<p>Has anyone received any kind of merit scholarship to Rice? If so, what for and how much? Thanks.</p>
<p>I'm applying ID so I haven't heard anything yet... but if you're curious look at this link.</p>
<p>well what sort of sat/sat2/gpa/ etc do we need to qualify for scholarship?</p>
<p>when you apple, you are automaically considered.. so i cant tell you that... i ust found out that i got a wit my aceptance</p>
<p>How many people get merit scholarships (specifically the first 2 on the website, since those are the only ones i qualify for)?? It doesn't say anywhere exactly how many people get them. If it's just like 2 or 3 people then that stinks.</p>
<p>Nope, Rice is pretty generous with merit scholarships - but it is no use "comparing stats" to see if you think you will get one. All the Rice kids have great stats! The scholarships go to a variety of kids that they think will impact the school community in a variety of ways. My daughter was very lucky and got a scholarship and, as we had financial need over and above that amount, a financial aid package that covered all our need with grant aid; no loans or work-study. It has been wonderful, and has brought down the cost of Rice for us to slightly below that of her attending our state university.</p>
<p>My daughter was admitted ID for the class of 2010 with ZERO merit aid. When she questioned admissions the answer was "you don't qualify for merit aid". That moved Rice close to the end of the line for us. Then she was accepted into the Rice/Baylor program and offered a partial tuition grant. R/B was too much to pass up so she passed on a full ride to Washington & Lee and we are biting a fairly large bullet to ease the pain of paying the balance of a Rice education.</p>
<p>Wow...she was qualified enough for Rice/Baylor, but didn't get merit aid originally?</p>
<p>That's pretty surprising</p>
<p>AdComs are crazy. Their decisions seem random. Remember, what they see is both very limited (an application and other feedback) and very in depth (an application and other feedback), creating a picture that is very difficult to judge.</p>
<p>My daughter did not receive a scholarship. Her stats: 2360 SAT (one sitting), 770 and 780 SAT 2s, #5 out of 500, 4.0 unweighted, Nat'l Merit Semifinalist. She'll be attending Rice because we still think it's an amazing school. Admissions says merit scholarships depend on much more than stats. ECs, leadership, research, etc. are also important. Apparently she didn't demonstrate enough leadership.</p>
<p>Wow...great stats and no merit aid. Amazing. I'm seriously considering sending my daughter to a lesser school for her first year and perhaps second and then biting the bullet for the third and fourth year at a more prestigious institution. We live in Houston so it won't be Rice. She wants to experience other places.</p>
<p>The Rice tuition is cheaper than other private institutions anyway...</p>
<p>I think Rice wants a variety of talents, and seek to attract those. (not just "leadership" per se, but some poets, radicals, total mathheads, dancers, etc) Frankly, all the kids at Rice are "deserving" of scholarships and are qualified for them.</p>
<p>anxiousmom, question for you:</p>
<p>Let's say i get need based aid and my expected family contribution is, say, $5000. If i get a merit scholarship too, would that get rid of the loans and work study and the rest would be wasted, or would the excess be used to lower the efc, too??</p>
<p>I can't speak for the F.A. office, and I don't really know. I just know what my DD was offered several years ago. That's something that you can ask the F.A. office if the situation arises. :)</p>
<p>If your EFC is say 5000, then the fin aid would be about 38,000 - 5000 = $33000</p>
<p>If you get a scholarship, it will first replace your grant, then your work study and loans.., and if your scholarship is> 33000 then you will have to pay less...</p>
<p>Wait...so if it was a 10000 scholarship it would be a complete waste because it gets rid of grants first? I thought it would take out loans first!</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure outside scholarships first take out the self-help portion, meaning loans and then work-study.</p>
<p>no.. im quite sure it replacs the grant first</p>
<p>If you do get outside scholarships, then it's used to reduce loans, workstudies, then need-based grants, and then EFC.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ruf.rice.edu/%7Efina/Scholarships/index.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~fina/Scholarships/index.htm</a> (See the bottom of page.)</p>