<p>mellow~ they count ALL aid as an award, so the added $3,500 they listed is a LOAN, not scholarship. so you have pure,free money in the amount of 22k, with more via loan if you decide to take it.
momomthehill~ yup...in packet and student portal.</p>
<p>My portal isn't updated, but I received a package in the mail like mellow. The Frederick Douglass Scholarship. I'm really bummed about not making honors, and it's because there is just general grade deflation at the HS I attend.</p>
<p>swmass - -</p>
<p>Your statement regarding an automatic 25K for honors students is slightly inaccurate. I was accepted into the honors program, but my portal says I only received a Deans Scholarship of 9000</p>
<p>mellow and willact4food, did you guys click the link for the 2007-2008 school year? It might show there if you didn't check.</p>
<p>Nichole,</p>
<p>In my previous post I said "most" honors students will be awarded with Presidential Scholarships. Some may get Deans Scholarships, as is your case. And I believe your $9000 scholarship is for one semester. As far as I know, most (if not all) Deans Scholarships are $18,000 a year. So check your portal again to see whether your scholarship is for Fall 2007 or the entire 07-08 school year.</p>
<p>I have yet to meet an honors student with less than $18k a year. If you really only got $9k for the whole year, then that really destroys AU's reputation for merit aid.</p>
<p>swmass - -</p>
<p>I misunderstood your post...I first read it to mean that all honors students received 25K, but can see that it meant most. And, looking back on the thread, I see that you said that some might end up with 18K.</p>
<p>And, yes, the 9K is only for fall. The portal won't let me view spring (well, when I try to it doesn't list any scholarships) , so I was a little confused about the specifics.</p>
<p>Sorry if I came off sounding annoyed or rude...I'm actually just mad at the postal service for not bringing my packet today! I'm dying to go through it...</p>
<p>The portal isn't working for me, as far as it is concerned I not even accepted as of yet.</p>
<p>Today in the mail my daughter got her acceptance packet (email came yesterday). She did not get honors but still got $17000 in scholarship and $2000 in work study. She did get an invite to the University College program but we don't really understand that yet....</p>
<p>I got an $18k "Dean's scholarship", and it came with the acceptance packet.</p>
<p>My D got her packet today, got into Honors with the Dean's Scholarship but no offer of work-study, just the loan. And by the way, swmass, $18,000 a year is nothing to feel "unlucky" about. We are thrilled. It will make this school an option now.</p>
<p>seb123~ please see my post under "university College" started by Heavenwood for some comment on University college.</p>
<p>caruth~ i SO agree with you! any money is a thing to be proud about. and just for the record, it seems a little strange to be hearing some kids getting picky/dissatisfied with FREE MONEY OF ANY KIND!!!! MANY SCHOOLS, GOOD ONES, DON'T GIVE ANY AT ALL, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN GROUPS!
<strong>YOU GUYS ARE GETTING A LOT OF MONEY HERE AS I READ YOUR POSTS</strong>!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I didn't even do a FAFSA and I don't come from any of those places you mentioned. The only reason I might have gotten the F. Douglas Scholarship is because of extraordinary academic credentials. I don't fit any of the other criteris you mentioned.</p>
<p>dulce - In one of my recent posts, I pasted something I found on the AU website. It said that the F. Douglass Scholarship is under need-based but under few circumstances they will grant it to merit-deserving minorities.</p>
<p>Thank God I filled out my FAFSA, lol! Thanks for posting that, mellow. I had no idea what the F. Douglass scholarship actually was and how I got it.</p>
<p>So i found my award amount under the financial aid part of my portal found a 13,000 AU GRANT but no merit based scholarships, do they list the merit based somewhere else or is that all i got? if so i guess i wont be coming to american ...:/</p>
<p>omg! dean's scholarship of 18k/year and a federal loan of 3,500/year! nice..totally wasn't expecting that since i didn't get into honors. now AU is definitely a possibility for me!</p>
<p>anyone get more than the frederick douglass 22000 not including loans etc</p>
<p>I just checked and I got the Presidential Scholarship ($25K). I was looking under 2006-2007 the entire time and didn't realize they had already posted my FA offer.</p>
<p>Can anyone answer this...how do two different people, one in Honors and one not, get the same scholarship?? Does it swing between need-based and merit-based?? I don't understand...Referring to the Deans Scholarship.</p>