<p>I'm just going through my mail and see we received a postcard from IU and wanted to share this information. It reads:</p>
<p>The following scholarships are automatic academic scholarships - you will be automatically considered when you apply for admission and no separate application is required. These scholarships are renewable for four years of study by maintaining a 3.0 gpa and range in total value from $ 8,000 - $ 32,000.</p>
<p>IU Distinction Scholarship
Criteria is SAT 1300* or above or ACT 29 or above & minimum gpa of 3.75
$8,000 per year</p>
<p>IU Prestige Scholarship
Criteria is SAT 1250* or above or ACT 28 or above & minimum gpa of 3.70
$5,000 per year</p>
<p>IU Recognition Scholarship
Criteria is SAT 1150* or above or ACT 25 or above & minimum gap of 3.60
$2,000 per year</p>
<p>*SAT score is based on Critical Reading and Math sections only. ACT score considered is the composite score.</p>
<p>For more information about these and other IU scholarships for incoming freshman, please visit:</p>
<p>IU scholarships are competitive. Students who have submitted a complete application for admission by November 1 receive maximum consideration for academic scholarships. </p>
<p>November 1 Priority date for admission and maximum scholarship consideration.</p>
<p>February 1 Students may submit updated test scores and gpa by this date (or until scholarship funds are exhausted) for reconsideration of automatic scholarship amounts.</p>
<p>March 1 Date the FAFSA needs to be submitted for need-based financial aid consideration.</p>
<p>Students are notified of automatic academic scholarships in their letter of admission to IU.</p>
<p>Susan, I remember now about your poor son! Maybe we should add a caveat that we're not sure this will apply to those in the School of Music? Remember they never said anything about that before, either. </p>
<p>Icy, I'm only quoting what IU has sent us and NOOOO, these are NOT the same scholarships from two years ago. I have an older son there and he would have fallen into the top category. Two years ago they called it a Faculty Award and he got $6,000 a year.</p>
<p>MBJ, I think Oregonianmom was quoted three or four weeks after they get everything, and my son was told at his school 4 - 6 weeks from the time he did the online application, probably because it takes them two weeks to get the rest of the information to the university.</p>
<p>Just so you know, my son qualifies for the IU Distinction Schlorship, he received his acceptance package about ten days ago and there was no letter in the package about the schlorship. I called the admission office and they said it would be about another two weeks before the list came out. I was told to call back or wait on the mail.</p>
<p>Applying online is faster because you will get immediate confirmation that they received it. If you apply on paper, it will take weeks just to get logged in. Once it's logged in, you should be able to see your status.</p>
<p>Gatorman, thanks for the heads up on that. It seems they had good intentions when they sent the card out, but are more backed up than they thought they would be. I can tell you that two years ago my son did get notification in his admissions letter, so they must REALLY be behind.</p>
<p>I wonder if the automatic scholarships for out of state scholarships will even be worth going to IU-Kelley School given the roughly ten percent tuition (room and board are extra) annual increases since 2006-07 ($21,432) and scheduled for 2008-2009 and projected for 2009-2010. Current year OOS students pay $23,395; in 2008-2009 it rises to $25,848. Probably still a good deal for many and a great deal for some, given their other options. But it is like the OOS students are subsidizing in-state students, whose annual tuition increases tend to be in the 4-6 percent range.</p>
<p>bthomp1, it's like that everywhere. The only exception is when states have reciprocity agreements where, for example, someone in WI can attend any school in Iowa at Iowa's in-state rates. Unfortunately for those of us living in my state, Illinois doesn't have such an agreement with any other state. </p>
<p>If you don't find value in paying what I think is moderate tuition to attend the 10th ranked business school in the country, then it may not be a choice you'll be happy with. You stated in another thread, I believe, that you find their application process poor. IU just may not be a good fit for you. </p>
<p>I frequently hear the argument that OOS students subsidize IS students, but I don't lose any sleep over it. After all, state universities receive subsidies from the state, which in turn collects taxes from the residents of the state. No one gets a free ride, although I wouldn't turn one down. :-)</p>
<p>We sent counselor sig form and transcripts to IU on Sept 20 and applied online on Oct 10. They never notified us that csf and transcripts were not received. I called them the day before Thanksgiving and was shocked, and I mean shocked, to hear that csf and transcripts were not received. Turns out from a counselor finally checking his physical file yesterday, after he said he would check wednesday, that the csf and transcripts were in his file but not in the checklist of completed applications. Two months after sending csf and transcripts and seven weeks after sending the online application, the counselor who actually makes the decision to admit had his complete application. That is not a good process to me.</p>
<p>Is it really common for schools to raise their out of state tuition and fees an average of ten percent per year, as IU has done the last three years. How long can you do that every year? The eight and five thousand dollar scholarships help soften the blow, but by the time you are a senior they are more than eaten up by the increases. We are in-state and should be glad OSS is helping keep instate fees down (for instate students, IU is LESS expensive than IUPUI and Indiana State, which are not great schools). IU is a great school; I am down on them because of our application process, which produced a lot of anxiety. Those tuition increases for OSS are like not reading the fine print when IU trumpets the OSS scholarships. Like I said, a great deal though for many for whom money is not an issue anyway. A top ten program is a top ten program, and just being able to get into one of those, at practically any price, is a great deal, and IU makes that opportunity with admissions qualifications that many can meet a great opportunity.</p>