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Merit @ Pitt - HS Class of 2026 - College Confidential Forums Yes, merit is all about enticing students to choose the school over other acceptances, and for OOS students more merit is required to offset the costs However I do see in state students disappointed about this every year in the Pitt threads
Class of 2025 National Merit Discussion - College Confidential Forums Creating a thread for the Class of 2025 Timeline for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Competition October, 2023 - Students take the PSAT April, 2024 - High School administrators validate eligibility of students September, 2024 - Students will be notified if they are Commended or Semi-Finalists February, 2025 - Semi-finalists will be notified if they are Finalists March, 2025 - Merit
National Merit Discussion Class of 2026 - College Confidential Forums Hey! Just wanted to create a discussion thread for the Class of 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program I’m aware that it is a bit early in the game, but as the last round of PSAT scores will be released next week, I think it would be smart to have a head start!
FAFSA, CSS and Merit - College Confidential Forums Does sending FAFSA and CSS profile hurt my merit scholarship chances ? Or is it better to send it either way Is the merit scholarship evaluation done separately irrespective of CSS and FAFSA profile information
USC reduced National Merit Finalist Scholarship to FLAT 20K year This is a decrease of about 15K per year right now (previously half tuition) Because the amount is now a flat rate, it will also become less valuable as tuition increases (the scholarship used to scale with tuition) Appears to have been updated December 19th 2024-25 Year: 20K year 2023-24 Year: 34,952 year + 3K year (university scholarship) It’s unclear whether the 3K university
Liberal arts colleges with large merit aid programs I’m a high school senior looking for schools that would offer me merit aid I’m interested in a liberal arts school, preferably in the northeast I loved Smith and Williams, but neither offers substantial (if any) merit based aid What are some schools with similar vibes and strong academic programs that also offer a decent percentage of students merit aid? For reference, I’ve got a 4
Should I fill out CSS? - College Confidential Forums We will not qualify for need-based aid I cannot find any useful information about whether to submit the CSS for merit aid at private LACs DD applied ED1 to Swarthmore and I have no idea if filling out CSS is useful or not
Early Decision questions - merit, chances - College of William and Mary . . . Hi, I’m new here VA resident, high performing and very directed DD junior has identified W M as a likely first choice She potentially has the stats to at least apply for an Ivy, though obviously that is playing the lottery She might go to a specific Ivy if she got in, but is very realistic about those (ridiculously low) chances, and loves W M 1550 SAT 4 5 weighted as of now with multiple