<p>Congrats. What were the stats/profile on your daughter?</p>
<p>i just got notification of getting the dean’s scholarship 
its $12,000. i dont think its enough, unfortunately, to make attending a reality =[ good luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>The merit award letter came today. If he selects Rochester as his first choice to NMSC will there be the NM award added to this amount?</p>
<p>Pepper03… Not added, but it will replace that amount. The minimum scholarship amount that we typically offer a NMF is a $15,000 Wilder Trustee Scholarship and National Merit will add an additional $2,000, bringing the total scholarship to $17,000. Some students, though, will qualify for more than that. Last year we had some NMF receive a scholarship of $20,000-22,000.</p>
<p>Got the letter today! Rush Rhees + 2000 NMF = one step closer to D’s dream, very grateful.</p>
<p>p.s. to above post: the 2000 for NMF was not mentioned in the letter, I confirmed with admissions today that 2000 is added and is renewable for all 4 years if UR is selected first choice w NM by the deadline.</p>
<p>Thanks for that info-saves me a phone call. :)</p>
<p>I had heard that financial aid emails were going to go out? How will those differ from the scholarship communications? Will they include any more grants or will it just be work study and Stafford loan addons to the scholarship? Where is Rochester in meeting % of need given the EFC calculation?</p>
<p>Rochester is a “meets full need” school for regular decision. (However, according to the WSJ, it won’t be for those accepted off the waitlist this year.) </p>
<p>This means that UR will meet your need as determined by the UR FA Office CSS formula. (Your FAFSA EFC has nothing to do with determining your UR EFC-- just your eligibility for federal loans and grants.)</p>
<p>The financial aid office awards need based aid; the admission committee awards merit scholarships.</p>
<p>Your FA award may contain some or all of the following: pell grant, SEOG grant, ACG grant (federal grant aid programs), TAP (if you’re a NY resident), a Stafford loan, work/study, a student contribution and UR institutional grants–depending on how big your merit award is and what your UR determined need is.</p>
<p>If you have need beyond your merit award and do not meet the income requirements for federal grant programs, it’s a pretty safe bet you’ll have a student contribution, a Stafford loan and work/study first, with UR grants filling the rest of your need.</p>
<p>BTW, the ‘student contribution’ is a pretty standard expectation at all colleges. You’re expected to work during the summers and use your earnings to finance your education. </p>
<p>Merit aid awards stay the same from year to year, but come with some conditions–i.e. maintaining a certain GPA and making acceptable academic progress. Merit awards are also limited to 8 semesters and cannot be used to pay for summer sessions.</p>
<p>Need based aid is recomputed every year based upon your family’s financial data and the amounts may change if your family’s financial situation changes.</p>
<p>I recall MConklin mentioning that there was going to be two waves in March. I have a question - I was stuck on Step 2 for around 3 months and have moved into Step 4 over the span of a few days. Does this mean that I might be in the 1st March wave, or could I just be stuck in Step 4 for 3 weeks until the 2nd wave? Also, I live in Cali if that makes any difference. Thanks! :D</p>
<p>Yes, to confirm… Another round of letters will be going out in the latter half of this week, and then the final big wave of letters on March 22. Each wave will include admit letters, so please continue to be patient!</p>
<p>The speed at which you move through each step is not a reflection of which wave you will end up in. Actually, this illustrates a good point… Sometimes, the speed at which you move through each step is dependent upon the responsibilities of the counselor reading your application. Our counselor on the west coast, responsible for reading applications from multiple states, including California, has more than 550 applications to read, whereas some of our counselors only have 100-200 because of other project responsibilities. So, some of the students from her territory may be in step 1 slightly longer than others, but it really does not impact the likelihood of admission. I have 564 applications this year, so some of mine were in step 1 longer than they might have been with another counselor. </p>
<p>This may be completely uninteresting, but if nothing else provides some insight into our process and may help put your mind at ease with regard to the ‘steps’.</p>
<p>MConklin, can you explain why Rochester is sending out the decisions in waves? I’ve been speaking with friends who applied to different schools, and for the most part, when schools released decisions in waves, there was a pattern. For example, first wave mostly special scholarships, next wave mostly admits, next wave mostly waitlists and rejects. I know you said that there will be admits in all the waves, but will the bulk of admits be coming in the same wave?</p>
<p>Hey I got into Rochester in the first wave and a week later got the dean’s scholarship for 10,000 a year. My basic stats are 4.29 gpa (weighted) and 800 math, 650 cr, 650 writing on the SAT’s. I was just wondering how everyone else did?</p>
<p>funhiface… The first wave is made-up of Combined Admission Program finalists, Renaissance Scholarship finalists, and a few others and for that reason the first wave includes almost exclusively highly qualified admits.</p>
<p>The second and third waves will include students in all categories, perhaps with a higher percentage of admits going out in the second wave than in the third. But - I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH - admits will continue to go out through the final wave. It takes a lot of work and time to shape a class.</p>
<p>I understand that the waves can cause stress for some, and I have shared that with our staff at previous staff meetings. I will continue to voice your concerns and in the meantime will provide as much information as I can here on CC.</p>
<p>Will the MyRoc status be updated to Step 5 before the decision letter arrives in the mail?</p>
<p>MConklin, is the wave coming out this week considered the first or second wave? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I got in the first wave with the Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony scholarship for $9,000 a year. My ACT score was a 31 Composite- 33 Math and 32 English. So excited to have been accepted- definitely considering going Best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>My son also got a 31 ACT composite and got a 36 in math, fell down a bit in english. Has a 98 unweighted avg and a 104 weighted. He does a ton of volunteer work at local hospitals and volunteers at the Orange County NY Coroners office as a autopsy tech…loves it…determined for a career in medicine. Great recommendations and a very good essay. He is involved in many school clubs as well as taking all college classes in his senior year …but he has not heard a word on acceptance from the school.</p>
<p>RichNY… I understand how stressful the wait can be, and I truly appreciate your continued patience. According to the guidelines of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, we are required to deliver letters to all students by April 1st and we are committed to doing that. I know that doesn’t make the wait any easier, but we are doing our best to get our letters out as soon as possible.</p>
<p>Hi, I have reached step 4, does that mean the letter is coming out today?</p>