Scholarship Eligibility Estimator

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Scholarship Eligibility Estimator

Estimate your scholarship eligibility score and potential award amount based on GPA, financial need (EFC), standardized test scores, and extracurricular involvement. Results are estimates only.

Cumulative GPA (0.0 – 4.0 scale)

SAT Score (400 – 1600) or equivalent ACT converted

Expected Family Contribution – EFC ($)

Cost of Attendance – COA ($ / year)

Extracurricular / Leadership Score (0 – 10)

0 = none  |  5 = clubs/sports  |  10 = national awards / officer roles

Essay / Interview Score (0 – 10)

Self-assessed quality of personal statement / interview performance

Scholarship Type

Merit-Based Need-Based Merit + Need (Hybrid)

Calculate Eligibility

function schCalc() { // ── Collect inputs ────────────────────────────────────────────── var gpa = parseFloat(document.getElementById('sch-gpa').value); var sat = parseFloat(document.getElementById('sch-sat').value); var efc = parseFloat(document.getElementById('sch-efc').value); var coa = parseFloat(document.getElementById('sch-coa').value); var ec = parseFloat(document.getElementById('sch-ec').value); var essay = parseFloat(document.getElementById('sch-essay').value); var stype = document.getElementById('sch-type').value; var res = document.getElementById('sch-result');

// ── Validation ────────────────────────────────────────────────── var errors = []; if (isNaN(gpa) || gpa 4) errors.push("GPA must be between 0.0 and 4.0."); if (isNaN(sat) || sat 1600) errors.push("SAT score must be between 400 and 1600."); if (isNaN(efc) || efc 10) errors.push("Extracurricular score must be 0 – 10."); if (isNaN(essay) || essay 10) errors.push("Essay score must be 0 – 10."); if (efc > coa) errors.push("EFC cannot exceed Cost of Attendance.");

if (errors.length > 0) { res.style.display = 'block'; res.innerHTML = 'Please fix the following:• ' + errors.join('• ') + ''; return; }

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ // MERIT SCORE (0 – 100) // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // GPA component : (GPA / 4.0) × 40 → max 40 pts // SAT component : ((SAT - 400) / 1200) × 30 → max 30 pts // EC component : (EC / 10) × 20 → max 20 pts // Essay component : (Essay / 10) × 10 → max 10 pts // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ var gpaScore = (gpa / 4.0) * 40; var satScore = ((sat - 400) / 1200) * 30; var ecScore = (ec / 10) * 20; var essayScore = (essay / 10) * 10; var meritScore = gpaScore + satScore + ecScore + essayScore; // 0–100

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ // NEED SCORE (0 – 100) // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // Financial Need = COA − EFC // Need Ratio = Financial Need / COA (clamped 0–1) // Need Score = Need Ratio × 100 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ var financialNeed = Math.max(0, coa - efc); var needRatio = financialNeed / coa; // 0–1 var needScore = needRatio * 100; // 0–100

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ // COMPOSITE ELIGIBILITY SCORE (0 – 100) // Weights depend on scholarship type: // Merit : 80% merit + 20% need // Need : 20% merit + 80% need // Hybrid : 50% merit + 50% need // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ var wMerit, wNeed; if (stype === 'merit') { wMerit = 0.80; wNeed = 0.20; } else if (stype === 'need') { wMerit = 0.20; wNeed = 0.80; } else { wMerit = 0.50; wNeed = 0.50; }

var compositeScore = (wMerit * meritScore) + (wNeed * needScore); // 0–100

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ // ESTIMATED AWARD ($) // Award Percentage = compositeScore / 100 // Estimated Award = Award Percentage × Financial Need // Capped at Financial Need (cannot exceed unmet need) // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ var awardPct = compositeScore / 100; var estimatedAward = awardPct * financialNeed;

// ── Eligibility Tier ──────────────────────────────────────────── var tier, tierColor, tierAdvice; if (compositeScore >= 85) { tier = "Highly Competitive"; tierColor = "#27ae60"; tierAdvice = "You are a strong candidate for most scholarships. Apply broadly including prestigious national awards."; } else if (compositeScore >= 70) { tier = "Competitive"; tierColor = "#2980b9"; tierAdvice = "You qualify for many scholarships. Focus on institutional and state-level awards."; } else if (compositeScore >= 55) { tier = "Moderately Eligible"; tierColor = "#f39c12"; tierAdvice = "Target community-based, departmental, and local scholarships where competition is lower."; } else if (compositeScore >= 40) { tier = "Limited Eligibility"; tierColor = "#e67e22"; tierAdvice = "Improve GPA, test scores, or extracurricular involvement. Consider grants and work-study programs."; } else { tier = "Low Eligibility"; tierColor = "#c0392b"; tierAdvice = "Focus on improving academic metrics. Explore federal/state grants (FAFSA) and community college pathways."; }

// ── Format helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────── function fmt(n, d) { return n.toFixed(d !== undefined ? d : 2); } function fmtUSD(n) { return '$' + n.toLocaleString('en-US', {minimumFractionDigits:0, maximumFractionDigits:0}); }

var typeLabel = stype === 'merit' ? 'Merit-Based' : stype === 'need' ? 'Need-Based' : 'Merit + Need (Hybrid)';

// ── Build result HTML ─────────────────────────────────────────── res.style.display = 'block'; res.innerHTML = '### Scholarship Eligibility Results ' +

'' + 'Scholarship Type: ' + typeLabel + '' + 'Financial Need: ' + fmtUSD(financialNeed) + ' / yr' + 'Need Ratio: ' + fmt(needRatio * 100, 1) + '% of COA' + '' +

'' + '' + 'Component' + 'Raw Score' + 'Weighted Pts' + '' + '' + 'GPA (' + fmt(gpa,2) + ' / 4.0)' + fmt(gpaScore,1) + ' / 40' + fmt(gpaScore * wMerit, 1) + '' + 'SAT (' + sat + ')' + fmt(satScore,1) + ' / 30' + fmt(satScore * wMerit, 1) + '' + 'Extracurricular (' + ec + ' / 10)' + fmt(ecScore,1) + ' / 20' + fmt(ecScore * wMerit, 1) + '' + 'Essay / Interview (' + essay + ' / 10)' + fmt(essayScore,1) + ' / 10' + fmt(essayScore * wMerit, 1) + '' + 'Financial Need (' + fmt(needRatio*100,1) + '%)' + fmt(needScore,1) + ' / 100' + fmt(needScore * wNeed, 1) + '' + '' + '' +

'' + '' + 'Composite Score' + '' + fmt(compositeScore,1) + '' + 'out of 100' + '' + '' + 'Eligibility Tier' + '' + tier + '' + '' + '' + 'Est. Annual Award' + '' + fmtUSD(estimatedAward) + '' + '' + fmt(awardPct*100,1) + '% of need covered' + '' + '' +

'' + 'Recommendation: ' + tierAdvice + ''; }

#### Formulas Used

Merit Score (0–100):

Need Score (0–100):

Composite Eligibility Score:

Estimated Award:

#### Assumptions & References

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