@CourtneyThurston wrote: “Coca Cola is 100% merit, so that explains it. Other scholarships have less heavy financial aid components. For JKCF, you HAVE to be in dire straits [to actually receive it]. HAVE TO. So it’s discussed less, because less people qualify.”
I’d be interested in knowing your source for this. I agree with @milgymfam that there is very little discussion about JKCF’s college scholarship program. D19 was selected as a semifinalist yesterday. We were floored actually because she wasn’t even selected as a finalist for QuestBridge. QB selected 40% of its applicants this year, vs. 8% at JKCF. She only knew to apply because she received a letter from the organization, presumably from a College Board list (she qualifies for fee waivers).
QB asks for extensive financial info. (similar to PROFILE) incl. all assets, and in order to qualify income needs to be below $65K for a family of four, with limited assets. JKCF’s asks for income to be below $95K and they ask ONLY for approx. adjusted gross income over the last three years. Not sure if they will ask for more to get to the next stage, as there seems to be very little anecdotal info out there. Our income is close to the QB average, but doesn’t $95K still put one solidly in the middle class?
Regardless, we are ever so grateful that JKCF recognized our daughter for her hard work, academic achievements and service!