<p>here's my question:</p>
<p>If some applicant doesn't accept the scholarship/fullride/whatever from a college/university - does the institution choose another person to receive it?</p>
<p>Just curious - thanks for all your input!</p>
<p>They might if you inform them early enough so they can do so, but more likely they will not because they give out many scholarships under the same theory that they use for admissions: dole out more than you actually expect to provide because you know based on experience that some percentage of those awarded will still go elsewhere.</p>
<p>Drusba is right. When I worked in college admission, we routinely offered more scholarships, than we had money to pay for! You base it on the yield you typically receive from your merit offers. Colleges know that not everyone they offer admission to or $ to, is going to attend.</p>
<p>However, if the scholarship was awarded as the result of some type of competition...you came in for an interview along with other candidates; you submitted a special essay; you auditioned or something... then they could have used some ranking system to offer the award and could have other students lower on the list who did not get an offer. In that case, if you are sure that you won't be attending the school, tell them as soon as you are able to make that decision.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the useful information drusba and irishbird! I haven't gotten one (yet haha), but it's nice to know handy information anyway! :)</p>