Information for Secondary School Counselors

• $500 Visit Grant: We want your students to visit! Students who travel 200 miles or more to attend an in-person admission event by December 1 of their senior year will receive a $500 visit grant applied to their financial aid package upon admission.
• Slate.org is a free tool for school counselors to check on the status of student applications. Slate.org also allows counselors to conveniently and securely submit application-related materials directly to Rhodes College. Student decisions are available for counselors to view after a student has viewed it. Click here for a demo of Slate.org for school counselors. If you have previously submitted documents through the Common Application, you are pre-approved for a Slate.org account. 
• Rhodes adopted a permanent test-optional policy for admission and merit scholarship consideration. No student will be disadvantaged by not submitting a test score.
• $3,000 Early Decision Grant: Rhodes is offering an additional $3,000 Early Decision Grant to admitted Early Decision students who know Rhodes is their top choice. We filled 27% of our class through Early Decision last year.
• To remove all bias from first reads, we review all applications test-free. If a student chooses to submit test scores, we consider scores in subsequent reviews. However, we continue our long-standing policy of being selectively test-blind above the benchmark level of 28/1300. We try to only consider test scores when submitted if it helps us advocate for an applicant.
• Early Decision I and II applicants can expect a response (including financial aid, if applicable) within two weeks of completing their application.
• Demonstrated interest will play a role in our admission process this cycle. We strongly encourage applicants to engage with the college in-person and/or virtually to gain a better understanding of the culture of Rhodes and to help determine personal fit in their student-centered college search. 
• You can learn detailed information about each of our decision rounds by visiting the Apply section of our website.

Merit awards serve to recognize individual students for their academic talent, service, or leadership achievements.

• Cambridge Scholarship: $43,000 per year
• Founders Scholarship: $38,000 per year
• Presidential Scholarship: $37,000 per year
• Ralph C. Hon Scholarship: $35,000 per year
• Diehl Scholarship: $34,000 per year
• Rhodes Award Scholarship: $20,000 - $32,000 per year
• Tennessee Advantage Scholarship: $31,000 per year  (Learn more about the Tennessee Advantage Scholarship.)

Fellowships provide a way to put academics into action. These five fellowships require a special application process.

• Bonner Service Scholarships: $13,000 per year in addition to any other Rhodes aid
• Clarence Day Scholarships: Full tuition, housing, and meal plan
• The Jack Taylor Scholarship in Physics: Up to $18,500 per year in addition to any other Rhodes aid
• Art and Music Scholarship: Up to$12,500 per year
• Jewish Community Fellowships: $10,000 per year renewable for up to three years