<p>Curious as to where the line is as far as who qualifies and who does not. For those of you who were accepted with this scholarship - would you mind posting your basic stats - just test scores and GPA. Thanks.</p>
<p>My daughter did NOT get a presidential scholarship. Her GPA, when recalculated using Elon’s formula was about 4.2. Her superscored SATs were 1980.</p>
<p>kierans - that makes me feel better - my son’s stats are very similar to your daughters. I do now think that those who rcvd Pres. scholarships had ACTs of 31 and over and higher GPAs than my son. Which is fine - I feel better knowing that he really was not “on the borderline” for getting one. What has me a little confused is that the ACT midrange is something like 26-29 - which led me to conclude that someone with a 30 or higher would be in the top 25% and scholarship eligible. I have seen that it is the top 25% in some spots and the top 15% in other spots. So - I kind of jumped to the conclusion that his 30 ACT - 1380/1600 and 1960/2400 SAT the way they translate it - would make him eligible.</p>
<p>From the Financial Aid/Scholarship section of the Elon website:</p>
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<p>This link is a Profile for the Class of 2015 - but I think it also sheds some light on the scholarship issue.</p>
<p>[Admissions</a> - Meet the Class of 2015](<a href=“Elon University / Undergraduate Admissions”>Elon University / Undergraduate Admissions)</p>
<p>I was also disappointed that my daughter didn’t get the scholarship; I thought she was in the running although not at all a sure thing. The stats you point to say the the AVERAGE stats for the scholarship were 4.4 GPA and 2002 SAT, but that means some people had stats that were lower and my daughter’s were only slightly lower. Oh well, I had figured she was borderline for the money, so we weren’t counting on it.</p>
<p>The only thing that bothers me a bit is that I’m wondering if it’s harder to get the scholarship if you apply Early Decision. At that point, it’s probably hard for them to tell what kind of stats their top applicants will have and they don’t want to award too many scholarships (plus they know they’ve got you because you applied early decision and they don’t have to try to get you to attend by dangling merit aid). Now I’m second guessing her decision to apply ED.</p>
<p>In any case, thank goodness that Elon’s overall cost is lower than most schools and we are fortunate that we’ll be able to pay.</p>
<p>kiernans - I agree with you completely. We did a lot of EA vs ED wavering - but the lower price made us more comfortable with the ED decision. I have also played around with Elon’s net price calculator - which seem to indicate we would be eligible - with 2 in college next year - for some FA - including grant money. The calculator has you input your GPA and test scores - so again - when I saw the estimated award with grant money - I thought part of that was a merit scholarship - but I guess not. We are going to apply for FA and see what happens - whatever we get will be helpful.</p>
<p>^^ I have a feeling that they use a guideline in the top 25% of applicant stats as a guideline…it is possible that given 400 apps ( we don’t know how many were accepted yet) , that top 25% had very high stats…no way to tell…but the chance of the scholarship had to be better with ED given that Elon’s EA is their most competitive pool…</p>
<p>One other thought that I had previous to this, is that by the time they make ED decisions ( mid November), they already have a glance at the EA pool…and, as you said, know what’s in the pipeline…</p>
<p>Just my thoughts…no skin in the process</p>
<p>I am, however, glad this has been discussed…my EA students have similar stats to both of your kids and, now, I am able to prepare them for not receiving any $$</p>
<p>Hi All - My son also has similar stats and applied EA so, IF accepted, I will be able to tell you if he receives any type of merit money. We certainly don’t expect anything, but of all the schools he applied to, Elon is the only one where he is in the top 25%- according to last years numbers - thus possibly eligible for some $$. I’ll keep you posted.</p>
<p>I can tell you that my son, who did recieve the Presidential Scholarship, does have stats that are above the PS averages listed on the link RVM posted.</p>
<p>I believe that as the cost of many East Coast LACs rise above $50k, and as Elon’s reputation continues to grow, the number of students with strong stats that seriously consider Elon is growing also. That was certainly the case for us. Personally, I think that’s great news for all accepted students!</p>
<p>Is SAT the only test they consider for Presidential? I sure hope not. D’s is fine, but not 2000+. We’ve been holding out hope that they’d use her ACT. (33 single sitting, 34 super) </p>
<p>And, rvm, I jumped out of my seat to see that that the Elon net price was good for you. It gives me a glimmer of hope for the “Wake Forest factor.”</p>
<p>^^DB: Elon will convert the ACT to SAT equivalents for your D using the math, reading and English sections…unless something has changed, they do not use the science for that conversion…</p>
<p>Either way, a 34 certainly qualifies on the standardized test according to previous stats for the Presidential…</p>
<p>EA should be very interesting this year IMO…</p>
<p>Rodney is correct - and on OnTrack - you can actually see the conversion. ACT math becomes SAT math; ACT English becomes SAT Critical Reading and ACT English/writing becomes SAT writing. This conversion formula is what I feel hurt my son - his high ACT reading score was not factored in. </p>
<p>But with an ACT 34 - you will get it for sure.</p>
<p>My Daughter got the “Presidential” Scholarship. Her SAT is 2140 with lots of extracurricular. But really, how Presidential is $4,500 when Tuition and Room/Board is over $35K? Elon is not great enough to go bankrupt and if I did, they wouldn’t care.</p>
<p>^^stagemother: your student also has the opportunity to apply for additional scholarship $$ through the Fellows programs…but given your response, it sounds like you have moved on and that Elon was never really a contender…</p>
<p>Sorry you were disappointed…Elon makes it very clear , up front, that they try to keep tuition lower than other private schools and they do not have large merit awards…except for students who apply for the Fellows Scholarships</p>
<p>Good luck to your daughter wherever she ends up!</p>
<p>My d only took the ACT and got the Presidential Scholarship. I didn’t see how they recalculate GPA but her GPA-W is over a 4.4.</p>
<p>Well, I guess my tone was obvious … Yes, I was so disappointed that she got a “Presidential” amount that makes Elon out of our category. I really think it is the lowest “Presidential” amount that I have seen for a school of this caliber. And on the scholarship page I didn’t see anything about a Fellows Program. If you have the link, can you please share it? We haven’t canceled her audition date yet. But not knowing of this, I wonder if we already missed a deadline … Thanks for your note</p>
<p>Found the links
[Honors</a> Fellows: Program Benefits](<a href=“Elon University / Undergraduate Admissions / Fellows and Scholars Programs”>Elon University / Undergraduate Admissions / Fellows and Scholars Programs)</p>
<p>So, $37K - $16.5K … Leaves $20,500 to cover a year. Ouch. Difficult for a single Mom… but we will see after fasfa submission.</p>
<p>Also, it looks like a heavy academic load to carry … any thoughts on this?
[Elon</a> College Fellows](<a href=“Elon University / Elon College Fellows”>Elon University / Elon College Fellows)</p>
<p>^^and what about financial aid??..did you attempt the net price calculator on the website?</p>
<p>Yes, I imagine you might find other schools that will be more affordable for you given that you were not aware of some of this…If your in-state public has an MT program, that might be more affordable</p>
<p>But others have found COA to be much lower than comparable schools when all is said and done…</p>
<p>Pls return and let us know how the financial aid turned out as well and where your daughter decides to attend; you “sound” extremely stressed so hope it all works out…</p>
<p>Thank You soooo much Rodney!!! Elon is open today and on your advice I called because it really is one of my D’s top choices. But I had almost cancelled her MT audition because, while grateful, I was so sad about the $4.5K Presidential while some other schools have given her almost full tuition and this Presidential made Elon absolutely impossible. I never gave a thought or imagined how much in ELON Grants there were. The advisor, like you suggested, told me to use the Net Price Calculator. She also said that her mom was in the same position as I am and that she doesn’t have to financially worry at all.</p>
<p>So I did the NPC and OH MY!! I have to eat every sad pitiful word I said! Elon does care about me going bankrupt!! And I won’t have to according to the Net Price Calculator! Elon is way beyond generous!! With tears in my eyes, I thank you and Elon for putting back the hope for my daughter to be able to attend. Thank You so very much!</p>
<p>Hi - just make sure you follow the Elon instructions for financial aid - you have to submit both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile - and they have their own 2-page form you need to fill out and mail in. The financial aid award will be available on On Track in early April. This is, of course, the first year the net price calculator is available - so it will be interesting to see how accurate it is. I was very happy with wat it predicted for my son - will be interesting to see reality of the award in April.</p>