2017-3-7 昨天妹妹转过来一个伊妹儿，说是拿到了迈阿密大学的提供的全免学费奖学金： Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected to receive the Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholarship, one of the highest academic honors given to incoming students at the University of Miami, which covers full tuition for four years of undergraduate study. In awarding you this scholarship, we recognize your exceptional academic achievements. You were selected from an elite group of students to be part of one of the most talented and diverse classes in the history of the University of Miami. It is also my pleasure to invite you to become a member of the prestigious Foote Fellows Honors Program. As a Foote Fellow, you will have maximum freedom to explore a multitude of educational resources within the curricular framework of your school or college. Foote Fellows have access to unique learning opportunities and educational guidance within their school or college and many are able to pursue additional majors and/or minors, as well as study abroad. 迈阿密大学每年大约授予50-60名新生这类奖学金，是所有300名被邀请去面试学生的1/5，机会还是蛮大的说。 这是像迈阿密大学一样排名在前二十到五十之间的二流学校，和全美一流大学竞争优秀生源的唯一妙招。排名前十之内的学校，提供的学生按需奖学金数额，对中等收入家庭出身的学生，会有更大的诱惑，而对收入富裕的家庭，学费根本不在考虑之内，吸引力也不是很大。所以除非学生特别喜欢迈阿密大学的某一专业，否则仅靠提供奖学金，很难收到全美最顶尖的学生。
2017-2-23 妹妹明天到迈阿密大学去面试Stamps奖学金，迈阿密大学很抠门，旅馆都要自己出钱，给奖学金也抠抠索索，开始给妹妹每年两万五，上个星期又来信说给妹妹每年四万五，这不，如果Stamps奖学金面试成功，就一分钱都不用出了。 Hello Student, The February 24-25 Scholarship Weekend at the University of Miami is just around the corner! Our 'Canes family is excited to welcome you to our campus for the program and wanted to provide you with a few additional details. Below, you will find a schedule of events for the weekend. Locations for all of the events will be provided to you at Registration. Friday, February 24 2:00-2:30 p.m. - Registration - Office of Undergraduate Admission 2:30-3:00 p.m. - Welcome 3:15-4:45 p.m. - Tour 5:00-6:15 p.m. - Deans' Panels 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Dinner with Foote Fellows Saturday, February 25 8:30-9:45 a.m. - Check-in and Breakfast with Student Panel 9:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. - Scholarship Weekend Program 1:00-2:00 p.m. - Lunch To receive full consideration for the scholarships, students are expected to attend all scheduled activities on Friday and Saturday of the Scholarship Weekend. For families staying at the Holiday Inn - University of Miami, Courtyard Miami Dadeland, or Marriott Miami Dadeland, buses are scheduled to leave for campus at the following times: Friday, February 24 - 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 25 - 8:00 a.m. We look forward to greeting you on campus for our program in just a few days! If you have any questions or concerns, please visit stampsweekend.miami.edu or contact me at scholarshipweekend@miami.edu . Best regards, Shane Hinton Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission scholarshipweekend@miami.edu miami.edu/ug
2017-1-21 今天下课后妹妹在学校舞台上进行一年一度的文化遗产舞蹈表演，这已经是第四年。妹妹说，她学校的老师都说她跳的好。然后在学校参加女子篮球比赛的拉拉队表演，接下来是毕业班篮球队员庆祝活动，妹妹又收到一大束低年级同学送的鲜花，拉拉队的教练说这还不是正式的毕业班庆祝活动，等两个星期后男队员比赛结束，才是正式的活动。 妹妹今年参加的Scholastic艺术和写作奖的地区结果出来了，妹妹得两个金钥匙，一个银钥匙，和三项提名奖。金钥匙和银钥匙都要在地方博物馆里展览一个星期，金钥匙还要送到纽约参加全国评审，这在妹妹是第一次，在妹妹的高中，今年也只有另外一个女孩得了一个提名奖。妹妹很高兴，因为从前摘金摘银在全县所向无敌的是姐姐，今年终于走出了姐姐的阴影，开始扬眉吐气了。 然后是妹妹接到迈阿密大学STAMPS奖学金申请的邀请： Dear 妹妹： Greetings from the University of Miami! I am happy to inform you that the Office of Undergraduate Admission has nominated you for the University's most prestigious merit scholarships: the Stamps Leadership Scholarship, the Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholarship, and the Marta S. and L. Austin Weeks Endowed Scholarship. Congratulations! The Stamps Leadership Scholarship covers the cost of attendance for four years of undergraduate study. It includes tuition, fees, room and board, books, and a stipend of $12,000 for research and study abroad opportunities over four years of study. The Singer Scholarship and Weeks Scholarship each cover the cost of four years' full tuition. We hope you will accept this invitation to join us on campus for a special scholarship event on one of three weekends: February 24-25 , March 3-4 , or March 24-25 . 这个STAMPS奖学金，和佐治亚理工大学的STAMPS奖学金属于同一个基金会，是这两所大学对学习成绩优秀的学生奖学金中资助金额最高的一个，连吃住都一起包括在内的，而且是不看家庭收入的。妹妹申报的几所二类大学，基本上都属于这种情况。 网上查了一下，迈阿密大学的Stamps奖学金的面试过程比佐治亚理工相对要简单一些，没有初选过程，但多了一篇论文，因为在开始申请学校的时候，论文不再需要的材料之列： Selection Process - Selected candidates for the Stamps Scholarship are invited to participate in the Scholarship Weekend at the University of Miami. During this weekend program, candidates will meet with University of Miami faculty and current scholars. Scholarship candidates and their families learn about the unique educational and leadership opportunities available to the best and brightest students at the University of Miami. They also learn about the University of Miami's interest-driven education, meet both current and other prospective student scholars, and attend a special scholarship dinner. After the weekend, a selection committee identifies finalists whom they recommend to receive the Stamps Scholarship based on the students' overall achievement and performance during the weekend. Finalists participate in an additional interview with the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation. 下面的材料，是2011年迈阿密大学刚开始实行Stamps奖学金的时候一个学生在College Confidential上讨论时贴出来的，但另外参加讨论的人不同意这些硬性的指标，说学校更看重的是你是不是fit： Stamps scholarship is a new one and it offers full-ride to UM. Also, the slection criteria is very picky. Almost ACT score of 35 or SAT score over 2300 (or CR and Math is over 1550). I have a score of 1500 in CR and Math and I am a HS val in Orlando school. Taken 15 AP classes. AP National Scholar. Huge amount of ECs. Won the Siemens SF award for my cancer research paper. I did not get invited for the Stamps. So you could assume what level of competition is required. If my speculation is right, it all boils down to SAT or ACT scores for Stamps invite. This scholarship has no bearing on any major etc. Simply put, this is offered for the best of the best. Good luck and do not feel about Stamps. Also, getting Singer award is very slim too (15% award rate, they select 55 students out of 350 short-listed applicants). 这是2016年一个学生家长贴出来的2015和2016年迈阿密大学Stamps和Singer奖学金的授予信息，和南加州大学优秀奖学金的授予情况类似，但规模稍小： 2015 - Yes, my daughter attended last year. Three hundred students were invited. Seventy received the Singer and five the Stamps. 2016 -Hey guys! Current UM student and Singer recipient here. We were told that 300 students are being interviewed over two weekends and 75 will receive either Singer or Stamps. You won't here about the results until after the second weekend on March 18-19. 而且比较有趣的是很多学生最后纠结于是去UM的Stamps或是去USC的Trustee奖学金。前者是全部免费，后者是免学费。
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