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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a very weird system to give the test and then require applications to go in totally blind - you have NO idea where your kid stands in terms of the scores. I don't understand it. The SAT and ACT scores come back in like 13 days. How could HSPT take so many weeks to score?

I can't speak to admissions but I do know that very high HSPT scores led to merit scholarships for my DD a few years ago at two DC Catholic girls' schools.
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My sons got offered zero merit awards, one 99 and one a 98.  I think at their high school the merit awards are parsed out by financial need.  That’s fine, but then don’t call it a merit award.[/quote]

Huh yeah I agree it shouldn’t be called a merit scholarship if fa is involved. From asking around in our area it’s been my impression that the Catholic merit scholarship criteria are pretty cut and dry.[b] You have to meet a min test% requirement and also have straight A’s in certain subjects[/b].[/quote]

The requirements, yes.  The distribution, no.  My kids were above and beyond and received zero $.  With two kids (and some families w/ more than that), there is no sibling discount and most students that meet the requirements get no $. We certainly aren't wealthy. We contribute to the various funds, so I'm not knocking it.  But, to me it's kind of like not telling the kids they won the Merit scholar awards (going on now in public School).  They aren't getting recognized for merit when the awards state that's how they are distributed.[/quote]

Those requirements are the minimum. Really depends on what the applicant pool looks like from year to year.   My DD received the highest merit scholarship at 2 schools.  Had the 99% HSPT and straight As, but also had like 100 hours of community service and was in sports and other EC activities.  Other kids in her class had high HSPT and good grades but got no merit, but there was little else that they did.  Basically schools give merit to dissuade you from accepting an offer at other schools.  They do this with the most competitive candidates.  [/quote]

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