<p>Does U of C only give out $10k merit scholarships or do they also give out full-ride merit scholarships? I was told, I forget when, that they gave out 10 full-rides and 100 $10k scholarships, but I can only find info on the $10k one.</p>
<p>Also, how do they determine who gets them? Is it purely based on your essays/supplemental material or are SATs and GPA taken into account as well?</p>
<p>It’s not full ride. It’s full tuition. All I can tell you from our school: 2 students with about 99% similar stratospheric stats, both accepted EA, got the $10k one. One “lobbied” heavily–sent extra essays, showed great interest, etc. The other one didn’t do anything extra. I think the only way to get full ride is either all FA or a combination of Merit and FA. The scholarships are awarded by Faculty Committee upon, I guess, recommendations from the AdCom.</p>
<p>Wait…so there is a full tuition one? Where’d you get that info from (I can’t find any on it)?</p>
<p>Sorry to get your hopes high, but it seems things have changed. My information is for students admitted in 2008. I couldn’t find mention of the full tuition Merit award either.</p>
<p><a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/costs/scholarships.shtml[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/costs/scholarships.shtml</a></p>
<p>It’s right there–it says that they give “a handful” of full-tuition scholarships and about 100 of the $10K per year.</p>
<p>yeah. handful=really hard to get</p>