Presidential Scholarship?

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I was accepted into UVM and I received the Trustees Scholarship worth $7,000 a year. I have a 1790 SAT, a 3.6 UW GPA, and I'm in the top 20% of my class. I've read that the cutoff for the Presidential Scholarship is 1800 and the top 20% of your class. Would it be worth contacting UVM Financial Aid to see if I could be considered for the Presidential Scholarship since I am literally 10 points away from the eligibility point? </p>

<p>An extra $16,000 over the course of my attendance at UVM would be a great help, especially since my family is going throw some financial issues right now.</p>

<p>Also, would it be better to have my parents contact the financial aid office, or for me to contact them? And by what means (letter, email, phone)?</p>

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<p>I’m in the same situation, I got the $7k scholarship but I was close to the Presidential and I have better overall stats than a lot of people who got it. On the other hand, they gave my an additional $5250 OoS grant with my financial aid, so I was happy with that. Class rank definitely hurt me, and with my grades starting to slip towards the end of the year, I think it would be tough to argue for more money. Let me know how it works out for you. </p>

<p>My stats:
GPA: 3.7 uw, 3.95 w
SAT/ACT: 1850/27
Class rank: Just above 25%
Tons or ec’s, sports, and leadership, and all honors classes with 5 AP classes.</p>