<p>madbean. I think in all of his essays he took great care to make them truly reflective of who he is. As far as his activities he really just focused on the things that interested him, and they were pretty varied. It might sound cliché but his attitude was really to try to put who he is out there knowing that some schools would be looking for a student with his interests and background and some would not. Rather than trying to jump into the minds of the admissions office and try to fit a template that wasn’t him. We will see in the end but he was on cloud nine last night with this news and as a parent it is all you could hope for.</p>
<p>Hey @WatchfulEye and @Shutterstock! I was in the same situation as you guys (admission but no scholarship notification), and I just received notification for receiving a Dean’s scholarship today! Hopefully a similar fate will follow you two as well.</p>
<p>gmoneypop, your S sounds awesome. I completely agree with that mindset–present a clear and genuine picture of yourself and trust that the right school will appreciate you. In this day of many prepackaged students, I gather the adcoms are most impressed with those who are NOT trying to impress, say exactly the “right” thing, nor being perfect. Even so, I always say there is an element of good luck and good timing to boot. </p>
<p>@GammaPenguin - How did you receive the notification? Email, regular mail, through your portal? Where do you live?</p>
<p>@18yrcollegemin I received the notification through regular mail, and it was postmarked as 01/27. I also live in Southern California (about an hour from L.A.), so it makes sense why I would get it fairly quickly. Hopefully you’ll get some good news soon as well!</p>
<p>Hi Gamma, my son received the Dean’s scholarship today. He said acceptance was nice but he will go with one of the schools with better merit offers. He stated if he takes on debt it will be an ivy league institutuion. Fight on! good luck, my sister graduated USC and she loved the experience etc.</p>