<p>2350, National AP scholar, heartfelt essay and no McNair letter/notification. My hopes sink a little more each day =/</p>
<p>Scholarship notification for other “named” awards doesn’t occur until early March. If you didn’t make McNair you more than likely will qualify for one of the other “named” awards and the financial benefits are still quite significant.</p>
<p>I posted this previously in another thread: </p>
<p>Those who qualify for “named” scholarships like McKissick and McNair also get their tuition reduced to the actual in state tuition level before reducing it further by the name scholarship monies. Others can qualify for reduced tuition that is somewhere between OOS and instate level based on the amount of their merit award.</p>
<p>My D is now a second semester senior at SC. She was awarded a McKissick Scholarship and named a Capstone Scholar as well. Her tuition is reduced to actual instate level and then the McKissick award is applied to that amount. This resulted in a net cost below that of our state’s flagship school.</p>
<p>Incidentally, there are also departmental awards but interestingly, SC usually waits to award them until AFTER you have accepted admission rather than using them to be a deal maker. Their thought I guess is to give them to be people who really want to be there. My D was called by her chosen major department during her HS commencement practice and told that she had been awarded a $6K Coca Cola scholarship on top of everything else. This stacking of awards brought our net cost for freshman year well under $10K for the year!</p>
<p>Be patient…they are generous with merit monies if you have earned them.</p>
<p>PS:</p>
<p>It doesn’t hurt to let them know you really want to be there and that merit $$$ would be a factor in the decision.</p>
<p>**dallasespa: </p>
<p>from your name I am guessing that you are from Dallas; we are as well. What HS does your D attend? If you would like more information about life at SC please PM me.**</p>
<p>We, too, are waiting on potential McNair notification.
Won’t likely be attending the school without it. Out of state makes it way more expensive.</p>
<p>D called the school on Monday (01/24) and they told us that all had not been mailed yet – and to be patient ( up to 2 weeks ).</p>
<p>Hi Rhody66,</p>
<p>Check out following link from the USC Website, which lists five non-McNair Scholarships for out-of-state students. I have cut and pasted below the descriptions of these five scholarships. For each, they have the added benefit of in-state tuition. Therefore, each has an annual value that is $14,000 higher than the face value!</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Scholarships](<a href=“Scholarships - Financial Aid and Scholarships | University of South Carolina”>Scholarships - Financial Aid and Scholarships | University of South Carolina)</p>
<p>Lieber Scholarship
Annual Value: Up to $6,000
Four-Year Value: Up to $24,000
The University annually awards scholarships to National Merit Finalists, National Achievement Finalists, and National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars
. The competition for these awards begins when you take the PSAT/NMSQT in your junior year of high school. The award is up to $6,000 per year and is renewable for up to three years as long as you maintain at least a “B” average. To be eligible, National Merit Finalist must list the University of South Carolina as their first choice through the National Merit application. National Achievement Finalists must send a copy of the National Achievement Finalist certificate to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The National Hispanic Recognition Program will send us the names of the scholars selected for the program. No scholarship application is required. All nonresidents students receiving this scholarship receive significant tuition reduction by qualifying for the in-state tuition rate.</p>
<p>Alumni Scholars Award
Annual Value: $5,000
Four-Year Value: $20,000
Approximately 3 freshmen with outstanding academic records receive awards of $5,000 from the Carolina Alumni Association. Successful candidates typically present SAT scores above 1350 on critical reading and math sections combined (or ACT composite score of 30) and achieve a GPA above 3.80. Students must also be accepted for enrollment at USCs Columbia campus. Criteria used in choosing Alumni Scholars include academic achievement, leadership, talent, and service. This award is renewable for up to three years as long as you maintain at least a B average. To apply for this scholarship, both an application for general University admissions and aUniversityHonorsCollege and Scholarship Application must be received by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The postmark deadline for the applications is November 15. The student does not have to be a dependent of a USC alumnus to be considered. All nonresident students receiving this scholarship receive significant tuition reduction by qualifying for the in-state tuition rate.</p>
<p>Cooper Scholars Award
Annual Value: $4,000
Four-Year Value: $16,000
Freshman recipients of the Cooper Scholars award generally present scores above 1350 on the SAT on critical reading and math sections combined (or ACT composite score of 30) and have excellent grades in high school. The award is worth $4,000 per year and is renewable for up to three years as long as you maintain at least a “B” average. No scholarship application is required.All nonresidents students receiving this scholarship receive significant tuition reduction by qualifying for the in-state tuition rate.</p>
<p>McKissick Scholars Award
Annual Value: $2,000
Four-Year Value: $8,000
Freshman recipients of the McKissick Scholars Award generally present scores above 1250 on the SAT on critical reading and math sections combined (or ACT composite score of 28) and have excellent grades in high school. The award is worth $2,000 per year and is renewable for up to three years as long as you maintain at least a “B” average. No scholarship application is required.All nonresidents students receiving this scholarship receive significant tuition reduction by qualifying for the in-state tuition rate.</p>
<p>Woodrow Scholars Award
Annual Value: $500
Four-Year Value: $2,000
Freshman recipients of the Woodrow Scholars Award generally present scores above 1200 on the SAT on critical reading and math combined (or ACT composite score of 27) and have excellent grades in high school. The award is worth $500 per year and is renewable for up to three years as long as you maintain at least a B average. No scholarship application is required. All nonresident students receiving this scholarship receive a reduced tuition benefit as well.</p>
<p>Did you/your students visit the campus?</p>
<p>Wondering about McNair here too. britishgmcck if they are truly sending out over two week period starting 1/29 it sure doesn’t leave folks much time to arrange to be on campus at the end of February. So we continue to wait…</p>
<p>VAMom2015: My mom and I were wondering the same thing. I don’t really understand why they send them out in such a time frame, seeing as there are at most 50 letters going out. I called yesterday, and the woman said they were still in the process of being mailed out.</p>
<p>Hi hmeyer918:</p>
<p>To answer your question, we have not visited the campus yet. We calculated the time commitment and financial cost of visiting multiple colleges scattered across the Southeast. It seemed more economical to cast a wide net on applications, and then visit only the subset of schools that met the following criteria: 1) extended an offer of admission to our son, and 2) promised to be affordable. As a McNair finalist, USC meets the second criterion. We are very excited, and look forward to visiting on McNair Scholars Candidate Weekend. Our understanding is that USC is beautiful.</p>
<p>Yes – we did visit the campus over a month ago. My D fell in love with the surroundings, the facilities, and the people. That’s why we’re so hopeful that all things will fall into place to make it possible for her to attend.</p>
<p>Hi Rhody66,</p>
<p>I assume your daughter has been accepted to the Honors College? If so, then – based on everything I have read and been told – I believe your daughter will be able to attend USC at a very reasonable cost. For example, I recently spoke with a woman whose son is an out-of-state freshman at the Honors College. He absolutely loves it. She strongly encouraged our son to apply, and then added:</p>
<p>Dont even worry about the McNair. Theres no way youll get one of those. But, it doesnt matter. There are all sorts of other scholarships. In the end, it was significantly less expensive for our son to attend the Honors College than go to a school in his own state. And, we live in a state with low in-state tuition. </p>
<p>So, keep up the faith! Ill have my fingers crossed for you. The odds are that our kids will be classmates in the Fall. P.S., the woman mentioned that USC “stacks scholarships.” My guess is that she was referring to in-state tuition plus a scholarship.</p>