Re: scholarship letter

Ann,

The letter was from the enrollment office but you were given an answer 
by the scholarship office that was unfamiliar with it? Sounds like you 
should ask these questions of the enrollment office itself.

Since they have two big "if's" in there - confirmation of self-reported 
information and getting in before the money is gone - make sure that you 
do both quickly and request a confirmation letter when the scholarship 
is definitely yours.

--
Steven B. Blank
College Financial Aid Consultants
29 Ives Hill Court
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203)250-7761

Ann in Houston wrote:

> We received a letter from a major university, which we did not apply to.  It
> is for a full, four-year scholarship.  Of course, we had to submit an app,
> and we did.  Now, I am afraid we read more into the letter than we should
> have.  I called the scholarship office to ask them outright, and had to read
> the letter to them, since it was sent from their enrollment services office.
> The lady said that based on the language I read to her, it sounded like a
> firm offer.  It was based on SAT scores, which are indeed excellent (800
> verbal 680 math) as well as class rank and GPA. The letter said that the
> offer depended on the verification of his self-reported statistics and upon
> the money supply not being depleted.  But, "Based on last year's criteria,
> you are eligible for an academic honors scholarship".  Is this double-talk,
> or legalese?