<p>D has a merit scholarship to U of R. I am trying to find the criteria for renewing this scholarship each year (am assuming it is indeed renewable!). Can someone provide the criteria or provide a link to a page that describes this? Have searched the UofR website without much luck.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>2.0 GPA, not on academic probation, full time student. That is it, just “satisfactory progress”</p>
<p>^^ He’s got it right. “Satisfactory academic progress” 2.0 GPA, full time enrollment (equivalent to 12-15 credits/ semester), no academic probation. </p>
<p>Scholarships are limited to a max. of 8 semesters.</p>
<p>UR has some of the most lenient requirements for a merit awards I’ve seen.</p>
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<p><a href=“Financial Aid : Advising Handbook : College Center for Advising Services : University of Rochester”>Financial Aid : Advising Handbook : College Center for Advising Services : University of Rochester;
<p>THE most lenient I’ve seen. Many schools tier requirements with the amount of the award and some of the top tiers can be relatively high, though not more than expected for a large merit award.</p>
<p>That is indeed incredibly lenient. Thanks.</p>
<p>WayOutWestMom - the link that you posted was for financial aid (need based aid). Does the same criteria also apply for merit-based aid? My D’s scholarship was merit-based.</p>
<p>I looked and also couldn’t find an actual web link for merit. But D2 is at UR on big merit and those are the terms of her award. </p>
<p>The way need based aid counts credits/GPA is exactly the same way merit counts credits/GPA. </p>
<p>And frankly was I was shocked that the GPA requirement is only a 2.0. Even our state requires a 2.5 to keep merit–and I thought they had exceptionally lenient requirements.</p>
<p>Yes, it does apply to merit aid as well. I called & asked this question 4 years ago when my d was offered merit aid. The admissions counselor was actually a bit confused about why I asked, and simply said, “Just satisfactory progress.” I asked, “What’s satisfactory progress?” “A 2.0.” I was also surprised to find that this was the only requirement for the Renaissance Scholarship as well (no, my d didn’t get the Renaissance).</p>
<p>I was shocked to at the low GPA requirement when I first heard it. Fortunately, it is rarely an issue - most of the students that are awarded merit scholarships have no problem staying well above the minimal requirement.</p>
<p>In practical terms for us, the behavior that accompanies high minimum GPA requirements to maintain scholarship eligibility is incompatible with our educational mission. We want students to take risks. We want to help students find courses they love rather than those they find easy. We want students who have an ambitious goal in law or engineering or medicine to find their legs in the challenging early courses without penalties. UR’s academic failure rate (successive semesters with <2.0) is well under 5% and has been gently shrinking as better-qualified students have entered over the last 15 years, so our tolerance for “risk-taking” GPAs in earlier semesters hasn’t led to any slackers (but this success focus probably also reflects the fact that >90% of our students at all grade levels say they are planning to attend graduate school).</p>
<p>Totally. Assuming RD is the person I think, this is exactly what kids are told before they apply and when they get in: you are encouraged to take classes that attract your interest. Clusters instead of distribution requirements. The Take Five program. Lots of kids who double major. </p>
<p>I know some deans have answered questions on CC but this may be the first unsolicited post in a forum by a dean.</p>
<p>from an earlier post:</p>
<p>"This is Jon Burdick, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, posting (just so I’m clear). "</p>
<p>how cool is that?</p>
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He is the person you think he is.</p>
<p>Apparently. Or his clone.</p>
<p>Haha… He does follow CC, as do many of our counselors. Never underestimate the power of the feedback that you all provide on CC! The feedback of parents and students is very insightful and helpful to us in a variety of ways.</p>
<p>Is it possible to receive more than one scholarship? If I got a STEP scholarship already, a national merit scholarship is added on to it, right?</p>