 15,000 for four years. We do not qualify for any financial aid due to the weird way FAFSA sees things, even though we are only middle class and do not make enough to pay for the OOS tuition and board at CU.<br>
I do not understand why he did not get the Presidential. He had a 4.0 unweighted, 31 ACT, with Math on ACT a 35. He does not qualify for any other financial aid or scholarships so this is all we can get. It stinks…Some kids have posted and gotten the Presidential with similar stats… Why he did not get it, I will never know, I guess…He got offered 15,000 a year for four years at Arizona State but does not want to go there…Colorado should really offer more to their top out of state applicants…</p>
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<p>@Rousse54- I wish they would too but they don’t have to because so many kids are willing to pay full freight</p>
<p>onthefly: so, where are you going to college next fall? Have you decided yet?</p>
<p>The Colorado state legislature recently gave permission to the state’s universities to raise their own tuition. So CU Board just voted to raise instate tuition by 9% and OOS about 5%,and warned that they will probably do the same for 2011. They issed a statement chatising the state for not supporting higher education. I think I read where we rank 49th. With my son’s academic record, there are cheaper options in nearby states. eg. full tuition/fees for 4 years at Utah State, discounts for Colorado residents at Univ. of Wyoming.</p>
<p>probably UTexas unless colorado coughs up some serious money lol. What about you?</p>