9 DC Students receive Full Scholarships to GW

[Anonymous]

Surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet. I know this has to be more than academic , but is it need-based at all?

[Anonymous]

This happens every year, it is not news. They are academic merit scholarships for DC underrepresented students.

[Anonymous]

News worthy! Happy for the students and their families.
Students selected on merit not need.

I have known middle-class students to accept/decline this scholarship. My friend's son turned down Columbia to accept and another friend's daughter declined the award to attend UPenn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happens every year, it is not news. They are academic merit scholarships for DC underrepresented students.

The lottery happens every year too, but yet it's posted. It's new students representing different schools throughout the city,I think it's news. What is not news is how many students from Wilson got accepted into Harvard!

I know a Caucasian student that received the scholarship.

[Anonymous]

This GW Scholarship has been happening for years. It's nice for the 9 kids picked. Don't forget that kids who go to SWW can get 2 years of GW for free taking classes while still in high school. That seems great to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:News worthy! Happy for the students and their families.
Students selected on merit not need.

I have known middle-class students to accept/decline this scholarship. My friend's son turned down Columbia to accept and another friend's daughter declined the award to attend UPenn.

If this is true, why are most of the students selected from majority AA/minority schools?

[Anonymous]

slightly OT, but DD yesterday received a card from GW saying she's in, and to expect a letter soon. What does this say (if anything) about her chances for merit aid? Do all accepted kids get this card? It asked her to set up a visit to the school, so that sounds fairly definite. She also received a letter from another, more selective school saying she's such a strong candidate that she's getting accepted two weeks before the regular acceptance notification date. What does all this mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:slightly OT, but DD yesterday received a card from GW saying she's in, and to expect a letter soon. What does this say (if anything) about her chances for merit aid? Do all accepted kids get this card? It asked her to set up a visit to the school, so that sounds fairly definite. She also received a letter from another, more selective school saying she's such a strong candidate that she's getting accepted two weeks before the regular acceptance notification date. What does all this mean?

My undergrad calls those "likely letters." They can't release their results yet, so they send these letters saying, basically "You're in but we can't really tell you that yet, wink wink." My undergrad doesn't offer merit aid, so I can't speak to that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happens every year, it is not news. They are academic merit scholarships for DC underrepresented students.

It's still wonderful to talk about good news!

[Anonymous]

13:22 - check your assumptions at the keyboard. Guidance counselors at all DC senior high schools (public/charter) are invited to submit nominations. This information is easy to locate.

[Anonymous]

The scholarship is based on academic merit. Get over yourself.