<p>Hey makkuroi, did you get a Presidential scholarship specifically for NMF or just a regular one after doing the EXPLORE interview? I'm just wondering because my D interviewed and got the letter today telling her she had been selected to receive the Presidential but even though she's a NM Finalist, the letter doesn't say anything about NMF. Do you suppose she still gets the extra $1000?</p>
<p>the letter doesn't say it. i actually interviewed for trustee's and ended up with presidential, that burns. i found out by going through the web financial aid summary... there's actually two. OASIS and the sig....gateway thing.</p>
<p>i interviewed for presidential and got trustee. i didnt know that was possible...i hope they didnt make a mistake, that would suck.</p>
<p>Makkuroi: you mentioned that you fuond out which scholarship you got on the financial aid websites. I logged onto the sig gateway and clicked on "my financial aid 2007-2008", etc. and it kept saying no info was available. Where do I check for which scholarship I got? THANKS!</p>
<p>walkinman07,
Don't worry, I'm sure it's not a mistake. An admissions officer specifically told me that a few people who are asked to interview for Presidential get "bumped up" to Trustee. I think he said that last year there were about 25 of them. Congratulations, that's fantastic.</p>
<p>Cool deal, thanks.</p>
<p>just keep checking the sites, as soon as the info is available to them they will post it up, but diff. depts make their decisions at diff times</p>
<p>congrats to anyone who got bumped up to trustee... one of y'all took my spot :P</p>
<p>i interviewed for trustee but still haven't found out yet...so does that mean its pretty much over for me?</p>
<p>saweet i got the trustee today!</p>
<p>I got trustee also. One of my close family friends said that he got trustee and got his room and board paid for also. Is this a lie or is there like something a trustee scholar can do, like another round, that pays for this? I haven't heard of a complete "full ride" where your room and board is paid for too.</p>
<p>the finaid guy at SC said there was no such thing as a "full ride" because even if you have need-aid that meets almost everything, there's an expected student contribution of like 1500 or something from everybody, because anybody can get a job</p>
<p>If your are an RA, you get room and board paid for. Thus, if you have a trustee scholarship and the RA position, you won't have to pay for any of that. Of course, you'll still have to pay for books, any specific class fees (like lab fees), and transportation.</p>
<p>Do they tell you if you didn't get the scholarship, or is silence pretty much the answer?</p>
<p>And do they send you an email / can you check online (if so, which site?) to find out??</p>
<p>Ahhhh i really hope I got the trustees...</p>
<p>they mailed something to everybody; good news and bad.</p>
<p>called Viterbi last week and spoke to someone. apparently, they sent out all their stuff on Wed. and Thurs.</p>
<p>as for online, there's no place to check it online. somebody said it showed up on sig gateway, but mine hasn't shown up yet.</p>
<p>btw: ditto on the trustee! good job you guys!</p>
<p>it shows up on both sig gateway and oasis as soon as your financial aid summary is ready. if it isn't there, it isn't ready yet.</p>
<p>Ha. I was downgraded--up for Trustee but just got Prez. USC is now still just as difficult for me to afford as a couple of other colleges, I am quite bummed.</p>
<p>Does Trustee include room and board? Or is it just tuition?</p>
<p>If it's just tuition, I'm still gonna have financial problems, since I'm not a citizen and can't get financial aid... ugh.</p>
<p>Just tuition. Room and board are not included.</p>