<p>Montegut:</p>
<p>Sorry things did not work out with the FA for you. Thats really tough especially if one has their heart set o a particular school. My S is currently enrolled in the College of Health Sciences as a BioMed Sciences major.</p>
<p>My sister attended MU back in the early 80’s but I’m a University of Wisconsin-Madison alum so I don’t think my S would be considered ‘legacy’ as all. I am not aware that MU pay’s too much attention to legacy. Maybe for acceptance, but I doubt it helps with aid at all, but I really don’t know.</p>
<p>My S received the merit award long before applications to the Honors program were due. I think the merit aid notification came with the acceptance letter back in January and the Honors app was due like Feb 15 I think. So I don’t think it plays a part at all. I think the Magis award is for stuff that the college sees value in like leadership, service, aptitude in a given area. I think ‘Magis’ is latin for extra. I don’t know what they saw in my S for him to be given the Magis award.</p>
<p>As far as Co-oping… I’m an electrical engineer who co-oped and went on through to Grad school. The Co-op experience was incredibly significant both in terms of the real-world experience gained and the money earned. I would strongly encourage your S so go the Co-op route - it will be invaluable. It could possibly be the very best thing he could do to get his career started on a strong path.</p>