Full tuition scholarship! Boom

[Anonymous]

Great news OP and best wishes to your kid! Thanks for sharing. It is good to hear such stories.

[Anonymous]

Weird post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I realize your post is in an anonymous forum, but in real life I would not gloat about the scholarship. Some people will still think only a top tier school is worthwhile, notwithstanding your DC’s scholarship. Some people might be jealous, and some people might think you lack tact for bragging (especially about money matters). Best way is to be humble. Good luck to your DC in college.

— Mom of kid who also got a full tuition scholarship based on a scholarship application that involved writing essays

I don't think this parent was "gloating." He was proud and happy. And he wanted readers of this forum to know that there are more roads than one, and that many ways to achieve success.

[Anonymous]

Congrats also on his writing abilities.

That is a rare and highly useful talent!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My average child just got a full-tuition scholarship. He wasn’t aiming for big or name schools but one that was a good fit. He got the scholarship based on an amazing essay that he wrote. I’m so proud of him. And I want to encourage everyone to chill out a little about “best” schools. His friends are worried they’ll fail life if they don’t go to an Ivy. Meanwhile, he’ll be graduating debt free.

How do you know this?

OP here. Because it was a scholarship based on a specific essay prompt. He'd already gotten into the college. This essay was scholarship specific. No mystery here.

Now, I am not sure if I believe you. One essay = full tuition for 4 years? I doubt that.

Wesleyan has the fuill ride scholarship for a "creative work" of some kind. Not an essay, I guess, but just one project. (Funded by Lin-Manuel)

[Anonymous]

One lousy essay gets you a full scholarship, but years of hard work and toil don’t? Perhaps it’s not his essay but his accomplishments in other areas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One lousy essay gets you a full scholarship, but years of hard work and toil don’t? Perhaps it’s not his essay but his accomplishments in other areas?

Don't be so short sighted. Years of hard work and toil and talent are what formed his essay, obviously. Try thinking outside the box.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird post.

Seriously. She wrote “boom” in the title!

[Anonymous]

Mine did also but I’ve kept that secret for many years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine did also but I’ve kept that secret for many years.

Don’t be embarrassed! Be proud of your child!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird post.

Seriously. She wrote “boom” in the title!

I love how no thread is immune to the mean girls of DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Congrats OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Weird post.

Seriously. She wrote “boom” in the title!

I love how no thread is immune to the mean girls of DCUM.

NP. The boom part sounds like — or is — bragging. If the title of this thread were “Harvard Admission - Boom!” there’s no question that would be bragging. Not seeing how this is different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird post.

Seriously. She wrote “boom” in the title!

I love how no thread is immune to the mean girls of DCUM.

NP. The boom part sounds like — or is — bragging. If the title of this thread were “Harvard Admission - Boom!” there’s no question that would be bragging. Not seeing how this is different.

bragging or lying. either no good.

[Anonymous]

My son was playing piano in the student union to relieve stress and somebody from the music department found out and gave him a 50% scholarship to minor in music and play for their orchestra.

Boom!