<p>I am a UC graduate and my daughter is a junior in high school with a 3.8 GPA, is a National Merit Semi-finalist and a three year member of National Honor Society. Other colleges are beating at our door, but we have yet to hear from UC. </p>
<p>It appears UC has no value for legacy students, unlike Texas universities. Is this by design or do they overlook the value of continuing traditions.</p>
<p>Alot depends on which program she applied to. Some of the DAAP programs are VERY hard to get into as are many programs at CCM. I think legacy does matter but only to a limited extent. </p>
<p>You should check and see if UC got all of the parts of the application. I know people who weren’t accepted because certain schools didn’t get SAT scores. You should always, always double check.</p>
<p>Just to clarify…your d is a junior, and you’re upset because you’re not getting recruiting mail from UC?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be surprised if Cinti has a more limited marketing budget than the other schools that seem to send mail every day. Although…if they know an alum has a child of soon-to-be college age, they should probably be sending materials.</p>
<p>I’m not an alum…and I don’t recall Cinti sending anything to my older child who was a NMF…but something came from UMBC and Wash U almost every day!</p>
<p>From a scholarship point of view, legacy means something. There are special scholarships available to students who are child or grandchildren of dues-paying members of the Alumni Association.</p>
<p>(Also…I thought National Merit semi-finalist notification doesn’t come until the beginning of senior year…)</p>
<p>Right. Your D may have a great PSAT score, but she can’t actually be a NMSF in her Junior year. When those notifications do come out, expect mail from UC. They give free in-state tuition to NMFs, as well as room and a $1500 allowance for computer purchase or study abroad.</p>
<p>Pair that with money from the Cincinnatus competition, and it’s a free ride. :)</p>
<p>There are also scholarships for offspring of members of the Alumni Association, as another poster noted.</p>
<p>Shes going to apply to other schools yeah? she has really good grades, it would be a waste if she didnt.</p>