<p>How many people exactly apply, and how many people receive fee waivers? I recently received a fee waiver notice, and I'm perceiving that as a good sign(?)</p>
<p>Last year I think that about 900 people applied for the Johnson Scholarship. </p>
<p>I don’t have any information about the number who were offered fee waivers.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I got one too/I’m applying for the Johnson scholarship. I was wondering the same thing…
Good luck!</p>
<p>I read on another post that you have to maintain a 3.3 gpa to keep the scholarship. How difficult would bit be to do this as a biology major who also plays a sport?</p>
<p>I also received fee waiver. It seems like everyone applying for Johnson gets it :)</p>
<p>If you have the ability to receive a Johnson Scholarship, then maintaining a 3.3 - regardless of major or extracurricular activities - should not be a concern</p>
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My S is a second year Johnson Scholar. I believe that in his year, there were ~2600 Johnson Scholar applicants. I tried to find his Finalist letter, but can’t find it. Perhaps the Admissions Blog could provide an answer, though. </p>
<p>Also, his Johnson Scholarship letter states that a 3.0 GPA must be maintained to keep the scholarship. Perhaps they have now raised the bar to keep the scholarship?</p>
<p>Is he happy at the school?</p>
<p>Yes, he is absolutely happy at the school. : - ) Please let me know if I can answer any further questions from a parent’s perspective.</p>
<p>lol I got a feewaiver too, but it’s not worth it tho.</p>
<p>So does it mean anything for the school to send these things to you because I am curious as to whether this means W&L is interested in me.</p>
<p>Can anyone who has been through the interview process (or a parent) tell what that experience was like?</p>
<p>About 125 finalists are invited to Lexington for a weekend of interviews. The interviews are both group, and individual interviews. Candidates meet with admissions officers, faculty members, and students over the course of a couple of days. The candidates stay with other students and have a chance to go out at night. </p>
<p>The faculty members seem to be looking for kids that they would like to teach. Kids who are intellectually passionate and who will make classes more interesting (remember, classes at W&L frequently have as few as 10- 12 kids - so it is important to the professors that students participate actively).</p>
<p>The admissions officers are the ones who selected the finalist, and they seem to be focused on finding a good fit for W&L. They are accutely aware that every finalist will have multiple college choices. The admissions folks want to week out those that are looking for a feather in their cap, and find the ones who are genuinely interested in W&L.</p>
<p>The students want to find people that they would like to be friend with.</p>
<p>The interviews are VERY personality driven. Everyone there is smart. The winners seem to be those who are smart and have good communication skills. </p>
<p>A couple of notes of caution:</p>
<p>1) Don’t try to prove that you are smart while you are there. You would not have been invited if you were not very, very capable. </p>
<p>2) Don’t try to compete with the other candidates. You will get no where by making another candidate look bad. </p>
<p>3) You will have the opportunity to go out at night to college parties. Several candidates in the past have used that as an opportunity to make bad personal decisions. That did not work well for them. Play it safe - there will be plenty of time in college for acting like you are in college. </p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>There are over 200 finalists for the Johnson Scholarship (I think there were 211 my son’s year).</p>
<p>What kinds of questions were asked–was it more about personal background and goals, or topical (current events) as well?</p>