Harvard Merit Scholarships

[Espadaleader]

Don't believe the hype. Merit scholarships are abound.

http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/usstudents.html

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[Ace-Co-A]

I don't know why, but I suspect that this thread is not going to go well. Here's to hoping this post counters the incoming storm.

 

[Espadaleader]

I don't know why, but I suspect that this thread is not going to go well. Here's to hoping this post counters the incoming storm.

Some schools that report that they do not give merit scholarships may still give merit scholarships through a university-wide program. The criteria is broad.

 

[QuinnTheEskimo]

LOL these scholarship are hilarious. "Preference given to students with the last name Hudson?" WTF

 

[Oso]

I feel like this may have been more appropriate in the Harvard thread, both this past cycle and this upcoming cycle. I can see people interpreting this as a humble brag of some sort.

 

[moop]

That doesn't necessarily mean all of those scholarships are given out every year. Pretty sure if no one matches those criteria, no one will get it.

Also, it's not all for med school. **** ton of Harvard hard students make this "ton" of merit scholarships still rare.

 

[Ace-Co-A]

Some schools that report that they do not give merit scholarships may still give merit scholarships through a university-wide program. The criteria is broad.

Oh no, buddy, it has nothing to do with the content of the thread (which seems perfectly reasonable).... but aren't you the guy who got attacked on all fronts in a recent anti-URM thread? 😱

Tread lightly...

 

[CarlosDanger]

I'm not sure what the surprise is here. Harvard has twice the amount of graduate and professional students as undergrads, and like a $30 billion endowment (thanks Wikipedia). So yes, they have scholarships. Good luck getting one based on "student's ancestors or name" though.

 

[trino]

I'm confused what the point of this thread is...especially since the majority of these scholarships have to do with factors that no applicant can control. Not to mention, many probably only provide nominal amounts of money

 

[Espadaleader]

The point of the thread is to make known that schools that explicitly say they don't offer merit scholarships may still offer merit scholarships through the parent University. It didn't matter to me because I didn't receive any merit scholarships this cycle but those applying this year and beyond might be interested in knowing that.

 

[ChemEngMD]

I love all of the legacy scholarships 👍 and they wonder why we still need Affirmative Action 😉 :troll:

 

[yellowfish]

The point of the thread is to make known that schools that explicitly say they don't offer merit scholarships may still offer merit scholarships through the parent University. It didn't matter to me because I didn't receive any merit scholarships this cycle but those applying this year and beyond might be interested in knowing that.

Absolutely true; however, remember that ALL graduate (and sometimes undergraduate, too) students are eligible for these scholarships, not just medical students. These are named private donor scholarships and the restrictions stipulated by those private donors excludes most people from being eligible for most of them. Summary: HMS not offering merit scholarships is a pretty accurate rule or expectation to go by.

 

[moop]

I love all of the legacy scholarships 👍 and they wonder why we still need Affirmative Action 😉 :troll:

Well, that's not the University's choice; it's that of the private donors. Important distinction.

 

[moop]

The point of the thread is to make known that schools that explicitly say they don't offer merit scholarships may still offer merit scholarships through the parent University. It didn't matter to me because I didn't receive any merit scholarships this cycle but those applying this year and beyond might be interested in knowing that.

And neither does it matter to most people. Merit aid means money based solely on academic accomplishments. Most of these are clearly not part of that category.

 

[Psai]

I love all of the legacy scholarships 👍 and they wonder why we still need Affirmative Action 😉 :troll:

dude why do you do this just stop

 

[ChemEngMD]

dude why do you do this just stop

Was obv kidding bro.

 

[EMDO2018]

LOL these scholarship are hilarious. "Preference given to students with the last name Hudson?" WTF

nepotism

 

[Godspeedyou]

There's actually one for my state

 

[DermViser]

Don't believe the hype. Merit scholarships are abound.

http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/usstudents.html

Um...these aren't specific for medical school.

 

[Espadaleader]

Um...these aren't specific for medical school.

That's the point. Harvard University offers the scholarship not the medical school. Its just a point of principle the some students may qualify for merit aid from a University even if the medical school does not offer merit aid. Several schools follow this paradigm.

 

[plumazul]

That's the point. Harvard University offers the scholarship not the medical school. Its just a point of principle the some students may qualify for merit aid from a University even if the medical school does not offer merit aid. Several schools follow this paradigm.

Yes, just about all of them.

/thread

 

[bakedbeans18]

What is the point of this thread? I call humblebrag..

 

[dudewheresmymd]

these are amazing scholarships I wish I were born with the last name Hudson and attended Harvard...maybe would have cut down on the 40k+ debt that I currently have.