Merit Scholarship Requirements

Colleges and Universities A-Z Ohio Wesleyan University
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<p>I was looking at the financial aid information on the OWU website today and I see that the college now requires a 3.0 GPA after four semesters in order for merit scholarship recipients to retain their scholarships. I could have sworn that when my daughter applied to OWU in the fall of 2007 the requirement was 3.5. This was not a make or break deal for my daughter when she made her college decision, but she was admittedly a little wary of the challenge to earn a 3.5 or better in a pre-med curriculum. </p>

<p>When did OWU change their policy (if it did) and what prompted the change? Was the college revoking too many scholarships? Was the requirement proving to be a impediment to recruitment?</p>

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<p>I don’t know the gpa required to keep a merit award, but I do know that OWU has in their self study report that they were reducing the amount of discounting that they had done in the past. Here is the link, and turn to page 11 of the 2009 Self Study Report. You might find this interesting reading:</p>

<p>[Ohio</a> Wesleyan University | Office of the President | 2009 Accreditation Self-Study Report](<a href=“The President & OWU Leadership | Ohio Wesleyan University”>The President & OWU Leadership | Ohio Wesleyan University)</p>