<p>I put in a transfer app to SCAD this year. </p>
<p>I mean I heard that SCAD acted like a tightwad when it comes to finances, but this is ridiculous.</p>
<p>My GPA's pretty high, SAT scores really high. I got a somewhat decent academic scholarship, still waiting to hear on achievement (portfolio) scholarships.</p>
<p>But their student grants? I mean this has to be a joke. They give me 1,500 dollars total every year? My EFC's just below 15,000. That's not low, but I mean I was expecting more aid than this! That doesn't help me at all.</p>
<p>I doubt I'll get a lot of money in achievement scholarships, even if I think my portfolio's good. </p>
<p>I'm disheartened because I was pretty dead-set on going to SCAD but that's pretty much not an option now. 1,500 dollar grant? I would've been able to go to SCAD had they given me maybe 10,000 a year, which isn't unreasonable considering my EFC of 15,000 and the expensive tuition. But 1500?! You have to be joking. We can't pay for this.</p>
<p>that’s what’s knows an admit-deny. If you can come up with the money, they want you. Sorry for your disappointment. Don’t go into massive debt for SCAD, though.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
<p>The Fafsa/EFC is ony the front-end of the process. Many schools simply don’t have the funds to fill the gap for each kid. Take a hard look at other programs. Many local colleges or cc’s have excellent art programs- you often don’t know til you explore. Good luck.</p>
<p>What are other schools offering you package-wise?</p>
<p>I attended one of their talk in the open house and heard that the sooner you send your app in, the more fund is avaiable for your merit. I sent my app in since december with a 3.0 GPA and not too decent SAT score (average) and got $3000/year academic merit , heard some others got more since they sent their stuffs in early.
I was slightly disappointed for getting $2000 for my achievement scholarship but might be just that I’m still in highschool…</p>
<p>Well I’m talking as an accepted future undergraduate so I’m not sure about transfers. At least in comparison with other schools that admitted me SCAD’s tuition is still easier on me (since I’m an international so no FALFSA here). Plus, art school are suppose to be expensive are they not?</p>
<p>And I heard that you can resubmit your porfolio repeatly to get a better achievement merit scholarship. </p>
<p>Best of luck</p>
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<p>That is correct – at least while I was at SCAD until 2007.</p>
<p>That’s kinda weird, but I wouldn’t refuse to submit a portfolio and everything you possibly can just because the initial financial aid award letter didn’t have everything you expected at first. Just like with any other school, you’ve got to keep asking and keep putting your hand out for more and say what’s going on in order to make any progress. I was constantly scouring the internet and the library and talking to my adviser. I submitted everything and then some to SCAD and my adviser ran my info twice to make sure I got every stitch of scholarship I could qualify for. I ended up with 5 scholarships of $3000 a year each, dropped to two classes (so a few of those scholarships deceased to pro-rate the classes), and only ended up paying $300 this quarter. I get maximum Federal Pell and Stafford loans too because my EFC is 0.</p>
<p>You said your EFC was 15,000? EFC means Estimated Family Contribution. So saying that your EFC was around 15,000 means the government determined your family can pay $15,000 towards tuition on their own. Naturally your scholarship and aid opportunities lessen with that kind of evaluation. If you’re 24+, I hope you’re not still using your family’s taxes for the FAFSA because you’re an independent and can now use your own taxes which might get you a lower EFC evaluation. But otherwise, I really think you shouldn’t give up on any school until you’ve exhausted all avenues including portfolios. Portfolios and other information might get you to the $10,000. SCAD is at least a bit better than Academy of Art University where they offer you zero scholarships unless you’re highly connected in San Francisco or with the President herself.</p>