<p>nydancemom - it seems as if Dana Associates results are important. FYI - my D did not apply for Dana or RJ Fellows, although she was invited to apply. She then got a Muhlenberg Scholars award out of the blue, which I think is for the same amount of money as the RJ and Dana. That, with being accepted into the Honors Program, and getting a talent scholarship, her total scholarship at Muhlenberg is $18,000/year from the school. I don't know if when you apply to Dana or RJ if you are then excluded from Scholars or not, but the kids in Scholars do kind of joke that they get the same amount of money as the other two, but didn't have to submit any additional applications. So don't necessarily rule out merit scholarship if she doesn't get Dana; she might still be eligible for Scholars. D did not find out about Scholars until about a week after her acceptance. The other two rolled in within the next week or so, too.</p>