in the title, basically, will I get any substantial extra aid?
My stats and such are posted in the chance me below.
Thanks for the help!!!
My daughter only received 3,000 yearly from provost and applied to SSA with good recommendations. She did not take ACT, 1370 SAT not super scored she only took it once; with a 3.98 weighted GPA but her school has a very limited number of college/ap classes available. Her full scholarships after SSA combined for $16,500 yearly. It was nearly mid April before they were all awarded.
@momiu2023 My daughter is accepted to Kelley and got $4000 yearly. She also got accepted to our in state business school UMASS Isenberg. She would really rather go to Kelley but is struggling with the decision due to financial reasons. Would you mind giving more details about how your daughter received that much scholarship? And not to pry but was some of it due to family income etc? We are fortunate to be in a situation that we live fairly comfortable but we are unfortunate where we really cannot afford to pay for our 3rd child tuition in full. We are in that grey area of make enough not to get aid but not enough to pay in full. Are you in state or out of state? We are out of state and I notice there are many scholarships for in state students. Thank you
@momiu2023 wow. Congrats to her. Am glad I filled out the SSA essays. Figured wouldn’t be that much opportunity. Perhaps there is. Was glad to get the deans award of 11k but more merit would make IU more competitive to other schools.
@Finalchildof3 Congratulations on your Admissions. S20 was also admitted to Kelley. He was hoping to be in the top range of the Dean Scholarship but he only received $6000 . He was invited to apply to the Holland scholarship which could potentially add another $6000. However, he has chosen to NOT apply and move on from IU altogether. Part of the reasoning has been affordability and the fact that he did not want to write more essays knowing full well that the results would not be there. Had he been able to be on the top range of the Deans Scholarship, then it would have made a lot of sense to apply via the SSA portal in order to increase his chances of receiving more scholarships.
What is your in-state school? Not sure what your other options are, but Isenberg is an excellent Business school. Have you visited IU and Kelley?
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We have not visited the school yet. We did a tour of southern schools last spring but fall sports have prohibited us from visiting the northern schools she applied to. WE are waiting on Ohio State and then we are going to do a loop but IU is her top choice. We are in MA so UMASS Isenberg is our state school. She got $4000 a year for IU but we do not see an invitation to fill out SSA. Is this something we can ask for? or are we just not looking in the right place. I appreciate any help you or anyone can offer. Im just trying to help my daughter go to the school she really wants to go to, Thanks
@Finalchildof3 We received an email a few weeks after he was admitted, inviting him to apply to this scholarship via the SSA portal. When you go on the IU portal, you should be able to click on a little box that says scholarships. This is where you should be able to find the SSA information.
D18 goes to OSU and LOVES IT. S20 was also admitted to OSU and he is waiting for scholarship information. We are an OOS state for both schools so merit is very important. I visited IU twice. Probably one of the most beautiful schools out there and very different than OSU. I love OSU for different reasons. One of which is the location. Different vibes, but no right or wrong.
My son received an invitation to apply for the SSA when the crimson envelope came in the mail. Then two days ago he received a letter in the mail reminding him that the deadline to apply is January 15th. I just wanted to let you know of the deadline in case any of you are interested in applying. It was a fair amount of work and took a bit for my son to complete.
Does anyone know what the criteria is for SSA? Im thinking maybe my daughters stats are just not good enough for a SSA invite. We scoured every piece of paper and email and IU portal and do not see any mention of SSA. Thanks
@Finalchildof3 I cannot tell you the answer to this. I don’t think it is merely driven by stats. For example, I have two IU applicants this year. They are twins who were both admitted, but have very different stats. My lower stat child received an SSA invitation and my higher stat kid did not. Strange, I know. I did call the scholarship office to confirm, just in case it was a mistake. They couldn’t explain it to me, but said it was right. No rhyme or reason known to us.
Does anyone know about the writing style they’re looking for in the SSA analytical essay? It says to do something that interests you, yet it also seems to ask for it to be written like a research paper. Not sure whether I should add any first person, or personal references, at least in the introduction.
My son is currently a senior in Kelley. He received the initial 11k and with the SSA he got another 6k per year. I want to let everyone know- he filled out the SSA every year and got an additional 1-2k in scholarship money each year! (We are OOS) He studied abroad last spring and applied for additional study abroad scholarships and got 2 of them- one from Hutton and one from Kelley- that entire semester cost us under $1,200! So if you decide to go to IU I highly recommend you apply for scholarships yearly.
@1S1Dforcollege - thanks for the help! I hope your son has enjoyed Kelley - what other schools did he consider and how’s experience been at IU? Thanks
He has had a great experience at Kelley! Had summer internships between sophomore and junior year and again last summer. He is in the consulting workshop and has a consulting job lined up after graduation. He was accepted to His dream school- Michigan as a direct to Ross, but no merit money so out of our budget. Also offered a full tuition scholarship to Temple, but not the campus he wanted. IU checked many boxes and he had many opportunities which he took full advantage of, turned out to be his “dream school!”
@1S1Dforcollege - very nice…was it difficult to get into the consulting workshop? Thanks again for your feedback!
@1S1Dforcollege - you’re right 75k vs. 25-35 w/merit or even less is a huge difference…am waiting to see what I can get from SSA after the Deans 11k.
You have to complete an application and then there is an interview process. They only take 30 students per year so it is rather competitive. Most of these kids already have jobs at some of the top consulting firms, before second semester even starts.
Are both kids going to the same school in IU? It looks like some of the schools use the SSA, like Computing, and others do not, like Kelley.
We have been pretty impressed with IU, but do find these sorts of things unsettling as we consider the place. Given the size of IU and how much goes on there, I worry that the system may be hard to navigate. It is not made better by this sort of unclear stuff that leaves you with this unsettled feeling that maybe you missed something that others were somehow informed about.
Congrats to your son! Sounds like he has made his experience at Kelley really worthwhile. How did he feel about the level of competition there? With close to 2,000 kids in a class and only 30 in this workshop, 80 or so in IB etc., are the kids constantly having to jockey for position? Do they have to pick career paths quickly to make sure they are in good shape to get these spots?
MY DS was DA to Kelley and really likes it. I can see how the size allows them to offer a really wide range of things, which is part of what my son likes. But I am trying to get my head around whether that also means there is constant competition for everything. A little competition is good, but if you need to be constantly on to keep getting the resources, I would think that gets old.
@nonamefits Yes, they applied to the same school, same major. It didn’t bother me much that higher stat kid didn’t get the SSA offer, because to be honest, it’s harder to get her to do the extra scholarship apps. However, I called to see what the protocol was to be sure the other was correct, and literally nobody In the scholarship office could explain it. Very peculiar.