D accepted! but why are the scholarships all over the place? Some got more some got less, itās still a bit out of our reach do you think they would increase if we asked?
WPI Presidential Scholarship $31,000 for each academic year of your undergraduate program
As part of WPIās Global Projects Program, you will also receive a one-time Global Scholarship of $5,000.
Stats: 34 ACT, 3rd in class (of 250), 3.95 uw GPA 4.65 w, AP classes, etc.
Got accepted!!!
SAT 1480
R/W 680 M 800
UW GPA 4.0
Math level 2 - 800
(More on my thread)
With 25k/yr scholarship
@leapyearG Scholarships are not only based on test scores/GPA. They take ECās, recommendations,leadership ability, and more into account (according to their website).
@sciencenerd123 that all may be true, but to this point only women have gotten the 30K+ scholarships, and boys have gotten 10K
@miscparentname That may be true, but remember WPI is more than 60% male (or something like that). Also, your son really shouldāve withdrawn his application once he got accepted to his ED school. He is technically breaking the ED agreement right now.
For those accepted. When do they have to decide? Would like to compare offers but most wont come out till March.
@leapyearG By May 1st.
@miscparentname Some additional scholarship money may come after the initial acceptance. That being said, beginning last year President Leshin redirected a substantial amount of money to scholarships specifically aimed at increasing the representation of female students. And it worked; the percentage of women in the freshman class rose from roughly 34 in 2016 to 44 in 2017.
@sciencenerd123 actually you donāt know what conversations weāre having with our school, and no we are not breaking our agreement, and the WPI offer has been rejected. WPI is free to give merit aid to whomever they choose, but the choices theyāre making arenāt subtle this year.
The university is pushing for a 50:50 male to female ratio, hence the large scholarships for women.
I have a son. He didnāt get the kind of money the women are getting. But I think this is great. I was a WPI student in the early 80s (Electrical Engineering). We women were outnumbered to put it mildly. I am so glad to see the school reach out to women.
@dancngwiththestars Iād love a group chat!
I did not receive a decision today, so I emailed the admissions department. They explained that I was part of a small number of decisions that were unavailable today and that I would receive my decision by the end of Friday. Has this happened to anyone else?
@LoisLane100 I have a son who is a freshman at WPI this year, and couldnāt agree more!
@hopeyhippie I was thrilled for him that he got in.I was talking to my mom who lives in MA nearby (Iām originally from Worcester) and she was very excited. But I warned her. Weāre in CA. So, Iām pulling for something closer to me. ;^) Albeit I know heāll thrive at WPI.
Son accepted. Presidential scholarship of 10K per year. Iām trying really hard to understand the rationale and the fairness of thisā¦ 34 ACT, Multiple awardsā¦ Outstanding recās and leadershipā¦ All honors and AP classes with 4.3 GPA. Diverse and extensively involved ECās.
@LoisLane100 Good luck with that! Weāre from CA, and I really hoped he would stay out here. But he fell in love with WPI, so that was that. . . . .
@hopeyhippie He has applied to some UCs which he liked so hope springs eternal.
My son was accepted and got the same - 10K and 5K globalā¦ curious about this as well?
He was 1500 (800 Math)
4.55 weighted GPA