Comments on: $1500 Daytona Beach College Scholarship Revoked

By: I’m a Loser, Says Daytona State College | Daytona State College News

I’m a Loser, Says Daytona State College | Daytona State College News — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:42:44 +0000

[...] scholarship. I won $3000 in scholarships from the foundation in fall 2007 and spring 2008, but the last was revoked because I couldn’t receive two at once. I only found at way after receiving my award letter, [...]

By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:54:27 +0000

That’s pretty much what it is! Especially seeing how high the prices of textbooks are. It’s that way to line the pockets of the publishers without putting it right in the tuition costs. Have you noticed how textbooks have no value after the school stops using them?

By: Alessa~

Alessa~ — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:26:42 +0000

Welcome to the real world! where colleges will do anything to mess you over and really don’t care if you get an education or not, just so long as they recieve their earnings.

By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:21:02 +0000

So sorry that you were a victim of this too! Apparently this is a common practice, as the universities consider scholarships to be gifts, so they can revoke them without incident (up until you cash the check, at least). I’ve learned a lesson: I won’t get my hopes up about any other awards I win until I’ve received the money.About appealing… I considered it, but am not going to. It’s now been two months (though I wasn’t contacted so I only found out this week), and it’s the supervisor in the scholarship department that made the decision, so I think it would go nowhere and just be held against me when I apply in the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009. In your case, you have more of a fighting chance, and I would challenge the revocation.The only time universities should cancel scholarships is when the award letter has been completely in error, or if the student lied and cheated on his application or grades. Canceling on technicalities their staff overlooked is not only unethical, but also mars their reputation.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:38:07 +0000

This happened to me as well. I am wondering if I should appeal my award. Alberta awarded me an Alexander Rutherford scholarship for $1,700.00 last September. Then yesterday, they called me to revoke my scholarship!?!?!? Like you, I am pretty low class and 1.7K would help me greatly. I made all the qualifications (honour student in all grades of high school). The ONLY reason they revoked me was because those grades were done in Manitoba instead of Alberta. The person who assessed my application, did it wrong. And like you said, I lost something I never had…