<p>Hi everybody,</p>
<p>I just recently realized that Miami of Ohio has changed their scholarship ranges. 27-28 used to be 4,000-8,000 a year. Now they made 26-27 up to 4,000 a year. This really disappoints me because my 27 is now worth a lot less money. Is there anybody out there who has been accepted into MU with lets say the ACT score in the 28 range (from 2013) but has been offered more than 8,000 because of their other excellent qualities on their common app? So what I am saying is has anybody been offered more money than their ACT score range would allow them to for the chart of ACT scores and money allowed. Thanks everyone for their time and responses.</p>
<p>Where do you see this? Granted my link is the redirected one, but I still see 4-8 for a 26-27. And from what I understand, and my D is class of 16, they are looking at course rigor in HS compared to what is available and interest. </p>
<p>So I was just wondering if I had a 27 and a 4.0 weighted gpa (3.75 unweighted) is there any way they could bump me up to the 5,000-11,000 a year range. Would my good gpa allow me to get higher than 4,000 a year even though my act score restricts me to a maximun of 4,000 a year?</p>
<p>It doesn’t seem like it. It’s just a point or two, can you retake? I assume you’ll be playing hockey for them? If that’s true is there hockey money for you?</p>
<p>Your ACT is going to define your aid, not your GPA. </p>
<p>Your ACT is going to define your aid, not your GPA. You need to retest.</p>
<p>Either way, Miami-Oh will cost your family a good bit of money as an OOS student. How much will your parents pay each year? If you don’t know, ask them.</p>
<p>Do you think a ACT 33 with 4.0 (weighted) and 10 AP’s plus many honors classs, out of state, would merit closer to full tuition or half?</p>
<p>The Valedictorian from my D’s HS class really wanted to go there as an OOS. He had a 33 ACT with 4.0 and did not even receive half. He ended up going to our state flagship and got a full ride. Unless your parent’s can kick in a lot, I’d mark MU off your list. </p>
<p>@jakedog13 </p>
<p>From the MU website:</p>
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<p>Looks like the awards are competitive, not assured. Highly competitive suggests that the number awarded is far fewer than the qualified number of applicants.</p>
<p>How much merit do you need? How much will your family pay? </p>
<p>I think closer to half for an ACT score of 33.</p>
<p>I just called Miami to clarify that point and they say that indeed, they are not guaranteed. Which is interesting, since they take the time to break it all down by stats, suggesting that they are.</p>
<p><a href=“Scholarships | Costs and Financial Aid | Miami University”>Scholarships | Costs and Financial Aid | Miami University;
<p>…and the answer to an email:</p>
<p>“Thank you for your email. Miami’s merit scholarships are not guaranteed but the grid should give you a good idea of our past scholarship awards for students who meet the GPA, curriculum and test score requirements. While the amount the university awards each year is roughly the same, the qualifications of our applicants changes from year to year; we’ll apportion awards once we see the majority of our applicant pool after December 1.”</p>
<p>@OHMomof2 </p>
<p>Yes, they do use a grid on that page, but above the grid it does say, "Miami University merit scholarships are highly competitive and, thus, not guaranteed. "</p>
<p>I can see from the email response the issue is that they want to award XX scholarships (plus or minus a few)…so they can’t assure anything in case there is an uptick in qualified applicants. </p>