Should I be shocked I got no scholarships?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Ursinus College
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<p>I got my acceptance letter a couple of days ago, but with no scholarship? My brother before got a $13,000 scholarship and his ranking was sixty spots lower than mine, and his SAT score was 200 points lower?
Here are my stats:
Basically my GPA is 4.0+ weighted, probably 3.7-3.8 unweighted
Ranked top 5% in class (12/486)
Very rigorous schedule, senior Schedule:
AP Calculus
AP Biology
AP Physics
AP English
AP Psychology
Honors Spanish V</p>

<p>And here comes the part that kills me:
SAT 1890 (680 M, 600R, 610W)
SAT II: 680 Chemistry, 670 US History
ACT: 28 (32M, 29R, 26W, 26S)
Will be retaking ACT and SAT in December, Im sure I'll score better on the ACT since I took the test with little to no preparation and had to literally guess in ten science questions since time ran out along with five in reading</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Kid to Kid 9th Grade-(Drug and Alcohol Awareness Group)
National Junior Honor Society
National Honor Society
Football- (9-10)
District Champions, State Semifinalists
Track-(9-10)
2nd at Districts
Future Business Leaders of America-(3rd at Regionals), (10-12)
Science Olympiad-(11-12/2nd at regionals) Senior Captain
Academic Challenge Team-(2nd at states) Co-captain
Spanish Club-(11-12)
World Quest (11th Grade, 1st at Regionals, Junior Captain)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
Volunteering at local hospital</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
Top ten percent award
High Honor Roll (9-12)</p>

<p>Am I really unqualified to get a scholarship? Ursinus was where I was certain I was going, but with no merit aid, there is no way I can afford this?</p>

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<p>that is surprising, but i dont think you should be worried. i got my acceptance letter last week tuesday and it said nothing about scholarships. on thursday or friday of the same week i got a letter telling me of a scholarship i had received with promise of a financial aid package coming soon. moral of the story? just because they didnt tell you immediately, doesnt mean you wont be receiving money from them…</p>

<p>also, is your brother being recruited to play a sport by any chance? that could be the reason he received so much money</p>

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<p>He was offered to tryout for the track team but hes horrendous, he quit after a week of practice I think?</p>

<p>However, he was student council president for two years, first time in school history, ambassador for our school and some other leadership things, so I think its because of that</p>

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<p>yea ursinus is big on extra curriculurs, especially leadership roles such as those…</p>

<p>anyway, just keep looking. im sure the money will come soon</p>

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<p>I received my merit aid letter around 2 weeks after my acceptance letter, so don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll get money. I received $20,000/year.</p>

<p>my stats, if you wanted to know:
SAT: 1310/1600, 1990/2400
SAT IIs: 790 on US history, 690 on Math II
GPA: 104 on a 100 scale
rank: 4 out of 650 students
classes: 5 AP classes total (1 junior year, 4 senior year) and the rest honor classes</p>

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<p>Usually it’s round 1: what colleges do I want to get into?</p>

<p>round 2: what colleges did I actually get into?</p>

<p>round 3: what colleges can I actually afford to attend?</p>