Scholarships off the Waitlist

[The Milkman]

Last thread I could find about this was a few years old. Basically, what is the likelihood that you would receive scholarships after coming off of a waitlist? This is considering merit and/or need based... or would you still get need-based scholarships regardless of how you were accepted? Anyone have any thoughts/experiences?

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[tantacles]

Last thread I could find about this was a few years old. Basically, what is the likelihood that you would receive scholarships after coming off of a waitlist? This is considering merit and/or need based... or would you still get need-based scholarships regardless of how you were accepted? Anyone have any thoughts/experiences?

Possible but not probable.

 

[darkjedi]

At my school you would get need-based if you qualified regardless of how you were accepted.

 

[JPA178]

VCU has a special scholarship for the last student accepted off the wait list every year (partial or maybe even full tuition). It was established by a very successful alumnus who was the last student accepted off the wait list many years ago.

Like many have said, though - need-based is possible, merit-based is not so likely.

 

[snowflakes]

Definitely should still be need-based aid. I know WashU has given merit scholarships to students taken off the waitlist in the past.

 

[StudentDoctor#1000]

VCU has a special scholarship for the last student accepted off the wait list every year (partial or maybe even full tuition). It was established by a very successful alumnus who was the last student accepted off the wait list many years ago.

Like many have said, though - need-based is possible, merit-based is not so likely.

Haha wow this is a really cool policy! Underdogs ftw!