<p>What merit scholarship can I expect from Chapman? I hope that doesn't sound premature because I haven't heard back yet but just assume for the sake of this question that I did. </p>
<p>At the time of my application: 3.4 unwt. 4.1 wt GPA. 2060 SAT.</p>
<p>I'm really pulling for a Chancellors Scholarship of $20,000. My unwt GPA is the only thing that's really lacking I think but I'm hoping that weighted is more important. I don't know. Help. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi Wos,
It’s not possible to predict exactly which merit award you might receive because Chapman recalculates GPA’s according to their own formula. For example, last year Admissions explained that they weight AP courses, but they do <em>not</em> weight Honors coursework–so the GPA that Chapman pairs with test scores to determine merit may not correspond exactly to your HS weighted or unweighted GPAs. </p>
<p>So, depending on the balance of your AP/Honors/regular coursework, you could be in the range of the $10–15–$20k merit, based on past years awards. It is hard to say more…nothing to do but wait.
Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>I didn’t know they take out the weightings for Honors courses. That puts my D’s GPA down a couple of notches. Oh well, it is what it is !</p>
<p>Do you know if they superscore test scores for merit aid? Or only one sitting? We had the situation at another school where one sitting was used for admission, but my daughter’s superscore for ACT sittings qualified her for increased merit aid.</p>
<p>Yes, our son took almost all AP and Honors in his last years of HS. Seems a shame that that pile of honors classes counted the same as an easier load. But I gather Chapman does this so that kids from less advantaged schools–those that offer few honors courses–are not penalized too badly, thereby missing out on merit awards. That makes sense. </p>
<p>I do not know if they super-score. Maybe someone else will know.</p>
<p>Not sure if this helps or not, but I received the Chancellor’s Scholarship this year for EA and my ACT was 29 (superscored 30), weighted GPA was 3.95 (unweighted 3.74). I took all IB classes (like AP). Not exactly sure what else they consider while assigning these scholarships, but this was essentially the merit part of my application. Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>We realized that the packet went to an alternative address (D goes to boarding school) so we can’t get to it until next week. We did see the decision online, however. </p>
<p>Question - Was the merit aid part of the FA letter, or a separate document in the packet?</p>
<p>@samsam01. I think you just saved my life. I was a worried mama when I saw what was “left over” after a FA letter that implied the amount included an incentive for her to live on campus. We have another child in college and it’s make or break time for us budget wise. Don’t want to break her heart she wants this in the worst way. The Dodge program has everything she wants and her grin was about as wide as the ocean when we realized we could see the welcome and FA letter online.</p>
<p>@Exie. Congrats on your daughter’s acceptance! Yeah finance is going to be hard on my family as well, my older sister is currently a sophomore at Berkeley so we’re striving for tons of aid on my part (lucky me). I hope your daughter gets a huge merit scholarship! Good luck!</p>
<p>Exie, how did you see the decision online? Ours still says “Decision Made”. We are only 50 miles from the school, but haven’t received postal notification yet. My daughter is so wrecked waiting, waiting.</p>
<p>Lindarue, if I recall from last year: log in to webadvisor. Go to Prospective Students (am I remembering that correctly, folks?). Go to FA. There is a heading there for ‘Award Letter’ or some such and you can click on it. An award letter for your D there would indicate acceptance. </p>
<p>Again, this is my best recollection from last year. Son is now a freshman, so it’s been awhile.</p>
<p>Ditto what gladiatorbird said! When you’re inside the Webadvisor (same page that contains the link for your application status) look at the section above that. Ours had a new link that said “new student orientation.” One of the other parents didn’t remember it being there before. It went to a “welcome” page. Then go back to the WebAdvisor page and on the right, there was a link for “financial aid letter” (not sure of exact wording) and it had a copy of the letter sent to my daughter about the Chapman U grants awarded. That how we knew it went to her school address, and not home. Save her days of waiting by the mailbox (we are now on a first name basis with the mailman) We won’t see the packet until she’s back on campus next week. Which is why we still have some question about whether there is an addition award coming. The Chapman U grants are different from the merit scholarships and state that some part of the award is a dorm incentive - if you live off campus, the grant will be reduced by an unspecified amount.</p>
Good luck!</p>