There are literally tens of thousands of good students who get turned down on scholarship applications every year. The judges might think that you're just the right applicant. If you want to go to Duquesne University, then go - as a Tammie or not. I would not be embarrassed by being denied. I have come to realize that it's all about the money.
Any monetary help is better than none.
For those of you who have not been accepted into the DU Tammie fold, remember - there is strength in numbers. I learned a valuable lesson being a Tammie reject. We belong to a much larger fraternity than they do. Being a DU Tammie was just about the most important thing in my life. And I wasn't just a new face among the rest of the Tammies.