<p>So does anyone know if she still stands a chance if she's not heard anything about a scholarship yet? She applied and was accepted early.</p>
<p>wait... all of this talk is about people who applied early, right? What are some dates for RD?
so scholarship and honors info come after the acceptance letter?</p>
<p>In the case of Honors the answer is yes; notification happens after you receive notification of acceptance. The BIG scholarships, Pogue, Morehead and Robertson all have their own processes and have applications/nominations which are apart from the norm. They begin to notify winners of these scholarships starting in early to mid-March. </p>
<p>All others which require no additional applications like the Carolina, Davie etc are notified some time after acceptances are mailed. RD decisions are late in March with the letters being dated on or before April 1.</p>
<p>My daughter was a morehead semifinalist who was not selected for finalist
Also, was not invited for Scholars Day last Friday. Is there any chance she will receive any type of merit award or honors admissions?<br>
Is it better to be at UNC Chapel Hill with nothing, or College of Charleston with a Presidential Scholarship and Honors Admissions?</p>
<p>jennyq, congratulations to your daughter on all that recognition! Being a Morehead semi-finalist is awesome!! And the scholarship at CofC is gratifying and tempting, I'm sure, but -- this is just my opinion -- I believe your daughter would be better off to go to UNC. CofC is a great school, but by most objective standards wouldn't be considered nearly the same academic caliber as UNC. And as nice as Charleston certainly is, you just cannot beat the extraordinarily vibrant college-town atmosphere of Chapel Hill -- something that will add immeasurably to her college experience. Your daughter sounds like an exceptionally bright and accomplished kid, and if you can do UNC comfortably w/o scholarship (if she doesn't get one), she can apply for Honors after first semester freshman year and I'm sure she'll end up distinguishing herself. My older son is a junior at UNC and came in OOS but without Honors or money -- he then applied to and was accepted into Honors in January of his first year and has had a wonderful experience. Even w/o scholarship money, we think his OOS tuition is a bargain for what we and he are getting! </p>
<p>Legalpeach
(Proud Atlanta 'Heels Mom)</p>
<p>A degree from UNC will carry her much farther than one from C of C which has a much lower bar for acceptance. C of C is doing what many of their in-state competitors are doing by offering name scholarships and money to attract a far higher level of students than they normally see.</p>
<p>I am not being critical of them for doing it because I can say this with authority since I have a daughter attending South Carolina with a name scholarship and in-state tuition on top of it. She selected the school, despite the fact that it is a lower ranked school than others she was accepted to, because it has the top rated program in the country for her major. I could be wrong, but I am unaware of any programs at C of C that are more highly rated than those at UNC which is why I would say go to UNC.</p>
<p>One more thought to all the good postings here:
Perhaps UNC makes some judgments based on first-semester performance in senior year? Deadline for mid-year grade reports is Feb. 11, I believe, so UNC folks might wait to see those results in some cases? Just a thought.</p>
<p>I was also wondering if midyears factored into their merit scholarships.</p>
<p>^^^I really don't think so.</p>
<p>i was wondering the exact same thing....my midyear grades will greatly boost both my gpa and class rank...but i was admitted ea....so why do midyear grades not play a role??</p>
<p>do all carolina honors scholars have to do teh honors program? are there any non-honors scholars?</p>
<p>You have to do the honors program if you're a Carolina Scholar. The program's a benefit, so I'm not sure why you wouldn't want it.</p>
<p>if i got a letter in the mail that said i was invited to scholarship day in march, am i guaranteed some amount of scholarship money? and also, does it mean that I can be in the Honors Program?</p>
<p>OK, so I either will add clear things up or really add to the confusion after reading this thread. My S was accepted EA to UNC, he also was recently awarded a merit scholarship - 2012 Distinguished Scholarship - but never been invited to scholarship days or asked to be in the Honors program.</p>
<p>Eeek.</p>
<p>So it's looking doubtful for scholarships if someone applied and was admitted EA but has heard nothing about scholarship opportunities yet?</p>
<p>Can last year's applicants weigh in? I know some of you have spoken up already, but I'd like to know more. Is there anyone here accepted EA last year but not getting scholarship info. until March or April? What kind of scholarships were those? </p>
<p>Saw a post from peachgirldb that was hopeful. But cloying, you had already heard by this time last year, right?</p>
<p>Thinking DD needs to get realistic about any scholarship from UNC...</p>
<p>I heard around fourth of February last year. From my understanding, if you aren't invited to Scholarship Day, then if you do get any money then it'd be at the most 2,500/year. What I might do is come up with a plan... What to do if no money is offered, and what to do if 2,500 is offered (the ideal), but expect the worst, that way any surprises will only be good.</p>
<p>Thanks, cloying. Good approach.</p>
<p>I like the saying, "Expect the best, prepare for the worst." Same thought, just slightly different words.</p>
<p>And if y'all know any folks with spare money who care about UNC, send 'em here:
Carolina</a> Development, UNC-Chapel Hill</p>
<p>if you drop out of the honors program, will u lose the scholarship?</p>
<p>The scholarships have minium GPA requirements, but I've never heard that you had to continue taking honors courses. To stay in honors you only have to take 2 honors courses a year. They are small classes and my d has met many of her friends that way. I don't know why you wouldn't want to be in honors? D is on honors exec. board and they are working with the university to offer more classes in many different areas. I think there had been some concern that there were too many honors courses in some areas(ex. Philosophy) and not enough in others.</p>
<p>i just don't want to ruin my senior year with a thesis.</p>