Show a Honors At Entrance Expands At U. Of U. The University of Utah Honors at Entrance scholarship program has been expanded and personalized under a new according lo Harold director of scholarships and financial THE scholarship is now based on academic achievement and includes a full year tuition waiver with the possibility of renewing it for three additional In the past the award has been in the form of a one year non-renewable tuition awarded to the top three percent of each high school graduating THE GRADE point average required to receive the award varied at different and at times left students guessing as to whether or not they would The new system puts the University in direct contact with the rather than going through a high school THE scholarship will now be granted to the following resident students who wish to attend the U of U. who have maintained a high school of or who have a high school of to and a composite American College Test score of 27 or The ACT is a required entrance examination for the University of who have qualified as semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship percent of each high school graduating class as nominated by a local high school selection committee on the basis of academic Three percent of the graduating class of junior THE HONORS at Entrance scholarship can now be called visible incentive Weight high school student can try for one and know if he is Weight pointed out that scholarship recipients do not receive any cash from the but are given tuition as authorized by the State COUPLED with the Presidential Honors Leadership Scholarships and Departmental these merit-based awards comprise about 35 percent of the total academic The majority of scholarships are still awarded to capable students who have financial Weight |