<p>Yes, I’m not sure what to make of it if Cammac’s post is correct and she got President’s. Right now Boulder is off the table for us because we can’t afford the OOS (will have two in college next year, and one more coming). Was also disappointing because D got a letter to apply for a BOLD scholarship (engineering I think) - and the letter arrived after the deadline. She sent an email to see if they would still consider her application (that she had submitted since the app was still open), and they said they would but funds were on a first-come-first serve basis. Maybe that’s the same for Pres. Or maybe they look at FAFSA and see EFC and don’t base it solely on merit, but also EFC…but for us the EFC is not a reflection of our financial ability. Living in CA, incomes are higher than some states, but so is cost of living, etc. </p>
<p>It’s too bad, but she has some excellent in-state options and another great OOS school that offered much better support.</p>
<p>I agree. Last year the same thing happened to my son… He had better stats than some other people who got the Presidential also…so it is a mystery to me how they figure it out…I even tried calling them to ask and got nowhere in terms of seeing if he could be re-considered for the Presidential…I agree, the aid they offer is not much, but you must remember, not many institutions give ANY out of state merit scholarships to out of state students. California colleges do not give any merit scholarships to out of state students at all, I do not believe…So Colorado at least gives something…I know for a fact University of Washington gives no merit scholarships to OOS.</p>
<p>My S also got Chancellor’s last year … we are OOS. If you read the scholarship info on the website, the OOS scholarships are small & limited. We had hoped he might also get a scholarship that is specific to our state, but he did not. I know the scholarships have nothing to do with income, because we got our scholarship offer shortly after he was admitted, which was before the aid processing began. Colorado is like most other public U’s. The primary emphasis is helping in state students afford a school that taxpayers fund. A few OOS students will get great aid, but just that … a FEW.</p>
<p>Well, like I say, disappointing but not the end of the world. Boulder has a great aerospace program and she was looking forward to seeing other parts of the country, but she has other great options. She got enough money from Purdue (plus opportunities to apply for more as sophomore) to bring the cost to just below some of the in state U of CA schools she’s also considering. But I think she’s leaning toward Cal Poly - it has a highly regarded program and great stats for recruiting, hiring, starting and mid-year salaries. Plus its only half the cost of the UCs and she can do the 4+1 to come out with a masters.</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of my chances of getting the presidential scholarship at CU Boulder. I have a 32 ACT Composite, 4.11 weighted GPA, and a 3.92 unweighted GPA. Any answers would be helpful! Thanks in advance.</p>