<p>Thanks for the insight. I’m out of state in NY with a 1990 sat and 102.4 weighted gpa. Direct admit to farmer waiting for my scholarship in the mail!!</p>
<p>I’m OOS and received both my scholarship offer and scholars program notice in the mail today. $25k/year with a 4.0 UW GPA and 34 ACT.</p>
<p>D received admission to the Scholars program today. That comes with a 2K scholarship. She hasn’t received a letter yet about general merit scholarships.</p>
<p>OOS, 32 ACT, 4.28W, 18K/yr. Honors but no scholars. DS is very happy. Congrats to everyone on their merit offers.</p>
<p>OOS, 33 ACT, 4.0W, lots of AP, 17K/yr plus Honors program. She’s happy and will be attending. I was hoping for 20 something but happy for this. Hopefully there will be a little more in the final package.</p>
<p>For DS:
OOS, 34 ACT, 4.6W/3.9UW, lots of AP/ECs
23K per year plus Honors program–so far, so good!</p>
<p>OOS, 35 ACT, 4.7 W, 4.0 UW, 27,500 per year plus honors program, no word on scholars</p>
<p>OOS (Arizona) son got $20k per year, but no Honors. He had a 33 on the ACT (34 Math, 35 Science). Also a National AP Scholar (including 5s on BC Calculus, Biology, Physics-Mechanics, Physics-E&M, and Computer Science), NM commended, Varsity Basketball, two-year hospital volunteer, paid work experience, 3.53/4.0 cumulative GPA from one of the toughest high schools in America, 3.88 junior year GPA.</p>
<p>He intends to major in mechanical engineering.</p>
<p>$18k OOS merit scholarship plus University Honors Program and Farmer’s Business Direct Admin. I was hoping for at least $20k, but this amount is still good. No word on Academic Scholars Program as well; not sure if this means I was not accepted or I just haven’t received it. Below are my stats in case anyone is interested:</p>
<p>My Statistics:
- Class Rank: 1 of 380
- GPA: 3.978 unweighted, 4.8455 weighted (one B, H Physics)
- SAT I: 2130 Superscore, 650 Reading, 770 Math, 710 Writing
- SAT II: 740 Math 1, 750 US History
- 13 AP Classes (5 this year), self-reported scores: AP Microeconomics (4), AP Macroeconomics (4), AP United States History (5), AP Calculus AB (4), AP English Language (3)
- Senior Year Load: AP Government, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Spanish 6, AP English Literature, Stuco Leadership (no credit), Gifted (fall), Painting (spring)
- Junior Year Load: AP Computer Science, AP US History, AP English Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Spanish 5, H Physics 1, Gifted (fall), Painting (spring)
- Recommendations: Very Good - Excellent (based on my relationship with teachers)
- Essays: Wrote about overcoming the death of a friend</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- Student Council (9-12): Class Representative (9th — Elected), Executive Board Member (10th — Appointed), Class President (11th — Elected), Student Body Treasurer (12th — Elected)
- Club Swimming (9-12): “Sectional” Team Member
- High School Boy’s Swimming (9-10, 12): Varsity Team Member, Team High Point Award Recipient, 14th in 500 Free (9), Team Captain (12)
- High School Girl’s Swimming (10-12): Varsity Team Manager
- High School NHS (11-12): Member
- High School Spanish NHS (11-12): Member, Co-Treasurer (11)
- High School Art NHS (12): Member
- High School Math Club (9-12): Participant, 2nd place in district (5 schools) based on individual point contributions to team
- American Legion Boy’s State (11): State Senator
- Youth in Government (12): Senator, Sargent-At-Arms of Committee
- American Cancer Society Relay for Life (12): Team Co-Captain, Team raised $1400</p>
<p>Community Service:
Junior Year: 36 hours (through Habitat for Humanity “ReStore”, El Centro Preschool, “YUDABand Drive” High School Swim Meets)
Senior Year (So Far): 23 hours (through club swim meets, Relay for Life, and Spanish NHS events)</p>
<p>For DD OOS ACT 32, 4.46 W GPA, rank 8 out of 500, 10 AP credits. She got $19,000, admission to Honors program and a $2,000 Academic Scholorship for Sustainability Scholors program. We are pretty happy with that. She is still waiting on Dartmouth regular admission but will prob go to Maimi. She is doing a Geology major, hopefully minor in Environmental science. </p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone. thanks for sharing </p>
<p>What other schools have you all applied to or are you set on miami?</p>
<p>I got $10,000 per year… at first I was a little disappointed I was on the low end, but then I realized I’m in-state and y’all are out of state =p</p>
<p>Interesting looking at all the numbers. Seems that the 34 ACT and aboves did really well. The 32/33’s all were about 16 to 20K. The difference seems to be gpa except for the one outlier that got 20K with a 3.5 (no disrespect!).</p>
<p>As the father of the outlier (no offense taken), I’m guessing that Miami looked at two factors. First my son’s GPA has been rising every year, which colleges like to see. He got a 3.14 GPA his freshman year at BASIS Scottsdale, the number-two rated U.S. high school by both U. S. News and by the Daily Beast. It’s a tough transition from middle school and quite a few kids transferred to easier schools after their freshman year at BASIS. My son stuck it out and has worked very hard since. His GPA increased to a 3.52 for his sophomore year, and then to a 3.88 for his junior year. His first trimester senior year GPA was 3.93.</p>
<p>The second factor, which is referenced on Miami’s merit-scholarship grid (<a href=“Scholarships | Costs and Financial Aid | Miami University”>Scholarships | Costs and Financial Aid | Miami University), was my son’s rigorous coursework. By the summer after his junior year, my son qualified as a National AP Scholar. He has already passed 13 AP exams, including 5s on some of the most difficult exams: AB Calculus, BC Calculus, Biology, Physics B, Physics C-Mechanics, Physics C-E&M, Computer Science, Psychology, and U.S. History. </p>
<p>We have not visited Miami yet, but we are really looking forward to a “Make It Miami” visit. The more my wife and I look at Miami, the more we like it. More importantly, my son is starting to get excited about being a Redhawk!</p>
<p>Beaudreau’s son rigorous schedule is impressive, and I agree it is likely why the 20K of merit aid was offered. When I attended a Miami tour two years ago with my daughter (now a freshman at MU), I asked the admissions director what the tipping point was to get to the high end of the merit aid range. He said he looks at the difficulty of the courses the student took based on what was offered at the high school. That’s why “Rigorous Coursework” is on the merit aid chart along with GPA and SAT/ACT. It’s also why I asked her guidance counselor to stress in her MU rec letter how my daughter always took the most challenging courses beginning her freshman year. It helped lead to a four year full tuition merit aid offer.</p>
<p>This year the merit aid chart changed from requiring a 3.7 to a 3.5 in each of the bands. When I asked a MU admissions rep why, he shared they didn’t want to penalize students who took tough classes, especially in unweighted schools. Under last year’s chart, Beaudreau’s son would not have been eligible for Miami’s merit scholarship awards. I’m glad the change was made for Beaudreau’s son and others like him who may have had a rocky start to high school but proved they are ready for the next level.</p>
<p>Along with lowering the GPA requirement, MU also lowered the full tuition amount in this year’s merit chart, which is odd since tuition has gone up. The MU Class of 2018 chart (32 ACT/1400 SAT band) was $52,000 maximum in state and $114,500 oos for 4 years; Class of 2019 is eligible for maximum of $48,000 in state and $110,000 oos. This year’s in state tuition and fees is right around $14,200 (11,673 tuition + 2560 required fees).</p>
<p>@falcon5000. I appreciate the information. If I had not stumbled on Miami’s merit aid chart, my son would never have applied. (We will have three in college at the same time.) Now, I think there is a very good chance he will attend if the school hits a home-run on his visit. I am hoping for one of those idyllic early spring days like I loved growing up in Michigan.</p>
<p>What is your daughter studying? Do you or does she know anything about Miami engineering program?</p>
<p>I would think all our “overachieving” kids are carrying pretty rigorous coursework. I’m sure if they’re in the 30+ range they’ve taken a load of AP classes. I think you bring up a good point about the national rank of the high school having something to do with the extra $. We were on the low end of the $ in that range with a 33/4.0, 10 AP classes, but our HS while ranked 3rd in our state only comes in about 500 nationally. Given falcons info from the school regarding not penalizing kids with lower gpa’s and knowing they all will have heavy AP classes, it does appear that the rank of the HS plays a significant factor.</p>
<p>BTW, Beaudreau, we have visited and the campus is amazing. Our daughter will definitely be attending. Hopefully your son will get an honors or scholars invite…those programs sound great for these kids.</p>
<p>thought this summary of posting would be interesting to someone. sorry the formatting didn’t work very well in the forum.</p>
<p>state amount sat act w uw hon/as as amount
oos 8.5 x 29 x 4.2 x x
is 9 x 31 4.4 4 x x
is 9 x 35 x 4 x x
oos 16 x 32 x 3.8 x x
oos 17 x 33 4 3.7 h x
oos 18 x 32 4.28 x h x
oos 18 1420 x 4.8 3.9 h x
oos 19 x 32 4.4 x as 2
oos 20 2240 x x x as 2
oos 20 x 33 x 3.5 x x
oos 23 x 34 4.6 3.9 h x
oos 25 x 35 x 4 x x
oos 27.5 x 35 4.7 4 h x</p>
<p>I wonder how much emphasis was put on AP credits…I am in the top range for merit aid, but I have no AP’s (school doesn’t offer them) and I only received $9,000 (in-state). </p>