thoughts on "scholarship girls"
by: $$
There was a post on the wealth thread that brings up a misconception that many have about the UA scholarships. The poster wrote that there are wealthy girls and also those on scholarship in all of the houses. This was written as if the scholarship girls would not be able to affort UA without.
I was shocked to arrive at UA and find out that so many of us in the honors college who are on full ride are thought of as poor. My sisters believe this and it seems many on here do as well. From my experience that is FAR from true. I know many kids on the bama full ride and they all have plenty of money and even better, no debt. Every girl in my suite was on the full scholarship and each of us comes from wealthy or at least upper middle class families with large incomes and larger generational wealth, holdings, and savings. We all had the $ to go elsewhere but chose Alabama much the same way many others choose a school. That they were going to make it basically free to attend was certainly a benefit, not because we needed that but because what it will provide us going forward. We all have huge amounts of money left over for graduate school or med. school, downpayments for houses, and full funding for our weddings and future lives. We will be starting off debt free and the experience of moving for school broadens our hiring potential by broadening our network. This leaves us money for supporting our houses and sisterhood.
Did this thought of financial liability because of being on scholarship hurt girls during rush? I think it does. I am in a top house,a legacy, but my RMs and friends from rush are in lower OOS and bottom houses. I couldn't figure out why. They are pretty, smart, normal, friendly and seems like there must have been something that kept them out of middle houses and up.
#1by: IMO
No. They are just not as connected. OOS. Wealthy families. High GPA. Lots of private school too. Just not Bama connected. Studying here for free. So have plenty funds for travel and other opportunities. Can't all go old row as there are too many of them. Plus new row has been targeting them for years. It's just a numbers game. Reason we need more chapters.
... or lower quota and raise Panhellenic GPA which won't happen anytime soon. And if that happened connections would still be most important for some chapters.
@OP... Do you feel less valued since your sisters think you are poor?
Comment#2by: .
I think the dilemma is that if a girl is on a high scholarship, it clearly means that she is smart, and has a good GPA and ACT. But the question raised is "if she's so smart, why doesn't she go to a more academically prestigious school?" The proposed answer is that the girl can't afford a different school, and chose Bama because of financial factors. Therefore, I understand how some people would think that being on scholarship means you're "poor."
However, as a greek girl on full scholarship, I chose Bama because I fell in love when I toured. The program for my major is great, and I love the student involvement opportunities and atmosphere of school spirit. My tuition being free was a total perk, but wasn't the deciding factor.
I hope that this idea that being on scholarship is a bad thing dissipates because 1) It isn't true most of the time, and 2) it portrays UA in a bad light, since they're assuming that smart people shouldn't go to Bama.
#3by: To the table
I was the person who made the response regarding girls from wealthy families and girls here on scholarship. Most OOS girls on scholarship did not grow up saying The University of Alabama was their dream school. But, for all the reasons you have stated above, they became attracted to UA. Most girls coming to UA on full scholarship have something special to add to UA, this the reason they were given said scholarship. Girls that come from a rich ( notice, I am not saying wealthy) background- academically, financially, philanthropic- have experiences that houses would welcome members to share with other members. And, with those additions, maybe their own children will grow up wanting and dreaming to attend The University of Alabama. All that matters regarding money is can you afford the current dues.
#4by: OOS
Far out of State girl here. Honors College, full ride, from the "right zip code," and wealthy enough for any university in my home state.
I came here because my dad went here, and I grew up coming to at least one football game a year. I decided when I was very little that I wanted to be here. I did get into better schools, but UA is good enough for my major, and I'm happy with my choice. I love the school, love my sisters, and wouldn't change a thing.
I had a pretty good recruitment for someone OOS. I had two houses I loved after first round. Got dropped by one, but got a bid from the other. Full schedule the whole time.
Being on the other side, I can say that most of the girls in my house didn't focus on whether a girl was on scholarship. Not saying we weren't interested in whether they could pay dues, but scholarship wasn't the main thing we focused on.
by: I mean
I had a GPA over a 4.0, and a perfect SAT score. I got a scholarship automatically, so they could easily tell with me.
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Could be she lives in the Honor’s dorm. Many girls who choose to live there have full scholarships.
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