<p>Same here. No early deposit and S got first choice dorm. Then again Max P has over 700 students so you have better than 50% chance of getting it (assuming most residents are first year's).</p>
<p>I wouldn't be at all surprised if S decides to stay in his house next year, either.</p>
<p>In my admittedly limited experience, the awards aren't merit based. They often use them to lure minorities and athletes.</p>
<p>And in my equally limited experience, there's no hint of sports or minority status. There aren't so very many, and don't say how they award them. It's probably not a good idea to draw any conclusions from an internet board.</p>
<p>As they say: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."</p>
<p>I believe a faculty committee awards these, so the criteria may vary as a function of the make-up of the committee.</p>
<p>from UofC Admissions folks on Saturday ... each year there are 30 full merit scholarships and about 100 partial merit scholarships. That's about 10% of the entering class. (Not sure if "full" is just tuition or FCA)</p>
<p>Stogo,</p>
<p>It would be good to think about the difference between how many are offered versus how many are accepted. Which did admissions say? I bet they said, or at least meant offered.</p>
<p>Anyone actually know?</p>
<p>^ ... not sure ... good question.</p>
<p>I wasn't paying close attention since it is not a separate application process ... check off the box and you'll be considered for the very low odds scholarship. For my kid the next step was obvious (check the box to be considered) .. and for us parents the next step was obvious also (in no way plan on it so have a plan for all $200,000).</p>
<p>Admissions has made clear in various mailings, etc. that the scholarships are not re-distributed if a student declines to attend, so while offers made be made to 10%, it's unlikely they yield that many. S knows a couple of folks who turned down the full tuition rides (sigh).</p>
<p>^ Suspected as much. This keeps the cost down. So I suspect the actual percent walking around campus who have merit aid is less than 5%. But who really knows? The U does not release these details.</p>