Suzanne and I are thankful that there are multiple universities willing to almost fully fund Kevin’s education over the next four or five years.
Kevin is now 2 for 2 (to be fair, I don’t think he has applied anywhere where he won’t get in right now). We were more impressed by Oklahoma’s acceptance package than we were by Alabama’s. In fact, Oklahoma is far and away the leader in terms of the quality of materials and communication home. From the very detailed presentation of what they offer National Merit finalists to the acceptance ‘folder’.
At one point, I don’t think we were considering Oklahoma that seriously. Two data points have changed that quite a bit over the last week.
1) “The Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in International Studies is an accelerated program designed for exceptional students to earn both the BA and MA in International Studies in 5 years of study. National Merit Scholars are the ideal candidates for a 5-year accelerated BA/MA program, although the program is open to all OU students who qualify.”
2) “We have great news and I wanted you to be among the first to know that OU President David Boren has increased all freshmen academic scholarships, including our National Merit scholarship, for students entering in the Fall of 2014 – yes, this means an increase for you if you advance to a Finalist! You are important to us and we want to continue to attract the best and brightest our nation has to offer especially as we commemorate OU’s 30-year tradition of sponsoring National Merit Scholars.
Our updated National Merit scholarship package for nonresidents (now valued at $116,200, instead of $101,000)”
