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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My rising senior is thinking about applying for a post-graduate scholarship. She has been a stellar and well rounded student at her flagship university. My MIL says that these scholarships are mainly for the "elite" colleges and that I should just "pony up" and pay for grad school. Any truth to the assertion that these are only for "elite" colleges? Putting that aside, I know Rhodes is probably darn near impossible to get.  What about all of these others?[/quote]

My kid goes to a T10. They have committees that start seeking out possible Rhodes or Fullbright applicants in fall of junior year. Anyone can apply but they (faculty ) encourage some to,  and they screen all who are interested. The ones who make it through screening are told they have “full support “ and then they begin work on the application process spring pf junior yr and through summer. Ask around and it is clear all the elites/ivies/Williams/Amherst have similar and even many lesser elites(T25 not T10). It is an in-depth process that yields wins for these schools and students. 
Sure students from other unis can still get them, but that is a much harder road.

Heck even top lawschool admissions is bumped at these elites because of similar faculty advisors that give detailed personal advice for apps to T14 especially.

By the way there are funded grad school programs that are not through Rhodes , Fullbright , et al; have your student investigate in their field[/quote]

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