Scholarships, students' stories vary
Chris Morris
Issue date: 3/18/10 Section: News
"To go where you want to go, you have to make sacrifices," Lauren Kemp, freshman, said.
"I prefer not to take out loans. I did well in high school. I had a really high grade point average, but I understand that there are a lot of students competing for the same opportunities."
Kemp's sentiment about hard financial times is echoed throughout campus.
For example, "I have a lot of loans," Chelsea Hetrick, junior, said. "I'm taking on the loans for my post-graduate. My parents are taking on the loans for my undergraduate. But not every family can do that. A lot of my friends are in the same situation where they have tons of loans. It's sad because they take so long to pay back."
Representatives of Capital are aware of financial difficulty and maintain that their system works.
"Capital will look at test scores, grade point average and financial situation and determine what aid, loans or scholarships students get," Financial Aid Counselor Sam Selvage said.
In addition to loans, there are state and federal grants as well as work study.
Many students acknowledge efforts on the part of the university to make college more affordable but still have to deal with not having enough money.
"I have scholarships through Capital," Kemp said. "They don't cover the whole cost of college. I have a presidential scholarship and another one I don't remember."
According to the financial aid office, the presidential scholarship is one of the most, if the not the most, awarded scholarships.
A renewable award, the presidential scholarship is given to incoming freshman based on high school performance.
The award applies to eight semesters as long as the recipient maintains a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
Music students are not eligible to receive the award.
The Financial Aid office lauds their scholarship distribution.
"For admitted students, we have a scholarship book that has all types of scholarships in it," Financial Aid Coordinator Molly Bauman said. "It's always in the office. And most of the scholarships are really specific to majors, ethnicity, and class rank."
Selvage reinforced the positives of Capital scholarships.
"A lot of scholarship money comes from alumni contribution," he said. "We had a record class this year in terms of size, high school grade point average. We're bringing in stronger students in bigger numbers."
Though concerned about their financial future, students like Hetrick stand by Capital.
"It wasn't about the money," she said. "Capital has a nice, clean campus and is in a great community."
By Chris Morris
Contributor
cmorris2@capital.edu
"I prefer not to take out loans. I did well in high school. I had a really high grade point average, but I understand that there are a lot of students competing for the same opportunities."
Kemp's sentiment about hard financial times is echoed throughout campus.
For example, "I have a lot of loans," Chelsea Hetrick, junior, said. "I'm taking on the loans for my post-graduate. My parents are taking on the loans for my undergraduate. But not every family can do that. A lot of my friends are in the same situation where they have tons of loans. It's sad because they take so long to pay back."
Representatives of Capital are aware of financial difficulty and maintain that their system works.
"Capital will look at test scores, grade point average and financial situation and determine what aid, loans or scholarships students get," Financial Aid Counselor Sam Selvage said.
In addition to loans, there are state and federal grants as well as work study.
Many students acknowledge efforts on the part of the university to make college more affordable but still have to deal with not having enough money.
"I have scholarships through Capital," Kemp said. "They don't cover the whole cost of college. I have a presidential scholarship and another one I don't remember."
According to the financial aid office, the presidential scholarship is one of the most, if the not the most, awarded scholarships.
A renewable award, the presidential scholarship is given to incoming freshman based on high school performance.
The award applies to eight semesters as long as the recipient maintains a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
Music students are not eligible to receive the award.
The Financial Aid office lauds their scholarship distribution.
"For admitted students, we have a scholarship book that has all types of scholarships in it," Financial Aid Coordinator Molly Bauman said. "It's always in the office. And most of the scholarships are really specific to majors, ethnicity, and class rank."
Selvage reinforced the positives of Capital scholarships.
"A lot of scholarship money comes from alumni contribution," he said. "We had a record class this year in terms of size, high school grade point average. We're bringing in stronger students in bigger numbers."
Though concerned about their financial future, students like Hetrick stand by Capital.
"It wasn't about the money," she said. "Capital has a nice, clean campus and is in a great community."
By Chris Morris
Contributor
cmorris2@capital.edu
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willis
posted 3/19/10 @ 1:54 PM EST
Great Article, Chris.
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