Morrill Scholars Program Class of 2020

I am genuinely happy for you both @redandblack and @freezycool. I was hoping for a call for Distinction too, but didn’t get one. Distinction or not, I never expected to get as far and I feel lucky about the full-tuition regardless. I am sure I will see you in the program. Go Bucks! By the way, did you get an email too?

My son was notified he received Distinction via telephone on Monday, March 21. So far he has not received any confirmation in the mail or by email.

@muzic123 thanks!! I haven’t gotten an email or other notification, just a phone call yesterday, but they said I would be receiving confirmation in the mail soon.

Anyone still getting the Distinction Scholarship?

Just a follow-up to my post #302 above, my son received a financial aid award letter today in his student portal which displays the amounts for the Distinction Scholarship - $44,944 for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Did not recieve Morrill, pretty disappointed as this takes OSU out of my price range completely (the financial aid they gave me is pennies). Congrats to everyone who received it.

Does anyone know if they’ll mail us official letters?

Apologizes in advance if this is an obvious answer!
If a student declines a Morrill scholarship offer, does it then get ‘recycled’ to be offered to another applicant? If so, when do they stop recycling declined scholarships?

they said no. it goes for the next year (class of 2017) @jumbletumbles

@aburrz Thank you!

That is not the answer that I got when I asked.

When my son was there for his Distinction interview I asked this very question and they said that they would recycle it.

Distinctions are never rejected so they are almost never recycled.

Prominence and Excellence are recycled for the next year if they are rejected

@Chopinspiano, my son received his official notification letter in the mail today. His letter was for Distinction and it was dated March 21. Of note, the letter states that the scholarship is good for eight semesters (four years) and recipient must maintain a 3.2 GPA “earned by no later than the end of the second year.”

@fatherof2boys I got my official letter today as well for Prominence.

the Distinction requires a 3.2 after 2 years; does the Prominence require a 3.0 or 3.2 to keep?