<p>Is it an on/off switch? The press releases make it sound like these schols are automatic if you hit the numbers. e.g. for summit, a 3.8 gpa and 26 or up ACT. Is it that simple? hit the numbers and get the money? Or does that just make you eligible, and then they give a very small number of those scholly's? Anyone know?</p>
<p>Hi, MitchKreyben. Thanks for your question! Yes, students who apply for admission by January 15 and meet the Apex and Summit Scholarship criteria will be automatically awarded. Please keep in mind that all application materials must be submitted and received by the January 15 deadline in order to be eligible. Thanks again for your question!</p>
<p>Does the requirement-
“Minimum 3.80 high school GPA on a 4.00 scale” </p>
<p>mean that the GPA must be unweighted?</p>
<p>Hi, OregonBound96. The requirement you mentioned in your comment does not mean that the GPA must be unweighted. We accept the highest GPA reported.</p>
<p>Can you explain how you are defining “weighted” GPA? Usually it is a combination of classes weighted on a 4.0 scale and others on a 5.0 scale. Your answer that either weighted or unweighted can be used seems in conflict with the web site saying it is based on a 4.0 scale. Also, do all courses count or only “academic” GPA. Thanks.</p>
<p>Chem4321 I’m not the expert. UOregon is. But I think what UO will tell you is that whatever the GPA is on paper, or the form, from you high school…is the one UO will accept. So if they report your full weighted GPA on the form…then UO accepts that. I believe most h.s. will send out your GPA that’s weighted with either AP, or IB classes. but check with your h.s.</p>
<p>Hi, chem4321. Essentially, we accept the GPA that the student’s high school sends to us. If it’s over a 4.0, we will still accept that GPA. We allow the high school to determine and define what the student’s GPA is.</p>
<p>Thank you. One more question about the SAT and ACT score requirements. Some schools use the scores from a single sitting while others use the superscore (e.g., if the student takes the test more than once they take the best math score, best reading score, etc. from each test taken and combine them). How does Oregon do it for the scholarship?</p>
<p>Hi, chem4321. Great question! There is no general consensus on this issue nationally, but the research and guidance we’ve learned led us to our current policy, which is that we do superscore the SAT, but we do not superscore the ACT. For the ACT, we will use the best composite score a student has on file.</p>