I was awarded 68k over 4 years, when people say scholarship amounts, they usually say the per year amount.
Okay, got it! That’s incredible! Congratulations!
Hey @sunshine@11- which college will she choose? Whitman or St Olafs or does she have another favorite?
@Whistlingal no idea! I know she really LOVED St. Olaf, but it will come down to the visit and overnight. Still waiting on a few others. I think overnights will help her decision process.
hi guys!! I found out I got into Whitman with 35k in merit per year. It’s a really good deal, so I’m considering it, but I honestly don’t know too much about Whitman or Walla Walla. Can anyone tell me the things that stood out to them about Whitman?? I’d appreciate it so much!!
also it’s so wholesome that whitman tells you what they specifically liked about your app!! haha
@netison, are you sure you were offered 35K per year merit scholarship? Whitman’s top merit scholarship is 20K per year. Does the 35K include need-based grants, loans, workstudy, etc? Perhaps a music or art scholarship? They do have the Paul Garrett & Claire Sherwood Scholarships that are up to 60K, but they will do interviews for those in the spring. I am just trying to clarify.
Yep sorry!! It includes merit scholarship and another separate scholarship! Sorry for confusion!! 
My daughter just said that she got an email from FedEx saying that a package from Whitman was shipped to her. Did anyone else get that? Do they send official acceptance letters FedEx? That seems expensive to me.
@pcmom1 I got that as well! It listed the weight as 1lb, so it might be a goody box of sorts like Reed gives out with acceptances–although I didn’t know that Whitman sent out anything special with acceptances-- or 1lb might just be the minimum weight input online for that particular package.
I’m kind of hopeful that it might be some sort of additional scholarship notification or something… I haven’t received package tracking on any of my other acceptance letters to date.
@newkidnewtrix it could be a Whitman t-shirt or sweatshirt class of 2022
@pcmom1 I just checked with a friend who was also accepted to Whitman and they didn’t receive an email… hm. I wonder why.
@netison @DSlavaSlav @CroissantMiser @calgal @InquiringMom3 @ireallylovedogs @monkeyg56 @Laura7777 and others who were accepted: did you get a fedex tracking email?
Would be super cool if it was a t-shirt!
My S got the tracking number too.
My D did not receive a tracking number, but her friend, who was also admitted, did receive one.
Edit: minutes after I posted this, she got a tracking number. Also, a letter officially telling her about the music scholarship.
I got a tracking number today and my friend who was admitted received one yesterday
Yep I got one! And I agree… I want something to wear lol
OK. sounds like it went out to everyone. Perhaps it is the string bag that they used to send out to the people that submitted their applications before Dec 1 and now they are sending it to all the accepted students. I guess we will see when it gets here.
I was accepted with $49,900 scholarship merit base per year. I won the Lomen- Douglas Scholarship. I was definitely chocked and excited to have been given this opportunity. I applied as a engineering major so I will be doing there 3-2 program and I hope to go to Caltech after my third year.
Here are my stats:
Decision: Accepted
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: Didn’t send
[] GPA (out of 4.0): 3.648
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP BIO, AP CHEM, AP CS
[] IB (place score in parentheses): My school doesn’t offer.
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): VEX Robotics Competition Champion (my team made it to nationals) [/li]
[li] Extracurricular (place leadership in parentheses): International Club (founder and president); French Club (founder and President). The ACE Mentors program for Architecture, Construction and Engineering. ( I worked toward a design that is now a building. VEX Robotic ( my team is an all girls team, we are the underdog at school but we made it happen with little resources). Science Society. NHS[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: none[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: lots[/li]
[li] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list][/li][li] Common App Main: 10/10, wrote about my experience creating French club and how it lead to greater diversity at my school; International club. I talk about what I learned from it and the challenges that I faced along the way. [/li]
[li] Additional Essay: 9/10, I wrote about how my GPA doesn’t accurately reflect my potential. I talk about the limited resources that my school has and how I was able to still challenge myself by taking classes through scholars program at universities around my area. [/li]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10/10
[li] Counselor Rec: (didn’t see but I believe that she likes me hahah)[/li]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): I am an immigrant form West Africa but I am a U.S citizen.
[] School Type: Charter School
[] Ethnicity: African
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: less than 85K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen, immigrant, low income, I speak 3 languages.[/li]
[] Strengths: EC’s leadership roles, hands on experience in engineering field. Challenging courses.
[] Weaknesses: GPA.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I am not quite sure, but they did say that they loved my leadership roles in my community. [/li]
[li] What would you have done differently?: I wouldn’t do anything differently :). Everything happens for a reason![/li]
Congrats on other people who applied and those who got in
Yep, at first I was like I didn’t order anything and then realized Whitman was sending something.
Yep I got one!!! It says it will be hear on the 17th.