<p>I got the 22,000 Distinguished Scholars Award</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
SAT: 2310/2400
ECs: Average</p>
<p>22,000 Distinguished Scholars</p>
<p>GPA 5.47/5.0
ACT 31, 11 writing
SAT 1990
ECs: average
Rec: excellent
Top 5%</p>
<p>Hey, good news for my S from Tulane today!</p>
<p>His scholarship was upped to a $22k DSA after a review.
Very happy here :D</p>
<p>I got the Founders Award (16k). 3.2 UW GPA, lots of AP classes, nice e.c.'s, and 2390/2400 SAT. But with my GPA, I'm astounded I got any merit aid whatsoever.</p>
<p>I got the 22K.</p>
<p>GPA: 96.5
SAT: M 670, CR 770, W 800
ECS: Tons of orchestra, plus varsity sport, some community service, and Environmental Club.</p>
<p>My s received 24,800 (for what, I don't know) plus they then met about 90% of his need. </p>
<p>GPA: 3.6
CR: 10%
SAT: M710, CR690, W 760
AP: 8 total (Junior/Senior year)
EC's: above average (newspaper, JROTC, LeadershipClub, YMCA volunteer, etc)
Recs: Perfection</p>
<p>One happy Mom 'n Dad in Kentucky!</p>
<p>Now that we've received some other FA offers, I have to say that Tulane has been very generous with our family. Our FAFSA EFC is an inflated 29K this year - husband received a large bonus last year, but we are moving to an area where our salaries will be far less, so EFC will decrease next year - but Tulane seemed to work with the far less inflated CSS profile EFC. </p>
<p>Tulane's nice offer combined with Honor's program acceptance seems to make it a no brainer for S at this point. He is pretty excited about attending, and his friends are already asking to visit at Mardi Gras time.</p>
<p>I got 14,000.</p>
<p>Transferring after 2 years:
College GPA: 3.327
High School Rank: 2 (out of 350)
High School GPA: over 4.0 weighted
SAT (old): 1330</p>
<p><em>Fingers crossed I get a lot with FAFSA.</em></p>
<p>EbolaZaire... i didn't know u could get a scholarship as a transfer student! What kind of scholarship is that and did u have to apply for it??</p>
<p>Yeah, I had no idea either. Then I got my admissions letter in the mail and it said I was awarded the Founder Scholarship. I didn't do any separate application, so who knows.</p>
<p>did you have lots of extracurricular activities and reccomendations? thats quite a bit of money for a transfer with your college gpa...</p>
<p>I've done a lot of undergraduate research for a sophomore and got to the International Science Fair as a senior in high school. But other than that..no. I'm really shocked, as you all can see that my college GPA is anything but stellar. I hope it's not a mistake or something.</p>
<p>Hey EbolaZaire, I thought my Founder's Award was a mistake too (I have a 3.2 uw high school GPA, although I had really good SAT scores and e.c.'s and stuff) and I emailed them to ask if it was, and I really did get it. I think in some cases, if your other credentials are strong, they overlook your GPA.</p>
<p>do you think that a 1170/1860 would qualify for ANY merit aid? I mean, i got into tulane at the beginning of february, but i sent in my sat scores that were current (the previous ones hadnt come out yet, and i sent them in only recently.) My old ones were 1070/1680 which suuuuuucks lol. p.s....</p>
<p>I faxed in my sat scores to my ad com since she said it was ok, but hasn't responded. should i email herto ask if she considered them for $$$? bc tulane is VEERYYYY expensive ehehe.</p>
<p>no offense, but are you joking jeremeybeach?</p>
<p>lol thanks i feel great now! no i'm really not stupid. I mean...hell...if someone w/no offense a 3.2 UW gpa got a lot of money, and i got a 3.82 uw gpa...no aid? interesting. idk. that's a huge factor of whether or not i can go. besides i think giving out money on "sat" scores isn't merit...it's more like "iq" aid lol, because sats technically dont measure smarts. well u know how that goes i assume</p>
<p>Jeremy, Tulane is very generous, but I'm afraid not that generous.</p>
<p>tulane hasnt given me s.hit and i have better stats than everyone I have seen on this site.</p>
<p>sat doesn't necessarily measure smarts, but its purpose is to give schools a common measure on which to judge a student. A 3.2 at a tough school where the student takes a lot of APs and hard courses would mean more than a 4.0 at a less competitive school.</p>
<p>Colleges take a lot into account when judging how well you will succeed at their school, and whether to give out scholarship money. Not to say that you're not worth it, you very well may be, but you would need a more competitive SAT score along with your high GPA to get merit money.</p>
<p>ugh...i wishi could write something supplemental likei seriously do...bleh</p>