Very upset, i just found out I am getting no merit $0. They tell me starting this year it would say on your approval letter if you received merit. I am ranked 14th in my class have a 4.99 GPA 29 ACT and every extra club and varsity any college would want. I got accepted in Syracuse Business and UVA and Ohio business which are harder to get into the Syracuse. I know other students who received 20k merit last year and they are nowhere near my stats. They tell me that it doesn’t matter what dept you apply to or how much your net worth is. I’m sorry I do not believe them. Do not wast your time if you think you will get merit money, if I didn’t get anything with my stats then something is wrong with how they make their decisions.
I mean ur stats could be subjective based on your high school since your ACT is not the highest. Maybe if it was 32 and above
@cloe.salas i have an SAT 1470 and gpa 4.6 and didnt get any merit…feelsbadman
Sorry, but it DOES matter what dept you apply to.
My son was accepted into Falk College but no merit - he got $20k+ merit from all four of the other similarly priced schools he got into. UW GPA 3.75 with lots of AP and SAT 1310/1600… not incredible, but seems like he should have gotten at least something? Even $5K? I’ve written to admissions to ask for consideration but wonder if that ever works?
@2021Momma Did your son end up at Syracuse? Any luck with the merit inquiry? FWIW, our HS had stated Syracuse isn’t very generous with merit, and it’s rather random. Not sure if they are decent with giving Financial Aid though if need?!?
@Meant2B My S is a sophomore engineering student at Syracuse. He got both a merit award and need based grant. This brought the cost close to his in state option. FWIW SU was the only school that offered us need based money (I have two in college right now). Ended up being one of the most generous offers he received.
Thanks @crazymamaB!