<p>ciiaobella, have you checked Westminster University in Salt Lake City?</p>
<p>I'm aiming for a small liberal arts school on the east coast that offers marine biology as a major, and preferably a pre-vet program. Unfortunately Westminster doesn't offer neither, and I'm having an extremely difficult time finding schools that do!</p>
<p>University of Miami is not that big. If you don't mind me asking, how could a small liberal arts school afford a decent marine biology program? (I could only surmise, if Bill Gates' daughter attended).</p>
<p>I just realized I used a double negative in my last post white is quite irritating, but back on topic. "Bigness" is a pretty relative term, it really depends on who you are asking. I'm quite sure a small LAC is just as able to afford a decent marine biology program as they are able to afford any other. In my opinion, a school doesn't need to own their own vessel just to be considered "decent" in the program. As long as I can plenty of hands on experience and there are research/internship experiences available, I'll be satisfied.</p>
<p>Because I plan on going to Vet School afterwards, I'm not placing a lot of emphasis on the 'prestige' of my undergrad. Even though it may give a leg up in admissions, I'd much rather go where I know I'll be happiest.</p>
<p>You should be thinking of the prestige of your undergraduate program because as far as I know Vet School is one of the hardest postgraduate programs to get into and the schools are very few and far between. Consider Florida: about 18 million people, highly agricultural, 1 Vet School.</p>
<p>GrayAreaGirl, I got mine in September. On the timeline thing on CB, I'm almost sure they also say you should get something by September/beginning of Ocr. I think you should ask again...</p>
<p>Also, does anyone care to know about fee wavier offers because of NHRP status? They would apply to any NHRP finalist, right?</p>
<p>try to be a NHRP with no chance to get any scholarships due to my status. visa do not give out social security numbers, so no FASA, so no college-offered schoalrships. yay =(</p>
<p>My child also received full scholarship offers as an NHRP Scholar along with several invitations to apply to some choice schools. For me, the question is which schools are the best for pre-med out of the ones that have offered full scholarships. These would be "safety schools", but still. Any advice from this list of offers would be greatly appreciated: Also, of the two Arizona schools, ASU seems to have better stats as far as student body goes. Any input?</p>
<p>University of South Florida
University of Arizona
Arizona State University
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
New Mexico State University
Fordham University
Louisiana State University
University of Alabama
Westminster
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University</p>
<p>For those who have questions about the NHRP heres a phone number to call- 800-626-9795. I tried to call today to find out the cutoff scores for the past few years and of course the person there was away from the office today, but it is a good number.</p>
<p>Jewels_08: Many times yes, these scholarships are available to NHRP scholars, but you have to apply and be selected. They are not automatic. There could be 50 applications and only 10 scholarships available. On the other hand, there could be only 5 applications.</p>
<p>Many of these scholarships are automatic. All you have to do is apply and you get it.</p>
<p>For National Merit you have to also take the SAT. Do you have to take the SAT to qualify for the NHRP?</p>
<p>Don't believe the scholarships are automatic. You may qualify automatically from your score, but then you will have to compete for the limited amount of scholarships available (I haven't seen any schools with unlimited amounts of scholarships) with all the other similarly or better qualified applicants. Some schools may need Hispanic students so badly that for them that might be the case, but in general they are not the schools the student had in mind when they thought of going away to college.</p>
<p>No, I don't think you have to take the SAT to be recognized by the NHRP, however, your PSAT score is not sent anywhere and the schools never see it, so if you want a good score to be seen by the colleges you must take the SAT/ACT and score well. You need to understand that to qualify for NHRP the necessary score is much lower than Commended and the Commended students get little recognition.</p>
<p>J'adoube: unless you have seen these letters don't express such a strong opinion.
I have read them and had them reviewed by an attorney.
A large number of them do NOT say you will be considered for an award, they say you WILL RECEIVE an award (if admitted, which gives them an out if too MANY NHS people apply).
Anyone who is accepted but turned down for $$ after getting such a letter should get a lawyer.
I would be glad to help put together a class action against any such schools.
As I noted previously on this thread, a fine college like Fordham is one of those that commit.
The letter said IF you apply and are accepted you WILL receive the award.
And you are wrong about the PSAT score not being sent anywhere.
The college board determines who qualifies as a National Hispanic Scholar and then sends a list of names out to schools that have asked for it.
University of Arizona sent out a letter promising full tuition PLUS last week.
U New Mexico sent one out a few days ago. IT supposedly guaranteed tuition PLUS room and board but I can't be sure what that one said because my son threw it out before I could read the fine print or weasel words if any.</p>
<p>Lots of these scholarships are automatic. Jadoube=wrong
For example, Auburn gives full tuition scholarships to National Hispanic Scholars. Alabama gives full tuition, room and board, and a computer to NHRP scholars who also have a 3.5 gpa and 1400 sat. Check the college sites and see for yourself.</p>
<p>As far as I know the list has no scores on it just the Hispanic students that scored above an arbitrary number that they picked. The minimum score to qualify and a 240 would rank exactly the same on that list (alphabetical order I'm sure). </p>
<p>On the other point, do you think then that if they had 30 Hispanic scholars applying, but money for only 15 scholarships, and they were going to accept 30 Hispanics altogether, they would actually choose 15 with lower scores so they wouldn't have to give them the scholarship? If they do, they deserve to be sued.</p>
<p>From U of Alabama website:</p>
<p>"National Merit Finalist or National Achievement Finalist</p>
<pre><code>* Value of tuition in-state or out-of-state for 4 years
* 4 years of on-campus housing at regular room rate* (based on assignment by Housing and Residential Communities)
* $1,000 per year University National Merit/Achievement Scholarship for 4 years
* One time allowance of $2,000 for use in summer research or international study (after completing one year of study at UA)
* Laptop computer**
</code></pre>
<p>National Hispanic Scholars</p>
<p>The scholarship package outlined for National Merit Finalist and National Achievement Finalist is also available for National Hispanic Scholars with at least a 32 ACT or 1400 SAT score (critical reading and mathematics) and a 3.5 cumulative GPA."</p>
<p>That is true, but a big jump from giving full ride to all NHRP scholars. They draw you in but the extra requirements kill you.</p>
<p>The best way to see if the scholarships are guaranteed is to visit the collge websites. Some like Forham will only consider NHRP scholars and others like Auburn give it to all NHRP scholars accepted into the school.</p>
<p>Real world example of an automatic scholarship: U of Arizona's NHRP has always been automatic for all NHRP Scholars admitted to the school. For the 2007-2008 academic year they gave a $20K/yr scholarship to 75 NHRP Scholars.</p>
<p>That fall, they added the following note to the description of the NHRP scholarship:</p>
<p>
[quote]
We are reserving 50 scholarships for non-Arizona resident National Hispanic Scholars in our fall 2008 freshman class. If you wish to compete for this scholarship, we encourage you to apply early, and upon admission to UA, submit your enrollment deposit as soon as possible.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>They have since removed this note from their website, and posters on the UA forum report that this cap has been removed and any NHRP Scholar who applies before 4/1 and is admitted will receive a NHRP scholarship.</p>
<p>BTW, UA admits 80% of applicants, and the likelihood that a NHRP Scholar will not be admitted is close to 0.</p>