Case Western Merit Award

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thanks for the responses. Do you have to apply for the merit aid with your application or is it automatic based on their assessment?

Automatic

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DC got in this year with full tuition (61k a year)

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Anonymous wrote:DC got in this year with full tuition (61k a year)

Wow! congrats!

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Anonymous wrote:My DS got in last year with a $20K per year merit scholarship.

Do you mind sharing stats and major?

CS major, 35 ACT, 3.7 UW GPA. He also got $30,000 a year at Northeastern but ultimately chose state flagship.

Congratulations. Could I ask, did he have a "hook"?

No. Fairly normal EC like Eagle Scout, Varsity 3 season sports, state orchestra, hackathons. And started a successful business.

This is what we’ve come to, where these ECs are considered fairly normal.

+1. Eagle Scout is a big deal for colleges.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS got in last year with a $20K per year merit scholarship.

Do you mind sharing stats and major?

CS major, 35 ACT, 3.7 UW GPA. He also got $30,000 a year at Northeastern but ultimately chose state flagship.

Congratulations. Could I ask, did he have a "hook"?

No. Fairly normal EC like Eagle Scout, Varsity 3 season sports, state orchestra, hackathons. And started a successful business.

This is what we’ve come to, where these ECs are considered fairly normal.

Yep. At first, I thought it was novel to see school kids starting nonprofits and publishing books. Then, I realized it was for college acceptance purposes. I wonder how many nonprofits and such have been abandoned once the college acceptance came?

I think back to being a kid, and I did things because I loved them.

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Anonymous wrote:DC got in this year with full tuition (61k a year)

Wow - that is truly great! Would be interested in hearing stats.

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My child was accepted EA and received the $40,500 Merit- 1480 SATs (one sitting), 4.8 WGPA, 3,96 UWGPA, 10 APs and standard ECs (sports, NHS, Music, volunteers for Special Olympics, Lifeguard)

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Anonymous wrote:DC got in this year with full tuition (61k a year)

Congrats! This is awesome!

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted EA and received the $40,500 Merit- 1480 SATs (one sitting), 4.8 WGPA, 3,96 UWGPA, 10 APs and standard ECs (sports, NHS, Music, volunteers for Special Olympics, Lifeguard)

Congrats! Did they decide to go to CWRU?

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Anonymous wrote:My DS got in last year with a $20K per year merit scholarship.

Do you mind sharing stats and major?

CS major, 35 ACT, 3.7 UW GPA. He also got $30,000 a year at Northeastern but ultimately chose state flagship.

Congratulations. Could I ask, did he have a "hook"?

No. Fairly normal EC like Eagle Scout, Varsity 3 season sports, state orchestra, hackathons. And started a successful business.

Oh come on, it's okay to brag a bit - Eagle Scout and State Orchestra are not "fairly normal."

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted EA and received the $40,500 Merit- 1480 SATs (one sitting), 4.8 WGPA, 3,96 UWGPA, 10 APs and standard ECs (sports, NHS, Music, volunteers for Special Olympics, Lifeguard)

The bragging on this board is so annoying - congrats to your kid, but was it necessary to say "one sitting" for the SAT score? That's not relevant at ALL!

For what it's worth, my kid also received merit to Case, but we turned it down. If you want STEM and you're okay with the corporate/vocational vibe at Case (this is how current Case students describe it), then it can be a good fit. If you want something resembling a more traditional college experience, that may not be Case.

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted EA and received the $40,500 Merit- 1480 SATs (one sitting), 4.8 WGPA, 3,96 UWGPA, 10 APs and standard ECs (sports, NHS, Music, volunteers for Special Olympics, Lifeguard)

The bragging on this board is so annoying - congrats to your kid, but was it necessary to say "one sitting" for the SAT score? That's not relevant at ALL!

For what it's worth, my kid also received merit to Case, but we turned it down. If you want STEM and you're okay with the corporate/vocational vibe at Case (this is how current Case students describe it), then it can be a good fit. If you want something resembling a more traditional college experience, that may not be Case.

I am fairly recent grad and I don’t know anyone who’d describe Case having a corporate/ vocational vibe. it is a rigorous STEM school but there are many non STEM students and non STEM classes are required for STEM students. It is a vibrant campus and I had a wonderful experience.

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted EA and received the $40,500 Merit- 1480 SATs (one sitting), 4.8 WGPA, 3,96 UWGPA, 10 APs and standard ECs (sports, NHS, Music, volunteers for Special Olympics, Lifeguard)

The bragging on this board is so annoying - congrats to your kid, but was it necessary to say "one sitting" for the SAT score? That's not relevant at ALL!

For what it's worth, my kid also received merit to Case, but we turned it down. If you want STEM and you're okay with the corporate/vocational vibe at Case (this is how current Case students describe it), then it can be a good fit. If you want something resembling a more traditional college experience, that may not be Case.

Weird. Why did your kid even apply if it wasn’t a good fit to begin with and take someone else’s spot?

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted EA and received the $40,500 Merit- 1480 SATs (one sitting), 4.8 WGPA, 3,96 UWGPA, 10 APs and standard ECs (sports, NHS, Music, volunteers for Special Olympics, Lifeguard)

The bragging on this board is so annoying - congrats to your kid, but was it necessary to say "one sitting" for the SAT score? That's not relevant at ALL!

For what it's worth, my kid also received merit to Case, but we turned it down. If you want STEM and you're okay with the corporate/vocational vibe at Case (this is how current Case students describe it), then it can be a good fit. If you want something resembling a more traditional college experience, that may not be Case.

Weird. Why did your kid even apply if it wasn’t a good fit to begin with and take someone else’s spot?

Pp here - my kid applied and was accepted, then visited and didn’t like the fit, so declined. That’s usually how it works. Not everyone has money to travel to a dozen schools in advance of applying to them. Also, my comment about corporate vibe is only meant to help inform - it isn’t out of the blue - read the Case newspaper and the editorial board literally said as much.

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted EA and received the $40,500 Merit- 1480 SATs (one sitting), 4.8 WGPA, 3,96 UWGPA, 10 APs and standard ECs (sports, NHS, Music, volunteers for Special Olympics, Lifeguard)

The bragging on this board is so annoying - congrats to your kid, but was it necessary to say "one sitting" for the SAT score? That's not relevant at ALL!

For what it's worth, my kid also received merit to Case, but we turned it down. If you want STEM and you're okay with the corporate/vocational vibe at Case (this is how current Case students describe it), then it can be a good fit. If you want something resembling a more traditional college experience, that may not be Case.

Weird. Why did your kid even apply if it wasn’t a good fit to begin with and take someone else’s spot?

Pp here - my kid applied and was accepted, then visited and didn’t like the fit, so declined. That’s usually how it works. Not everyone has money to travel to a dozen schools in advance of applying to them. Also, my comment about corporate vibe is only meant to help inform - it isn’t out of the blue - read the Case newspaper and the editorial board literally said as much.

Not sure what is meant by "corporate vibe." The campus felt like a corporate environment to you? I wouldn't describe it that way.