<p>I just got a merit scholarship today! I am sooooo beyond excited. Just wondering though, does Rochester ever send students more than one scholarship/ do they send them in waves?</p>
<p>did you have to apply for merit scholarships, or do they just automatically consider you for them based on your application?</p>
<p>rochester accepted me about a week ago, but i haven’t heard anything about scholarships yet</p>
<p>you’re automatically considered. I was accepted about a week ago too and I just got my scholarship letter today.</p>
<p>You are considered automatically.</p>
<p>There are basically 6 categories of money you could get:</p>
<p>1) Rochester-specific scholarships aka merit-based (e.g., Renaissance, etc)
2) Need-based grants (based on family’s need determined from FAFSA)
3) Work-study (also based on need)
4) Federal/state loans based on need (no interest while you’re in school)
5) Loans with interest that accumulates throughout the spam of you education
6) Outside scholarships not affiliated with UR</p>
<ul>
<li><p>You can only get 1 merit-based, Rochester-specific scholarship. If you get 2, they give you the larger one</p></li>
<li><p>You can get need-based help on top of this scholarship depending on your family’s income situation (e.g., need-based grants, work-study, and interest-free loans)</p></li>
<li><p>You can bring in as many outside scholarship as you want, however, there is a cap that once reached with outside money, they start taking your Rochester-specific money away. (I am not sure what this cap is this year. In 2006, it was $1,500 in outside scholarships. For every dollar over that amount, they would subtract 50 cents of Rochester grant money.)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>^yes, it does help</p>
<p>when does one get notified about interviews for the renaissance scholarship? I’ve gotten a scholarship offer from them, but i’m hoping that i’ll be a candidate for the renaissance (otherwise, i won’t be able to financial go to rochester)</p>
<p>If you’ve already gotten notification of a merit grant, you’re not in the running for Renaissance. I believe that the candidates for Renaissance have already been notified.</p>
<p>^^^
Yes, at least some Ren scholarship finalists were notified with their acceptance letter in the first round. (I don’t know about all). The finalist weekends are schedule at the end of March.</p>
<p>Renaissance invitations have already gone out. </p>
<p>Interview weekends are the last two weekends in March and all candidates get at least a 2+ week notice in order to make travel arrangements.</p>
<p>How did they determine Renaissance finalists? I saw someone from last year with about the same stats as me who became a Renaissance finalist, but I didn’t get picked at all. I guess it really depends year-to-year. When did the Renaissance people get their letters?</p>
<p>Well, my D was Ren finalist last year and I haven’t a clue how the finalists are chosen.</p>
<p>(Of course, as her mom, I think she’s a pretty exceptional kid. But that just could be parental pride talking…)</p>
<p>My son was a finalist a few years ago. He had excellent stats but I was still very surprised that he was chosen to interview. I think his selection might have had something to do with the fact that very few students from our state are enrolled in UR. Just a hypothesis though. He was awarded a half tuition scholarship but chose to attend a different school.</p>