<p>have there been any stories of rutgers denying a student because they felt as if they were their safety school? say 1500+ sat's, decent rank ~5, and lots of activities? In addition, the scholarship said cut offs were at the top 5% for the full scholarship... if i'm like... .2% out... that would bump me down 8000 bucks?</p>
<p>oh also, can a bad personal statement hurt me? i kinda wrote mine off another essay, really didn't want to seem apathetic and choose the easy way out...</p>
<p>Don't know if this will ease your fears, but I have a 2210 SAT, a bunch of activities, etc. and I was accepted.</p>
<p>yea, that's kinda a relief, but about the scholarship thing... just outside top 5% by .2... will that kill my scholarship by 8000?</p>
<p>edit: my sat score is just m+v, just clarifying</p>
<p>Ooh, I have no idea about the scholarship thing, sorry. And I figured that your SAT was M&V, lol.</p>
<p>You don't even have to write the personal statement..I'd call and find out about the rank...it sounds like if there was one less kid in your class or something you would make it...so who knows how kind theyare with that...but it is 8000 bucks for them</p>
<p>2 kids... but that's besides the point... there's at least 15-20 of the kids who rank above me who have easier schedules... a lot easier</p>
<p>cujoe...I e-mailed them about ecxactly the same thing that you are asking about and i got a rather belligerent response.</p>
<p>They said something to the extent of "the scholarships are paid for by the state....they have strict guidelines...we are required to follow these guidelines...we are not going to break state rules..."</p>
<p>And about your first concern about exceptionally qualififed kids getting rejected...I am 99.99999% sure that they don't do that. I know four or five kids who got 1600's on the SAT, played varsity sports, had other good ECs...and got accepted to Rutgers with a full scholarship.</p>
<p>Here's what happened to me:</p>
<p>2260 SAT, got accepted few weeks ago, got the second best scholarship (I'm only in the top 7%)</p>
<p>So I wouldn't worry about rejection. I would imagine that Rutgers knows it's a big safety school.</p>
<p>How do they determine which scholarship you get if your HS doesn't rank??</p>
<p>They do not reject overqualified kids like some schools do.
As far as scholarships go, yes they do stick to the chart. I took the SAT's 4 times because I kept getting a 1450-1490s. I finally got a 1510 on the last possible date. It's kinda dumb because on one math question I just flat out guessed and if I had guessed wrong I would have gotten a 760 instead of a 800 and lost $25,000 in scholarships! :/</p>
<p>AHHHH!!!! ***... 22/411... what is that ... 5.26%?? top 5% my ass! haha, but technically my school doesn't rank, so how bout that?</p>
<p>Well they might round it down, and also if you can improve it by the end of the year they will use your improved stats.</p>
<p>Would they revoke your scholarship if your GPA dropped senior year, or do they give it to you based on your first three years?</p>
<p>in... whew</p>
<p>they better not...lol...i dont wanna work to stay top 5%...although it might be hard to lose it...i can drop 10 spots and still be top 5% It may be suck if your just outside of 5..but i mean you gotta look at it from their point of view...its their fund money from the state. They already give out so much money..why would they wanna feel bad to you that you were two spots too low and just give you another 8000. Not that it doesn't suck. Although it may be true that you can still get the scholarship if you boost your rank by the end of the year...so start working your ass off.</p>
<p>waht are my chances if I got a 590m 610v and 570w, great ec's recs and Great essays? i have a gpa of 4.7, all honors and ap's top prep school in the state of illinois? I dont want to apply if im gonna get turned down no doubt.</p>
<p>lishnik, i have a 4.65 in my school which is 22/411... this year i have a 4.94, it's not like i'm not trying haha</p>
<p>I didn't say you weren't haha...was just making sure you were :)</p>