Purdue 2011 Presidential/Trustees Scholarships

Paying for College
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<p>Today, February 15th, is supposedly the last day for Purdue to be handing out its university-wide merit scholarships for incoming freshmen. I, as I'm sure a lot of you were, was disappointed to not receive a letter. I'm wondering if maybe they just have to be postmarked by the 15th and not actually received? I don't know. Either way, I'm getting pretty desperate. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Purdue Calculated GPA (unweighted, only math, science, and english courses) ≈ 3.7
Unweighted cumulative GPA ≈ 3.7
Weighted cumulative GPA ≈ 4.1
Junior fall semester GPA = 4.62
Junior spring semester GPA = 4.67
SAT score: 800 Math, 680 Critical Reading, 650 Writing
AP tests: 5- AP Physics C (Mechanics). 5- Calculus BC. 5- AP Statistics. 4- AP English Literature and Composition (damn english...)
All from Junior year^^
2011 AIME qualifyer
two-time JETS varsity team member
2011 academic math team member</p>

<p>I got two C's in high school. Both from Spanish, though</p>

<p>The criteria for merit scholarships include high academic achievement, especially toward your prospective major (engineering for me), and community involvement and leadership.</p>

<p>Tell me what you think. Is there a chance I'll get something in the next few days??</p>

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<p>Honestly, I’m not sure how this happened to me either. I have similar stats and my friends with weaker stats received $8,000/year. My intended major is engineering I’m praying something comes in the mail. If I don’t get this scholarship, going out-of-state might just be cheaper. Good luck to you</p>

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<p>What out of state schools would be cheaper than Purdue in-state without the $8,000? Without the scholarship, you would still be paying only about twenty thousand a year for tuition, room and board, and an excellent education. I know it would be disappointing not getting the scholarship, but you won’t find anything nearly that cheap out of state for a comparable engineering degree.</p>

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<p>unless an out of state school gave you a merit scholarship, which they should! IU gave me $9,000 automatically. and nothing from purdue. sounds like a load of BS if you ask me</p>