<p>I'm a senior this year and (hopefully) will be attending OU in the fall. I finally achieved a 32 composite on my ACT, and I have a 3.9 GPA with all AP & Honors classes. I received a letter from OU yesterday saying I will get $5,000. What happened to the automatic merit Gateway scholarship valued at full-tuition? That scholarship has been consistent for a few years now and I was really counting on that to help me pay for my education... I can't even find it on their website. Did they do away with it? Is there any hope for me possibly getting something comparable?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, it looks like the Gateway award is no longer available.</p>
<p>[The</a> Gateway Award Program: Ohio University Admissions](<a href=“http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Rn4sxNyps0sJ:www.ohio.edu/admissions/gateway/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a]The”>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Rn4sxNyps0sJ:www.ohio.edu/admissions/gateway/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a)</p>
<p>This is a cached page from google, which specifically states that the Gateway program is for Fall 2013. The new program is their signature program, [The</a> OHIO Signature Awards: Ohio University Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/signature/index.cfm]The”>http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/signature/index.cfm).</p>
<p>The only full-tuition award I see here is the OHIO Premier, which is available for Honors College students. Definitely call them and ask if becomeing a Premier scholar is selective, or if the full-tuition is guarenteed if you choose to participate in the Honors College.</p>
<p>My daugther got the same letter with the same $5000 award. I googled and found some notes where they are working to make their awards more like Ohio State and Bowling Green. I guess they decided they would rather have more, middle of the road, students than a few less but competitive ones. It’s sad because I think they will lose the higher performing students to other schools.</p>
<p>^ probably to Miami, which still has great merit scholarships for those stats - half to full tuition. </p>
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<p>It may not be too late to apply: “*Priority *consideration for the full amount in the ranges below will be given to students applying for admission by December 1, 2013.”</p>
<p>Apply to Alabama. If you apply soon you’ll get the free tuition scholarship there. The app is EZ…takes like 5 minutes!!! Also submit the scholarship app…a formality. No essays, no LORs.</p>
<p>You’d be accepted after the New Year and have your full tuition award at that time too.</p>
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