Merit aid

<p>Trying to get a handle on what sat scores/gpa corresponds to what type of merit awards at Woo. Is anyone willing to share their stats? Feel free to send me a pm. D just got sat score. 1300 in math/ cr. She was hoping for a little higher as we won't get needs based aid, but can't afford private without substantial merit aid. Will retake sat in the spring. Thanks!</p>

<p>According to college data .com, 33% of Wooster students receive merit aid averaging $15,935/yr. A 1300 m/cr SAT puts your D in the top half of Wooster enrollees, but I would think that she would need to be in the top quarter to receive significant merit aid. She may want to consider taking the ACT–a lot of students do better on it.</p>

<p>John’s information is useful. If we suppose the upper third (33rd percentile) get some merit, and average $15K, and we know the middle 50% of the SATs is 1080-1310 (collegeboard), then your 1300 puts you into the merit category somewhere, but not way up there.</p>

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<p>i had a 31 act (lower sat) but they count higher. thats equivalent to a 1360 cr+m sat and i got 19500$ and my sat was similar to your daughters. maybe she could try the ACT???</p>

<p>DS Act: 33, SAT 1380 (superscore), class president, currently 1/430 (keeping fingers crossed), all expected but no outstanding EC. First offer of $20,500/year. Waiting for College Scholar announcement which could take it up to about $24-25K.
The scholarships at Wooster are not dependent on maintaining a minimum GPA.
We are in the same boat with respect to need based aid. Regardless, I have been strongly encouraged to complete the FAFSA and Wooster FA supplement. Without these they cannot allow a student to work on campus.
PM me as needed.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

<p>28 ACT (did worse on SAT) and 3.3 GPA unweighted. No formal ECs. Just a lot of outdoor sports. $17+K.</p>

<p>Daughter’s Stats: 30 ACT 4.0 gpa(uw) lots of music and sports ECs. 19.5k Dean’s Award, waiting for College Scholar. Very grateful for the merit aid!</p>

<p>collegesearchmom- not familiar with ACT scoring, what is that equivalent to in SAT, if you know? Great gpa for your daughter, you must be very proud!! nice award! It looks like Woo is pretty generous with merit aid. Everything I hear about the school is great. We are looking forward to visiting it at the end of the summer.</p>

<p>Also, I heard SAT and ACT are very different tests. For those who have taken both does adding the ACT require alot of additional prep time? Don’t know when my D would ever find the time to prep for it if it is really different.</p>

<p>Here’s an ACT-SAT concordance table. Your daughter’s 1300 is equivalent to a 29 on the ACT.</p>

<p>[ACT-SAT</a> Concordance](<a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/index.html]ACT-SAT”>http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/index.html)</p>

<p>Some people have characterized the ACT as “stuff you already [should] know” as opposed to the logic and reasoning-oriented SAT. Therefore, it shouldn’t require much additional prep time. My daughter took a few practice tests out of the book and did fine (I don’t want to post her exact score). I highly recommend that your daughter take the ACT, and there is bound to be a test date that will fit in with her schedule. My daughter took it in February 2009.</p>

<p>D got the top award last year with a 34 ACT, did not take the SAT but was National Merit Commended based on her PSAT. I definitely recommend that students take both, if one is significantly higher than the other based on the table John posted you only have to send one.</p>

<p>Daughter scored a 2250 SAT (700 math, 760 CR, 790 W) and is 1st in her class (out of 60). Small school with little in the way of AP classes, but she took the most difficult schedule possible. Also student council president and captain of the XC team that took second in state meet. Offered $19,500 and, of course, hoping for the slightly higher award that would make Wooster really inviting. Daughter has a close friend that attends, and runs, at the school, snd just LOVES IT!</p>

<p>when i was doing my testing, i took the ACT and got a score of 24, GPA was about 3.375, 30/100 students in my graduating class, took a pretty challenging schedule but no AP’s, received a 150 or 160 on my PSAT (no idea what the SAT equivalent is, don’t think i wanna know lol).</p>

<p>and i’m here on a full-ride. two main scholarships with one being about 14-15k a year, and the other perhaps about the same or a little smaller, then federal aid.</p>

<p>one thing i definitely do keep recommending, is that after you get your aid package, if you’re sure you wanna go to wooster, call admissions/financial aid and tell them that wooster is your top choice, but it’s just a little short of what you need to be able to attend. they will try their best to work their magic, so to speak. good luck to your daughter!</p>

<p>D had 30 on ACT, 3.95 W GPA, can’t remember UW, several leadership roles including editor in chief of Literary mag, varsity tennis, president ski/outdoor club, Tae Kwon Do instructor. Hispanic. Difficult course load with several APs/honors. Awarded $17,250 merit, which seems to be the median of the published range for this year ($14k-$20,500?). Already received financial letter in mail a few weeks ago; don’t know if that foreshadows college scholar award will not be received, but not expecting it based on so many worthy students. Financial award was disappointing, just loans in addition to above-mentioned merit.</p>

<p>Receiving a financial Aid package does not portend a college scholar rejection.</p>

<p>^that’s good to know; it was the first FA package she has received. The letter specified the merit she had received and included loans; I would think that the school would be coordinated in terms of pending scholarships and financial aid, but that may be easier said than done.</p>

<p>We are in the same boat awaiting decision on my daughter’s scholarship-but I did appreciate their quick response on the financial aid. At least it let us know approximately where we were standing…which was about where you are,with some low interest loans and no other aid. However, I am learning that is about what to expect for us at most places, and we are fortunate that the merit aid is taking the place of what we thought might be some financial aid. Wooster, along with Allegheny, have been extremely prompt with all their decisions and mailings, and for that we are appreciative! Waiting to hear from schools with later decision dates-then a lot of decision making on our part, I guess.</p>

<p>Yes, Wooster’s a class act with its quick response on FA. Not only does it let you know early whether you can afford to attend–or not–but it also makes one feel appreciated. My daughter is a senior at Woo, finishing her last semester at this wonderful school. It’s been all that we hoped for–and way, way more.</p>

<p>Hindoo, your enthusiasm is contagious :)</p>

<p>I’m glad. Wooster’s worth it. :)</p>