Would anyone happen to know if a 3.795 GPA would be rounded up to 3.80 or would it be truncated to a 3.79?
Also, I’ve seen the posts regarding Honors College stipends and Presidential Scholar stipends. It looks like Presidential Scholars receive two $4,000 stipends over four years, but it looks like students are eligible for additional stipends via the Temple Merit Scholarship Educational Enhancement Stipends program. The website seems to indicate up to four of those stipends are available. Is that accurate? Are they competitive stipends or does the student just need to have their research project or internship approved?
Thanks everyone for the extremely helpful info being shared here.
honoursdad, you got me on both counts. I’d ask admissions on first question and honors on the second. it is possible honors knows the answer to both so you may want to make that your starting point. I think the merit enhancement stipends might be stipends students who do not already qualify through honors may apply for. I seem to remember hearing there are stipends that fall in that category available.
@HonoursDad - Temple Admissions will recalculate your student’s GPA, using their academic classes (Engl ish, math, science, social studies, foreign languages) so your student may have already met the Presidential scholarship’s GPA requirement,
hope the tour goes well. nice time of year to be in Philly and i like the honors dept a lot, so you have at least 2 things going in your favor! if you have time to visit the dept your kid is considering majoring in, add that to your to do list. i communicated with 2 different depts while my kid was still in high school and both depts were very accommodating in terms of their time, dept tours, class visits, and answering questions.
The NPC only asks about SAT. I’m assuming ACT is still enough? D has 34 ACT which seems adequate per website. But NPC went off SAT which is much lower.
i think is it highest of either that is used, so a 34 ACT should be good enough for top scholarship. i think it was a 32 ACT last time i checked, even if that has gone up, i can;t imagine it;s hopped up to 35/ and i am close to positive Temple uses the highest of the ACT or SAT.
S16 is good to go when it comes to SAT. GPA is a question mark. By his school’s weighting formula he’s 3.35/4.0 due all his classes that would count being either honors or AP. if he gets the top scholarship he’s almost positive Temple is where he’ll end up. He’s open to Honors now, since the the requirements don’t seem to be as onerous as some HC’s. I also pointed out that the money for study abroad may be able to be parlayed into attending a major film festival if he can come up with a convincing proposal.
Has anyone on CC actually used one of the stipends? Is it a lot of paperwork to get the money? Specifically, I’m wondering if:
It could be used as your salary for an unpaid internship (i.e. my daughter needs to make money over the summer, but the company she wants to intern for can’t pay her so this stipend could be used)?
She used it for expenses for a semester aboard, could the two stipends be combined if the overall cost is at least $8k?
Completely different topic, does anyone know how far the 1300 dorm is from the School of Engineering? On the map, it looks like a bit of a hike.
The more online research we do, the more excited my D is about Temple. I’m a little freaked out over what a lifestyle change it would be compared to home (Hawaii), but she’s ready to try something completely new!
Sorry, ignore the stipend questions. I just found another thread with this very helpful link to all things stipend related. In case anyone else is interested:
hawaii to philly would be a huge change. my kid has not used his stipends yet, i;ll see if we can get some other posrters on here who have. about 2 to 3 blocks between 1300 and engineering block, great walk this time of year but would be cold during February some days, my kid, who was in 1300 last year, did not want to go to morgan, which was only next year. however, the walk from 1300 to engineering is a little bit better protected by buildings so it might be ok. and for her first year, she may not have that many classes in the engineering building anyway so i would not worry about that.
i would worry about the culture shock though. has she ever been to the northern part of the east coast? esp during winter.
@palm715 - My oldest D is at Temple and began as an engineering major. There are classes in the engineering building as a freshman but not many. Classes are varied for the 1st two years. The map is deceiving because they are “city blocks” - only 1/10 mile each in distance. While Temple is a large school, the campus is fairly compact.
Can you share your D’s feelings on being a woman in Engineering at Temple? Did she feel supported? Did she have access to research opportunities and/or internships? I know engineering is relatively small in comparison to the overall size of Temple. I actually found YouTube videos from the School of Engineering, and they look like a pretty fun and cohesive group. Ditto for the Honors Program.
It’s really hard to get a feel for a place thousands of miles away, but my D is very interested in a few east coast colleges, so we are trying to swing a trip in February. That should be a realistic time to see just how big of an adjustment winters will be for my island girl.
Our good friends daughter is a senior in Engineering and in the honors program at Temple. She absolutely raves about her whole experience at Temple. She said her courses are tough but the professors are top notch and have always been available to help. She most definitely gets the feeling that all of the professors truly care about the students. She said her professors and fellow students have been incredibly supportive. She has had great internships and some she didn’t care for… one of which she felt slight hostile vibes towards women but nothing concrete… but she hasn’t ever felt anything like that at Temple. She raves about the Honors program and advisors.
One of the reasons Temple has become my son’s first pick (if he doesn’t get into an ivy- even if he does its my first pick$$) is because we trust her judgement and perceptions of her experience at Temple; we see the dynamic person she has become. She was always very bright, but she has blossomed into an artsy, adventurous, caring, compassionate citizen who is making a difference in her corner of the world reaching out and broadening her horizons in so many ways. I think part of that comes from living in a city but also from utilizing Temple’s resources to embrace the city and help make a difference.She loves Temple and Philly. I am very impressed by the person she has become. I see the slogan “Temple Made” and at least through her example am very impressed…
@runswimyoga - In full confession, I am Temple made as is my father, my sister and now my oldest daughter. We cannot rave enough about Temple and the university only continues to improve. I am so happy to hear that your daughter is thriving there and I hope your son chooses Temple as well.
@palm715 - My oldest was a biomedical engineering major and had great opportunities afforded to her. She interviewed for several research positions as a freshman and was offered two! She has since changed majors but only because engineering was not for her. She still has many of her “engineering” friends and they are a great group of kids. She is not in the honors program and through three years, she loves her advisors and was very happy with every professor (except for one). Not a bad batting average. She is very happy at Temple and enjoys it very much. She lives off campus and takes advantage of the security features (escort system) and has never felt unsafe and, thankfully, never had an issue. February can be rough in terms of weather but should be a good test for you and your daughter.
some days, my kid, who was in 1300 last year, did not want to go to morgan, which was only next year. however, the walk from 1300 to engineering is a little bit better protected by buildings so it might be ok. and for her first year, she may not have that many classes in the engineering building anyway so i would not worry about that.