<p>My S just received the acceptance letter from Indiana University. He was asked to apply to the Selective Scholarship. We have a few questions .</p>
<p>1) What is the Selective Scholarship based on? Is it primarily based on SAT/ACT/GPA? What are the cut off scores?
2) Does the Selective Scholarship take into account of whether you are in-state or out of state student?
3) For those of students who got the Selective Scholarship in the past, congratulations! What were your SAT/ACT scores?
4) How many Selective Scholarships does IU give each year? </p>
<p>The test scores and grades are what qualified your son to be able to apply for the Selective Scholarships. His extracurriculars, essays, and recommendations which differentiate him from other applicants will be considered when the Selective Scholarships are awarded. Honors College scholarships are awarded to OOS. I don’t know about the other Selective Scholarships. My daughter received $1000 per year from the Honors College with a 30 ACT. (I thought her essays portrayed her and her passions well.) I have never seen numbers of scholarships awarded for the Honor College but there has been data on the website about amounts available for scholarships. As far as how many of the other Selective Scholarships are awarded, you could probably search the website for news articles that announce the winners and make some assumptions/projections about next year. Or call the administrators of the programs.</p>
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<li> As hoosiermom said, the essays and recommendations come into play. Class rank is also considered I suspect. I’ve never seen a cut off score published, and what was true last year will not be true for 2010.<br></li>
<li> I think it does to an extent with IU favoring instate students for the most selective scholarships. For the more common honors scholarship, I just don’t know.<br></li>
<li> The scores belong to my D so I don’t disclose exact specifics. Her UW gpa was near 4.0 and weighted was above 4. SAT’s put her in the top decile somewhere. Her school does not officially rank, but at some point she had to have a rank. It was in the top 5% I think.<br></li>
<li> Good question, but I’ve never seen a number for honors scholarships. I asked D about kids on her floor (she lives on an honors floor) but they don’t really talk about who received what scholarships from Hutton.</li>
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<p>Apply asap if you apply. It is still fairly early and sending the ssa back now will give you an advantage. They have scholarships to distribute, and better for them to know for certain that they can give all of them out before running out of applicants by being loose with approvals early.</p>
<p>Just making sure you take a look at IU’s website. Their MANY scholarships are quite clearly defined (not including stats, which is what you’re asking, but that doesn’t matter because you DEFINITELY should fill out this paperwork!). Click on “types” of scholarships, then you’ll see “selective scholarships”. </p>
<p>I wanted to make sure you know it’s not just ONE “selective scholarship” that is at stake here. This form is used to consider your son for MANY school/department scholarships. DEFINITELY fill it out! You might throw “found” money down the drain if you don’t. Good luck.</p>
<p>Sorry to hijack here, but are these selective scholarships available for those who were just under the cut-off on one factor for the automatic scholarships? </p>
<p>Can a student who will not receive automtic scholarships be able to recieve any other merit aid at IU?</p>
<p>The ssa goes out to new admits whose stats are high enough for them to be invited into the Hutton Honors College. Nobody knows the exact formula, but probably most or all of the invitees qualified for the highest automatic scholarships.</p>
<p>IF the one part that is lacking for you, regarding the selective scholarships, happens to be the ACT or SAT (instead of the GPA)…you can keep taking the test, and…if you meet the cut of - you can still go back and update IU to be reconsidered for the scholarship. I don’t know all the details, but they’re on the website.</p>
<p>Naw, the GPA is my problem. I happen to be a 69’er (a 3.69 GPA’er, that is). My school doesn’t do weighted GPA, even though I have passed 4 AP tests. </p>
<p>I way overshot the ACT requirement (31). Too bad they don’t have a scale or something.</p>
<p>Anyways, thanks y’all for the help. If possible, I would love further advice, because I love this school, and unfortunately money issues required me to kick it off my list.</p>
<p>OHKID. That IS tough. Because my D is in the same boat with GPA but they do weight. She’s been in honors forever, and also taken 4 AP tests so far. Seems VERY unfair to me that they use weighted grades when some schools don’t offer them. My daughter’s GPA is also holding her back. She switched schools in the middle of 10th grade and it was a HARD transition. Not the new school, just the process itself. Long story of logistics, etc. She was straight A before moving, and is now straight A as a senior. But she had one really bad semester with some Bs and one C+…and that KILLED her GPA. No matter that she’s straight As again…it’s just NOT coming back up in enough time to turn in rank/GPA. I feel for you. Ummm…can you get your school to recommend you for the Wells Scholarship?</p>
<p>Maybe, thanks for the tip. I’ll be googling it soon :)</p>
<p>Also, thanks for all of the help, R124687. I’m sorry to hear your daughter was in the same situation. Maybe for future generations they will re-think their criteria :)</p>
<p>If you recalculate your GPA using weights (typically an extra point for an AP class) what is it? In my son’s case IU accepted a note from the school principal with what his GPA would be with weights and they awarded the scholarship based on that GPA. In his case it was a bump from $2000 to $9000 a year and was the deciding factor to attend. He had 8 AP classes.</p>
<p>Oh, Momtn…that’s BRILLIANT! Because it’s really not fair. I HATE saying that. But this IS one time when it’s just so true. Everyone has different ways of calculating GPA. ANd that’s fine. But, in this instance, it just doesn’t work. Let’s say school A has a grading system whereby 90 is a straight A (these schools EXIST in Indiana!). So they have a 4.0 conversion whereas the next school will convert that into a 3.67 or even a 3.33, neither of which will get you into these scholarships. And…let’s face it…a school who gives an “A” for a 90 is probably also not as difficult to GET as a school who cuts off their A at, say…95 like mine did. So it’s good to know that IU is “reasonable”. </p>
<p>OHKID…no need for you to worry about my girl, I must not have stated it correctly, she WILL get the automatic scholarship because her school DOES weight grades.</p>
<p>I don’t think my school will go for the “added weight” thing, and a 93 is an A at my school (which sucks, sine I am the king of 92’s, which count as 3.0).</p>
<p>I think I might just apply and see what happens. However, I will be waiting until my mid-year grades are released.</p>
<p>a few questions about what scholarships will be offered with admission and ssa:
anyone that has received ssa already willing to share what the essay topics are needed for Hutton?
i read on the website about “residential scholar” how is that decided and would that be something that would be listed in the ssa? or do you contact housing for that info?
are any dept scholarships listed? or do you need to contact each dept to see if they are available?</p>
<p>My SSA says I can potentially get some money from Hutton, and I can also be in the running for that full ride from Kelley. I’m out of state, so I’m not sure if in-staters might have more opportunities.</p>
<p>The essay topics are basically this:</p>
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<li>What are you eager to pursue at IU (200-400 words)</li>
<li>Talk about something significant you’ve been involved in (200-400)</li>
<li>Take a stance on an issue, support it with research (600 word max)</li>
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<p>I’m paraphrasing the prompts. They will explain each one in more detail (especially 3).</p>
<p>The automatic scholarships are offered with admission. The SSA is used to determine Hutton Honors scholarships and direct admit scholarships for the various schools at the university. Less than 10% of freshman are direct admits in the College of Arts and Sciences. It is extremely competitive and a direct admit does not guarantee a scholarship from any school or major. Direct Admit scholarships for any school are very limited. I think IU focuses it’s resources on the automatic scholarships. Scholarships from individual departments are primarily for upper classmen. You might check an individual department though to see if there is an exception. </p>
<p>thanks rah and jax. hopefully we will hear soon re admission. app shows complete as of oct 12 everything there since 9/16 .</p>
<p>can you explain the residence scholars community? i see the other learning communities are “theme” or subject based but really dont see any specific subject for RS. I definitely see the benefit of reduced room costs…in exchange for custodial duties. but am unclear, is it just one group in one building or are there residence scholars in each of the living communities? from website:.</p>
<p>To apply to the Residence Scholars program, complete the Learning Communities section of your application and indicate your preference on your housing application. You also need to complete the Residence Scholars Application (available in the top right corner).</p>
<p>I think Ashton Johnston is the only building with residence scholars. (Maybe Forest has one, too?) It is at the corner of Sunrise and Tenth, which is a good location-- close to the main library and Kelley, and on the campus and city bus lines via Tenth Street. Definitely not a party dorm. A lot of people don’t like the social atmosphere there, as it is all singles, which discourages interaction compared to other dorms. Lots of kids keep their doors open, though, and there are quite a few returnees, so it is a good fit for a lot of students. My son has lived there both years at IU, and a lot of kids on his floor he knows also returned after last year. Chores-- vacuuming, taking out trash, cleaning the showers and toilets-- rotate with students doing different chores and doing them weekly or every other week, depending on how your floor organizes it. They don’t have janitorial services, which contributes to the low cost of living there.</p>
<p>There are some organized activities involving the whole of Ashton and occasionally his floor members have some organized sports nights like volleyball or dodgeball, but not much of that. Its not really a “scholars community” in the sense that people study together or discuss the issues of the day or all have the same major, as residents majors are varied. They do have a contest to see which floor can get the highest cumulative gpa or something like that. Its mostly a place for responsible kids to live cheaply. You get single room, free cable, free internet, and a free telephone land line for a little more than $300 a month. My son’s room was repainted with new carpeting and furniture and looks great compared to last year’s old stuff. Parking options are awesome, too, in the big lot on the north side of Tenth street. My son parks about fifty yards from his room for $130 a year it costs for a D5 permit. A freshman could probably get this permit if he was approved for Ashton Johnston early enough and added his name to the D5 permit waitlist. My son applied for his parking permit in May and still got one for the 2009-10 term.</p>