Daughter’s Information:
Status: Admitted EA 12/15, Admitted to Education, Health, and Society Leadership Scholars
In State
Merit Aid Notification 12/22 $13,000 includes UASP scholarship
Major: English Language Arts Education
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
ACT: 33
Class Rank 1/105
Other: 4 APs, 4 Dual Credit (All that the school offers of each) AP Scholar, Four Years Cross Country, NHS, Library Volunteer-2 summers, School library worker, High School Academic Team for 4 years-current captain.
D19 received merit letter today
OOS(IL)
ACT: 34
w/GPA: 4.2
All the other normal stuff ECs and AP
She was accepted Honors reviewed for the UASP
She got $31K per year
On another note she got her second letter this week from another school for another 1 year scholarship. So additional $3K(one year). It has been an interesting week.
We just got the big packet on Saturday so I don’t expect a letter until later in the week. Here’s hoping he gets some nice merit!
According to our usps daily digest, our letter is coming today, but we won’t be around to get it this week and the admissions office is closed. I think it’s highly likely that it’ll be exactly $20k, which is the bottom of the tier she’s in, but a little more would be a nice surprise.
Same here. Letter to be delivered today but we are out of town until Thursday.
Well, surprise, surprise, we got the letter this morning. $28k including UASP scholarship.
1480/1500 (single score/super score SAT)
96/106 UW/W (converts to 4.0/4.24 UW/W) GPA
OOS
We’ll have to schedule our visit! On another note, he had an interview this morning for another school and the interviewer gave us feedback that he knocked it out of the park! Go son!
State Residency: Alabama
ACT: 34 (single sitting); 35 superscore
SAT: N/A
GPA: 3.7 UW; 4.3 W
Rank: N/A
Gender: Male
Extras: the usual ECs and APs; taking mostly AP classes this year. Pretty strong resume of interesting and provable political campaign experience (GOTV Triage Captain for Doug Jones’ Senate campaign for six counties: managed 300+ vols, and organized 10,000+ doors knocked), and also applied for and received a $20K grant for our MUN team.
Applied date: Oct 29
Applied ED or EA?: EA
Decision date: Dec 14
College/Major: Political Science and Math
Accepted to UHP and UASP (Law and Public Policy). Received merit scholarship of $26,000/year, renewable. Letter states the figure includes unspecified amount for UASP.
Am guessing if were physical science and/or business major, maybe the merit aid would have been higher. (?)
OOS EA California
Honors and UASP
$18k/yr for $72K 
DD so happy!
Hey there! I was admitted EA.
Colorado
ACT: 34
SAT: 1550
GPA: 4.6
Rank:: N/A
Gender: F
Extras: Lots of volunteering in the community and in school, all APs and some Honors when possible throughout high school
Applied date: 10/29 regular, 11/2 Honors and UASP
Applied ED or EA?: EA
Decision date: 12/14 regular and UASP Premed and Honors
12/24 for merit
Merit: Full $36,000 a year
Colleg/Major: Biology with Premedical studies Comajor
We just got home earlier this evening, and there was a letter from Miami. The merit award was more generous than expected. This school is becoming the one to beat: nice merit, direct admit to business. Still have many more schools to hear from including an ED 2 that was just decided on, but I have to say, I’m becoming a huge Miami fan.
Is this notification just by snail mail or is it also posted online? Out of town so I won’t know for a week or so.
snail mail. the merit award comes in a simple, business sized envelope.
Great news @Napafolie … sounds like Miami is high on the list!
Whoa, @sammieldredge… I’m seriously impressed. I was hoping for the full $36K but you actually got it. Way to go!
I just got my scholarship notification yesterday for $26,000 including UASP. I am OOS from WI with a 35 ACT, 4.0 unweighted GPA, class rank 1/402, 9 AP classes, and various extracurriculars including 2 varsity sports and 6 clubs. Reading through these comments, I feel as though I should have received more. Are there other factors besides GPA, ACT, class rank, and extracurriculars that determine scholarship amounts? If I would have received $2,000-$3,000 more, I would be set on going to Miami, but I am left a little confused.
@lexluthor5 Since I have four kids who are close in age, getting to and from college is a big deal (I can’t be everywhere at once!). We are able to find direct flights on SW between BWI and Cincinnati that are very reasonable (shop as soon as the calendar is posted). It is about a 10 hour drive (with stops) and I have made the roundtrip drive 4 times (Make it Miami, orientation, move-in, and home for Christmas). My son flew back and forth at Thanksgiving and will fly back to school after Christmas. Several of the drives included visiting other schools, so I anticipate less driving in the years to come. Good luck with the decision!
@JKrazney2 thanks again for good info. We are about a 10 hour drive from Miami U as well. I wouldn’t anticipate doing the drive too much if she were to go there. We have a daughter at Grinnell in Iowa so we are well aware of the inconveniences of a child going to a school so far away. At least Miami is drivable where Iowa really isn’t. Also have experience with booking flights as soon as they come out. Don’t always know exactly when they want to come and go so it doesn’t always work out ideally booking far in advance. Nice that you have an option for a direct flight on Southwest. We have Delta and American direct from NY, but SW is great with changes and cancellations especially when booking with points, plus the free luggage. Our February flight is cheap so hopefully that’s indicative of school break travel.
Excited to see the exact merit offer waiting for us when we get the mail Monday.
How did you find the Make It Miami program? We are looking forward to it. Miami will be a low COA and checks off all of the other boxes, but our daughter may very well deem it to not be a good fit when she’s on the ground there.
She’s been lurking a lot on the Facebook groups for accepted students at a few of the schools she’s been accepted to.
Thanks so much, @buckeyeinbama ! I’m really excited. Great work on the Doug Jones campaign and on your merit award! Maybe we’ll be classmates!
Son OOS received 34,000 per year. It also said in his letter that his final package may contain one or more scholarships that will be combined for an annual total amount of at least 34,000. Miami University is very generous and of course after a few deferrals, made my sons day. We will plan to visit in the spring!
@netter11 If you don’t mind me asking, what we’re your son’s qualifications? State, ACT, GPA, class rank, extracurriculars, etc. I am trying to get an idea of what is needed to reach the upper-level scholarships.