The conditions to select students who will be awarded scholarship as part of the Bright Youth Scholarship
program are as follows. The applicant must
Be a citizen of United States.
Be enrolled in a full- time master‟s program in psychology.
Have completed her/his bachelor‟s degree with a score of at least 65%
Not be more than 30 years of age.
Not be in receipt of any other scholarship benefit it for the current academic
year.
However, if an applicant
Fulfils all other conditions except (1) but is a Green Card holder, when should be referred to the Director,
Selection Committee.
Fulfils all other conditions expect(2) but is enrolled in a part time master‟s program in psychology and
has at least two years of professional work experience in the field of psychology. She/he should be
referred to the Assistant Director, Selection Committee.
(The last date to apply for the scholarship is April 30, 2018)
A decision has to be taken on the basis on the given conditions. There are two cases based on the same set
of conditions. Take a decision for both the cases and mark the correct answer for each.
Oliver is a citizen of the United States. He is 27 years of age. He completed his bachelor‟s degree in
psychology on August 19, 2014 and worked there till January 31, 2018. He has now enrolled for a parttime
master‟s program in psychology at a private university. He has not applied for any their scholarship
for this academic year. Should the scholarship be awarded to the student?
OPTIONS
The scholarship should be awarded for the applicant.
The applicant should be referred to the Assistant Director Selection
Committee.
The applicant should be referred to the assistant director selection committee.
Insufficient data.
The conditions to select students who will be awarded scholarship as part of
the Bright Youth Scholarship program are as follows. The applicant must
Be a citizen of United States.
Be enrolled in a full- time master‟s program in psychology.
Have completed her/his bachelor‟s degree with a score of at least 65%
Not be more than 30 years of age.
Not be in receipt of any other scholarship benefit it for the current academic
year.
However, if an applicant
Fulfils all other conditions except (1) but is a Green Card holder, when should be referred to the Director,
Selection Committee.
Fulfils all other conditions expect(2) but is enrolled in a part time master‟s program in psychology and
has at least two years of professional work experience in the field of psychology. She/he should be
referred to the Assistant Director, Selection Committee.
(The last date to apply for the scholarship is April 30, 2018)
A decision has to be taken on the basis on the given conditions. There are two cases based on the same set
of conditions. Take a decision for both the cases and mark the correct answer for each.
Ava was born on February 07, 1993, She is a Green Card holder. She is requested as a full-time student in
the master‟s program in psychology at a public University. She completed
Her bachelor‟s degree in arts in the year 2017.She applied for another scholarship earlier this year but did
not win it. Should the scholarship be awarded to the applicant?
OPTIONS
The scholarship should be awarded for the applicant.
The applicant should be referred to the Assistant Director Selection
Committee.
The applicant should be referred to the assistant director selection committee.
Insufficient data.
Answers
Explanation:
1) No he won't get scholarship
As the percentage of Oliver in his Bachelor's Degree is not mentioned, 'Data is insufficient' would be the correct answer. ( Option 4 )
Given:
Given conditions to select the students who are eligible for scholarships as a part of the Bright Youth Scholarship program:
- Be a citizen of the United States.
- Be enrolled in a full-time master's program in psychology.
- Have completed her/his bachelor's degree with a score of at least 65%
- Not be more than 30 years of age.
- Not to receive any other scholarship benefit for the current academic year.
Also given that,
- If an applicant fulfills all other conditions except (1.) but he/she is a Green Card Holder then he/she must be referred to Director, Selection Committee.
- If an applicant fulfills all other conditions except (2.) but is enrolled in a part-time master's program in psychology and has at least 2 years of professional work experience in the field of psychology then he/she must be referred to the Assistant Director, Selection Committee.
- The last date to apply for the scholarship is April 30, 2018.
To Find:
To decide for the applicant considering the given conditions.
Solution:
The decision for the applied candidate can be taken in this way.
⇒ Oliver is a Citizen of the US, so 1st condition is satisfied.
⇒ Oliver is of 27 years of age, so the 4th condition is satisfied.
⇒ Oliver has not applied for any other Scholarship programs, so the 5th condition is satisfied.
⇒ Oliver has completed his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and worked for about 3.5 years, but his percentage is not mentioned in his Bachelor's Degree. So 3rd condition is incomplete.
⇒ Oliver has not been enrolled in a full-time Master's Program as per 2nd condition but he has been enrolled in Part-time Master's Program.
As per the given conditions if Oliver has mentioned his percentage in Bachelor's Program and if it is more than 65% then he should have referred to the Assistant Director, Selection Committee as he has been enrolled in a part-time Master's Program and also he has more than 2 years of experience.
As the percentage of Oliver in his Bachelor's Degree is not mentioned, 'Data is insufficient' would be the correct answer.
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