President's Scholars Program

<p>Does anyone know when we're notified if we became finalists for the President's Scholars Program? Plane ticket prices are going to go up the longer you wait; and if I did manage to qualify, I don't know how my parents would feel about buying tickets April 1.</p>

<p>Iā€™ve been wondering the very same thing! Can anyone clarify??</p>

<p>I emailed admissions about it a couple weeks ago and they said that finalists are notified after regular decision letters are sent.</p>

<p>Oh, and if youā€™re a finalist they pay your airfare. So no problems there. Does anyone know how many finalists are chosen?</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>Is the interview only a one day thing? Or are there events Sunday as well?</p>

<p>I rememebered I had read something about the number of finalists. Iā€™m not sure if this was what I was thinking of, but I someone said that two years ago it was 50. <a href=ā€œhttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvey-mudd-college/674597-psp-presidential-scholars-gather.html[/url]ā€>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvey-mudd-college/674597-psp-presidential-scholars-gather.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I think itā€™s just one day, but Sunday and Monday are Admitted Students Weekend so there will be other stuff.</p>

<p>Ah! Exciting!</p>

<p>We have to pay for our own airfare if weā€™re attending the admitted students weekend right?</p>

<p>As far as I know, yes.</p>

<p>My daughter received the Presidentā€™s Scholarship at Santa Clara University (near home), but really wants to go the HMC. Has anyone received a ā€˜likely letterā€™ for HMC?</p>

<p>April 10-11 is such a busy weekend! Arcadia track meet, MIT Campus Preview Weekend, UCLA Engineering Open House, etc.</p>

<p>If my daughter goes to MIT CPW, but is a Presidentā€™s Scholarship finalist, do you think HMC will pay for her airfare from Boston to HMC and the from HMC back home to SFO??</p>

<p>That seems more expensive, but who knows? You could try calling them and asking.</p>

<p>Ceemom: Mudd has replied to your daughter about PSP already? </p>

<p>Sorry, I just wanted to make sure.</p>

<p>No, but she wants me to buy tickets to fly her to MIT CPW because she got in ED there, but if Mudd can provide a good financial aid package she is ready to stay in CA ā€“ not sure how she would handle the weather and the long distance from home in MA!</p>

<p>I think the odds of a Presidents Scholarship are so low that we are leaning toward MIT.</p>

<p>Ceemom: Congrats! Iā€™m sure your daughter will be successful no matter where she goes. Did she apply ED to Mudd? Iā€™m not sure whether ED-ers are more likely to get PSP because theyā€™re ā€œlocked-inā€ by the ED contract.</p>

<p>MIT is an EA by the way</p>

<p>In the past about half of the 50 finalists got offers, and maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of those who got offers chose to accept. Looked at another way, the scholarships offers go to about 1% of applicants. I donā€™t know what yield on these scholarship offers Mudd currently anticipates, or whether the recession has had an impact on funding. However, your odds could be pretty decent if you are a finalist for this one (better than for some other large merit scholarships elsewhere). I am sure Mudd admissions would tell you if you asked. It is an amazing opportunity.</p>

<p>So do those black envelopes that are arriving in Southern California right now include financial aid estimates and/or information about Mudd Scholar or Presidents or RIF scholar finalists?</p>

<p>Not as far as I see. Letter says ā€œif you applied for financial aid you should expect to hear from the Office of Financial Aid within a week or so of receiving your admission letterā€. No mention of merit scholarships.</p>

<p>The finalists for the Presidentā€™s Scholarship were notified by email on Monday. They were told to not talk about it until they received their acceptance package in the mail.</p>

<p>Anyone on here chosen as a finalist? I havenā€™t heard of anyone yet personallyā€¦ and no one on the facebook group has said that they have; if any of them have, I donā€™t know.</p>

<p>My D was chosen as a finalist.</p>