The Admission and

Scholarship Process

Jason E. Black

Dean of Admission

Recruitment Staff

•Brian Kennedy- Director of Recruitment

•David Presley- Associate Director of Recruitment and Orientation, Ohio and Indiana

•Sheri Heasley- Associate Director of Recruitment, Texas Regional

• Jenn Debrecht- Assistant Director of Recruitment and Nashville

•Riley Westmoreland- Jacksonville, Central and South Florida and Coordinator of Orientation

Recruitment Staff

• Caroline Dill- North Alabama, Mississippi, California and Arizona

• Kaleigh Warwick- Birmingham, Montgomery

• Elliott Dansby- South Alabama, Panhandle, SW Georgia and Transfers

• Rachel Stanback- Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and East Tennessee

• Cam Thomas- Virginia, North East and Multicultural Recruiter

• Cathy Moore- Regional Recruiter for Arkansas, Missouri, West Tennessee, Louisiana, and the Mid West

Recruitment Staff

• Libby Garrett- Regional Recruiter for Atlanta (Gwinnett and Forsyth County and Mount Pisgah, Providence, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Northview, and Fellowship Christian

•Rebekah Cottingham- Regional Recruiter for Atlanta (Cobb County and Milton, Cambridge, Westminster and Lovett)

• Susan Abee- Assistant Director, Regional Recruiter for Georgia

http://www.samford.edu/admission

Freshmen Class2016

2016-2017 Samford ExpensesTuition & Fees $29,402

Room & Board $ 9,830

Total Direct Cost $39,232

Books, Personal Spending, etc.

Freshmen Key IndicatorsApplications 5,602

Admits 3,150

Freshmen 916

Gender Female=65%

Male=35%

Out-of-State 72%

Top 5 states Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida

Academic Indicators

ACT (middle 50%) 23-29

SAT (middle 50%) 1080-1320

SAT R (middle 50%) 1150-1380

HS GPA (middle 50%) 3.4-4.0

Application and Review Process

Application Process•Five Requirements•Essay• Letter of Recommendation

• Academic

•Official Test Score• From testing agency• From Common Application

•Official Transcript•Application and App Fee

Admission Requirements•Holistic Review Process

• Academics• Recommendations• Essay• Rigor of Curriculum/High School• Demonstrated Interest

• Timing• Early November- First round of notification • Rolling on a monthly basis until class is full.http://www.samford.edu/admission/apply

Scholarship Process

Definitions•Merit Assistance is primarily based on a “talent” -

academic, leadership, art, music, athletic, etc.

•Non-merit (Samford Aid)- scholarships are based on specific qualifications not related to Merit qualifications.

•Need Assistance (Financial Aid) is primarily based on the financial ability of the family to pay.

Merit Scholarship Criteria•Curriculum & Coursework (H, AP, IB)

•Grade Point Average (CORE, Overall)

•Standardized Examinations (ACT, SAT I)

•Resume of Leadership Activities -(In addition to admission application)

•Recommendations & Interviews

Merit ScholarshipsPresidential Scholarship: Interview based scholarship.

Application required. Application can be found in the applicants “Status Page.”

Average ACT- 30, Average GPA-4.0

Amount- $18,500

(Mutually exclusive except for Legacy and National Merit.)

Leadership: Demonstrated Leadership reflected on resume and scholarship application. Application Required

Amount: $2,000

Merit ScholarshipsAcademic:

ACT and /or SAT-ICORE high school GPA – recalculated usingEnglish, math, history, science and foreign language

Start at a 26 ACT and a 3.5 GPAAmount- up to $15,000(Can be combined with other scholarships except mutually

exclusive scholarships)

Academic CriteriaWeights on “CORE GPA”:

Honors = 0.25

Advanced Placement (AP) = 1.00 International Baccalaureate (IB) = 1.00

Grades on a 10 Point Scale: A = 90 - 100

B = 80 - 89C = 70 - 79

Other Samford Scholarships

Legacy

Minister Dependent

Ministerial(Mutually exclusive except for Legacy and National Merit.)

Departmental (major)

Special Programs

National Merit Scholar

University Fellows(Mutually exclusive except for Legacy and National Merit.)

Scholarship web page: www.samford.edu/admission/scholarships.aspx

Important DatesEarly November Admissions Notification

Early December Admissions Notification

December 1 Scholarship Deadline

December 18-ish Scholarship notification

Early January Admissions Notification- If applicable

February 15 FAFSA Priority Date

Scholarship Deadline

March 1 Final Scholarship packet mailed

March 15 Bulldog Days Registration Begins(New Student Orientation)

May 1 National Candidate Reply Date

Decision to enroll-$250 non-refundable deposit!

Samford Aid and Financial Aid

Samford Aid/Financial Aid•What's the difference?

• Samford Aid-•Not government funded•Not restricted by the FAFSA• Based on demonstrated need (affordability)

• Financial Aid•Government Funded• Restricted by the FAFSA• Based of EFC

Samford Aid

•Not a merit scholarship

•Demonstrated Need

•Demonstrated Interest

•Affordability discussion

Financial Aid/FAFSA•Free Application for Federal Student Aid

•www.fafsa.gov

•Available each year on October 1st

•Must be renewed each year

•Required by Samford for need-based aid consideration (determined by EFC)

Please Don’t Forget!•APPLICATION STATUS PAGE•Admission Checklist•Admission Status• Scholarship Applications•Needed documents• Scholarship Awards (first)• Important Information

APPLICATION STATUS PAGE

QUESTIONS?