<p>Most times you apply for that to happen. But, some colleges will waive your application and give you a special application to fill out for scholarship consideration which is basically an offer in my mind.</p>
<p>I was accepted to Goucher College in Maryland and offered a full-ride Deans Scholarship worth more than $144,000. A handful of other schools have also offered me generous scholarships…fortunately for me one of them was my top choice school :)</p>
<p>Was offered 10,000 renewable scholarship for UChicago, will be turning down for Notre Dame. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>I’m turning down a 20k/year scholarship to Hartwick… even with the scholarship it was just a couple thousand cheaper than the school I decided to attend, so it didn’t really sway my decision at all.</p>
<p>I turned down a full ride scholarship to Rutgers New Brunswick to attend The College of William and Mary at a cost of about 35k/yr. I know it’s ridiculous to turn down a full ride for a non-Ivy (W&M is really not highly ranked to turn down that kind of money on a purely objective basis), but I never wanted to go to Rutgers anyway; applying there was a mistake. I feel like I really get along well with everyone I’ve met at W&M and it has a fantastic history program, plus my parents saved (and my sister is going to the school that was cheapest for her, which happened to be her top choice), so I’m only going to have 10k in loans at the maximum. I’m excited for the educational opportunities of W&M’s Monroe Scholars program and smaller class size, and can’t wait to go be in Williamsburg next year!</p>
<p>A final note though: I love W&M, but it was my third choice. I was accepted at #2, but it would have cost my family $53,000 per year to attend. After seeing that number, I didn’t even consider it. If that school and W&M were the same cost, however, I would have definitely gone with School #2. And if I get in off the waitlist at school #1, I’m going, no matter what the cost. The moral of the story: don’t pick the school that is the cheapest based on that fact alone if you can afford another choice, but don’t go for the most expensive one either. I went for the school in the middle, the good fit that was still affordable.</p>
<p>D recieved a “Bronze” level scholarship to her 1st choice OSS school. Offer was bumped to “Silver” level (about $2000/year difference) after 2nd choice school, also OSS, gave her an offer that would have made it cost less to attend than an in-state student would have paid. So, offers can and do change. We were told that it had nothing to do with the other school, but rather silver level being freed up by students turning them down. Keep in mind that these are not the big numbers that others are talking about, but it did save us $24K over four years.</p>
<p>I turned down a $5000 Presidential Scholarship from UNR, a quarter-tuition Dean’s Scholarship from USC, a $19,000 Trustee Scholarship from Lewis & Clark, AND a state-sponsored $10,000 Millennium Scholarship (not to be confused with Gates Millennium) to attend Williams College, which basically offered me a nearly full-ride off need-based financial aid. </p>
<p>Interestingly enough, my supposedly cheap in-state public institution would cost me, with scholarships and grants, about quadruple the amount of scholarship they gave me. So basically, it made my choice to attend a top-tier LAC much easier.</p>
<p>I received a $15,000 merit scholarship from Willamette but I chose not to enroll because the University of San Francisco gave me almost $50,000 in aid.</p>
<p>Turning down half tuition 20, 500$ at BU in favour of tufts, they gave me no money but its a better school so oh well!</p>
<p>Turning down a 25k scholarship to Wooster. I feel like a heel and I’m actually pretty sad I can’t go, but the COA, even with scholarship, is just too high. SADFACE. :(</p>
<p>S is turning down a full ride ($38K + one time stipend) to Univ of Alabama to attend UMich.</p>
<p>Hmm well parsons offered me 15k/ year in BFA scholarships (along with other grants) but i plan to go to SVA because it offers exactly what i’ve always wanted a chance to pursue. Yeah, not a ‘smart choice’ financially, as SVA is known for being really ‘stingy’ with their money, but i feel this will benefit me in the long run.</p>
<p>Ds turning down 24k/yr at UMiami. Even with that big merit scholarship, the COA was still above 30K/yr and we had two very good options below 30K. And their “regional admitted student’s reception” at an airport hotel was very very cheap - not that I’m expecting a buffet, but they didn’t even have a coffee urn or a bumper sticker/pen. It was just sad and we even had to pay for parking.</p>
<p>Like dlambi, my S turning down $20.5 K scholarship to BU and also a $20K scholarship to NYU to go to Pitt (got a smaller scholarship there). NYU’s schoalrship had strings (change in EFC can affect it and ours is going to change quite a bit next year) so didn’t really trust it beyond the first year. BU’s offer made it a very, very close decision but still cheaper to go to Pitt for the same education.</p>
<p>D is turning down $20,000/yr from U of R, and $13,000/yr from Lehigh. Got the OOS Purdue Trustee scholarship for $16,000/yr. Chose Purdue for their amazing reputation and enginnering co-op opportunties!! Would have loved a smaller school, but for engineering - can’t beat the price!!</p>
<p>I wonder if anyone will have buyer’s remorse after enrolling at Alabama, with the tragedy that just occurred with deaths in that tornado. Very tragic situation, my heart just goes out to those families affected.</p>
<p>DD turned down $20,000 Marquis scholarship at Lafayette, and full tuition to Hofstra ($32,000 per year) $4,000 /yr to Villanova and full ride to Alabama to attend Widener University ( full tuition scholarship $34,000 per year ) We are very happy with her decision!
We have learned much through the CC boards and this application process.</p>
<p>This absolutely KILLS me but…
- Full ride at Goucher
- 15k/year at Dickinson
- 4k/year at UD
- 20k/year at Bryn Mawr </p>
<p>And I’m going to Swarthmore and I’m full pay. Oh well.</p>
<p>My daughter elected not to go to:
-Brandeis $24,000 -Northeastern $20,000 per year -Simmons College $15,000 per year
-Clark $15,000 per year -Hampshire $10,000 per year</p>
<p>for a college that meets need. At first, it was hard to give up the scholarship at NEU, but in the end the meets-need school is more of a sure-thing than a school that doesn’t meet need and gives questionable aid each year that’s top-heavy on loans.</p>
<p>D turned down full merit (tuition, room and board) at Agnes Scott in favor of 20K merit plus good aid grant at Willamette. She liked Agnes Scott–loved the academics/faculty and astronomy, and urban location but after second visit couldn’t quite see herself finding her niche there socially (west coast kid). She felt at home at Willamette–and though we were crossing our fingers for Agnes Scott (good school, unbeatable merit$) Willamette’s merit and aid was enough that we can afford it and are happy for her.</p>
<p>She felt terrible about turning down AS though. They were incredibly nice to her during her visits!</p>
<p>On to the next stage…</p>