<p>Still no word here. Anyone else?</p>
<p>The scholarship letter came in today’s mail.</p>
<p>Do you live nearby from Chapel Hill? I didn’t get anything and I’m about 4 hours away.</p>
<p>Yes, we live about an hour from Chapel Hill.</p>
<p>Yeah, I live about 30 minutes away and I got mine today! :)</p>
<p>And!!! lol</p>
<p>My son got his too. $2500/year.</p>
<p>I’m a Carolina Scholar!!! Woo-Hoo!!! I got this just after getting done falling in love with the school!</p>
<p>So I wasn’t invited to Scholarship Day but I just got a nice big envelope with a 2500 a year scholarship. I’m pretty psyched. :)</p>
<p>My D also did not get invited to Scholarship Day, but she also got the big envelop with a $2500 a year scholarship! What a happy surprise!</p>
<p>@IRfreak
wow congrats!!! you must have amazing stats! i went to scholarship day and only got $2500… </p>
<p>i’m pretty disappointed as i had to travel three hours and most people who didn’t get invited got the same amount (i would have rather not wasted so much gas money lol). would you say that the scholarship was mainly due to your pre invitational stats (such as SATs, class rank, essay, ECs) or more due to the that day’s performance (seminar talk and essay)? did you think you did great during scholarship day, since you received one of the most prestigious awards offered?</p>
<p>thanks, and congratulations again!</p>
<p>I just got the $2,500 as well.</p>
<p>I also got the Carolina Scholars Award!!! Pretty stoked about it</p>
<p>@ambitious kid, Congratulations on your award! Besides the money, I’m sure any one of these scholarships will open up lots of opportunities at Chapel Hill. Regarding your question, I’m not really sure. I was also wondering that and I was worried because I felt I could’ve tried harder on my application essays. However, I didn’t feel like my participation in the discussion was “phenomenal.” I didn’t think anyone in particular in our group stood out because we all had great things to say. However, I did feel very strongly about my essay that day.</p>
<p>Congrats, Harambee!!!</p>
<p>Just as with jessimo093 and unc1957’s daughter, our son did not get invited to Scholarship Day, but a big envelope arrived today with a $2,500 a year scholarship. Wow!</p>
<p>Okay, so I have a question. If we received the in-state Carolina Scholars Award of $8,000 annually, will this change the amount of need based aid we receive? I know that this is the case for outside scholarships but i’m wondering if for scholarships such as mine, they are added on to all the need based aid we receive???</p>
<p>Thank you anyone?</p>
<p>IRFreak, first of all - congrats! </p>
<p>The Carolina Scholars award will first be used towards your expected family contribution (if any) and to eliminate any loans or work-study from your financial aid package. </p>
<p>However, if Carolina Scholars + your need-based grant is above the total cost of attendance, then your need-based grant will be reduced down to the point where you are receiving grant aid for the entire cost of attendance.</p>
<p>Okay so if i hypothetically have to pay about 6000 annually and part of that is originally with work study and loans, my scholarship will take care of all of that and i will have a full ride? Or will the money simply go into what i would have gotten without the scholarship? Thanks!</p>
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<p>@IRFreak</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure you are set for a full ride. Outside scholarships usually work differently than school sponsored scholarships. As ThoughtProvoking stated, the Carolina Scholars award should first be used to replace your EFC (Expected Family Contribution), then your loans, work study, student contribution, etc. So, if UNC expects $6000 total a year (family, student, loans, etc) from you and your family, the $8000 should cover it. The remainder $2000 will be used to take away from your grant money. Unfortunately, I don’t think you get to keep the remaining $2000. ;)</p>
<p>This is what I expect UNC will do. You should definitely call the financial aid office to confirm though. They are extremely friendly and will tell you exactly what will happen. I called them for a different question, and they were extremely helpful.</p>
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<p>Ditto (removing the “just”).</p>