<p>My son got the Presidential – at first. But he is now a National Merit Scholar for UA.</p>
<p>800 M, 800 W, 680 CR
800s SAT II Chemistry, Math II and U.S. History
1 out of 87 students, 4.35 GPA
President of two school organizations, NHS tutor, Captain of academic team that won a state title, AP Scholar with Distinction, student leader for FCA, lots of awards, part-time job. </p>
<p>He also picked up some additional scholarships from outside sources, so make sure your daughter applies for everything.</p>
<p>momreads - is your son at ua now?? how is he liking it??</p>
<p>No, he will be a freshman this fall … and he cannot wait. He was online today at school during some downtime looking at classes and seeing how can he fit in everything that he wants to take.</p>
<p>I actually did not do any ACT prep. I have been in all AP classes and perhaps that helped.</p>
<p>I play the mellophone. I am actually going to audition for a band scholarship tomorrow, but I’m not sure you can get one unless majoring in music.
I have not met any of the kids yet, but I have watched several videos that they made and read stuff they wrote about band and I am pretty sure it will be completely different from high school band. ALabama band seems not to take themselves super seriously and the kids all look like they are having tons of fun!! I wasn’t sure about doing college band either, but I really want to now that i have decided on Alabama.
the band practices from 4 to 530 on weekdays, so its not that much. and then they do elephant stomp and all this other stuff and game on saturday. and 2 weeks of band camp in the summer. there are like 400 people in it.
i have no idea about the transition between marching and concert band, but i think you can take one and not the other</p>
<p>anybody know the GPA required to keep scholarships???</p>
<p>I remember seeing it be 3.0 but if you want to be sure, you can go to [Undergraduate</a> Scholarships - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/]Undergraduate”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/) and talk to a ua representative directly.</p>
<p>i tried that today, but i didn’t get anyone.</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>3.0 for Presidential/National Merit/National Achievment/National Hispanic, I’m 99% sure.</p>
<p>i got someone in chat today. it is 3.0.</p>
<p>: )</p>
<p>Remember too that we are on the +/- system so a 3.0 is actually a B average. 80-82 in most courses are a B- which equal 2.67, not a 3.0</p>
<p>so, do you know of many people who have lost their scholarships?? if you go below 3.0 do you lose the whole amount or just a partial amount.</p>
<p>if you are in danger could you take some fluff class to make sure you get your gpa?</p>
<p>For any student that has taken AP classes, you may want to retake the college equivalent your first semester. You may do yourself more harm than good by jumping into the next level of course work. </p>
<p>Remember to allow yourself time to adjust being away from home, new freedoms, time management and extra curriculars. There will not be any (or very little) “extra credit” to boost your grades. Also, college level classes have fewer assignments that are actually recorded for grade. One bad quiz/paper/test will impact your overall grade quickly.</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone who has lost it (though I think I have a friend who has). You will lose the whole scholarship. If you have more than one scholarship it may vary depending on the criteria for each.</p>
<p>If your cumulative gpa falls below a 3.0 then you are placed on probation. You will then receive your scholarship on a per semester basis contingent upon you receiving at least a 3.0 each semester. If you make at least a 3.0 for the semester, but it is not high enough to raise your cumulative above a 3.0, you still remain on probation and must again earn at least a 3.0 the following semester to keep your scholarship. You will stay on probation as long as you earn a 3.0 each semester. When you finally raise your cumulative to a 3.0 then you will be taken off probation.</p>
<p>So if a student has a cumulative 2.9 for example. The next semester he will receive the scholarship. He earns a 3.1 that semester, but his cumulative only raises to 2.95 (gpa here is calculated to the .001 place). The next semester he receives the scholarship but is still on probation. That semester he earns a 3.5, which is enough to raise his cumulative to at least a 3.0 and he is removed from probation.</p>