Hi,
My son would be an oos student. He has a 32 act with a 3.0 unweighted and 3.6 weighted gpa. He would also be an engineering major.
Ole miss has a laundry list of scholarship opportunities. With the above stats is there anyone out there that could give some indication of what he could get?
Alabama for instance is pretty cut and dry. Ole miss, not so much.
Thanks much
you have to look for it in the freshman guide book under admissions. It is a pdf that lists the scores with the amount he will receive. It is similar to what BAMA gives. With his stats he would receive $21,768 a year. Plus Oxford is more of a college atmosphere with a safer campus than Tuscaloosa.
Thank you for the response.
One other question.
Can you confirm if ole miss will accept the weighted gpa for their scholarships? I can’t find this on their website. I’ve sent an email.
Thanks again
not sure on that, contact your admissions counselor for your state. I would keep his unweighted above a 3.0 to make sure, as long as you are 3.0 unweighted you are fine.
I don’t believe they really look at weighted GPA. While they will of course consider academic rigor, I recall the thresholds being unweighted. You really need to get an admissions officer on the phone and discuss your situation. In a week, things will calm down and they will have time.
FWIW, my son’s application just went through last week and his Ole Miss login was went, along with his acceptance and some info on automatic scholarships. So it appears they are starting to process early applications now.
I know it’s obvious, but your son may want to consider a less challenging load and get that GPA up for semester 1. Nothing is set in stone until December and he would still be eligible for awards.
I know it sounds silly, but frankly, most schools seem totally uninterested in senior year.
I am by no means an authority, but I’ve talked to a number of people following their visit to Ole Miss and the honors college, and at some point merit aid is discussed. The people I’ve talked to have all been very pleased with the numbers they have been given. I don’t know that an in-person visit is necessary, but it might result in more financial aid via one of the discretionary scholarships.
Also, as for the laundry list of scholarships, many of them are stackable. So it is possible for an exceptional student to cobble together a full ride, or close to it.
Here’s a table showing how much merit money is awarded for different levels of stats:
Thanks for all the responses.
We’re planning a trip.
Don’t forget to look further down the chart that @PrimeMeridian provided to see that additional money is provided for students who have a 3.5 g.p.a.
I would encourage him to ensure that he gives the best snapshot of his high school experience through essays and his resume when he’s applying for scholarships. With the 32 ACT/3.0+ GPA, he automatically gets full non-resident tuition. Many of the foundation and departmental scholarships are very competitive.
Thanks for the response.
Do you think the foundation and departmental scholarships are so competitive that a 32 act/3.0+ gpa would likely preclude him from those scholarships?
In other words. Do you think those stats are competitive enough?
General tso, I don’t think anyone can answer your question for certain. However, a 32 ACT, 3.0/3.6 gpa just barely makes the cut. In fact, it really isn’t full tuition. For some reason it falls about $150 short, but it’s close enough to count as full tuition.
To put this in perspective, girls get automatically cut from rush from most houses if they have under a 3.0 unweighted average. Some houses want a 3.3. There are going to be tons of people with above a 3.0, so the competition will be stiff. If you get in the Honors College I think you would get some additional money from there.
I suggest you just apply and hope for the best. If money is really an issue, you might also look at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, where a 32 and a 3.0 gets tuition, room, board, a laptop, and $1,200 per semester. I don’t think it’s as good a school as Ole Miss though.
Thanks for the response.
Money’s not the issue as much as bargain. We"re considering ole miss because of what may be some generous stackable scholarships.
However if all they will offer is full tuition then alabama for us would be a better option. Alabama will give full tuition plus an engineering scholarship.
The only way we’ll consider ole miss is if they offer more money than alabama. La tech is also an option as we live in lousiana.
We’ll visit ole miss soon.
Also earl thankyou. You’ve been helpful.
Do not hesitate to apply simply because I said it was a longshot. A lot of factors go into Ole Miss merit aid, including geography. Also, I think there is a stipend associated with the honors college that is given out pretty freely. There is a liberal arts bent to the honors college, but there are quite a few STEM people in the program.
From what I’ve been able to observe, the Ole Miss honors college is really top notch.
When we went for a visit I asked about the merit scholarships. I thought they said that it was based on the unweighted “core” GPA. So assuming that is correct you might want to figure your kids unweighted gpa with out PE,fine arts and other non core subjects.
I wanted to address a couple of things I saw on here. 1) There is not an automatic stipend associated with the Honors College. They do have a number of scholarships (12-14) that they offer, but they are not automatic. They are competitively awarded. 2) The School of Engineering at Ole Miss has the second largest percentage of Honors College students behind liberal arts which has tons of majors. So, there are a number of STEM students in Honors. 3) The 32+ ACT scholarship does give full nonresident tuition plus nearly all of resident tuition. http://finaid.olemiss.edu/scholarships/#8
The School of Engineering scholarships at Ole Miss are competitively awarded.
Just want to make sure you receive the correct information about programs. Best of luck with everything!
If you live in Louisiana then you should apply to LSU for engineering it has a better program for engineering than Ole Miss. You will get TOPs (the reduced TOPs) along with any other scholarships that can also be applied at LSU.
But I will say Ole Miss is very generous with scholarships and you should apply to all interested colleges and see what they offer before you decide where to attend.
Thanks for the response.
My son doesn’t want to go to lsu.