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I understand the restriction about "second generation" to receive the scholarship - but I don't understand the University restriction - is there any published information about that? I used the scholarship at a small private college in Oregon and it ended up not helping me at all - when the college found out about the scholarship, they just subtracted that amount from my financial aid package and included it in what they expected our family to contribute. I'm not sure that expecting Philomath graduates to attend private colleges is realistic - many have aspirations that OSU and U of O specialize in. It would seem appropriate to support our state schools by encouraging Philomath grads to attend through funding.

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I am a 1986 Philomath graduate and Clemens scholarship recipient now living in Portland. At that time, I don't remember receiving any information about the scholarship or any encouragement to use it. It felt to me that few graduates were really taking advantage of the offer and I would be curious to hear some statistics about how many really have over the years. If the scholarship has enticed families to move into the area, I think it can only be good for the community. I fear that the appathy towards a college education continues to be prevailant in Philomath (as it certainly was when I lived there) and I would love to see that change.

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