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soozievt · 03-04-2008, 09:49 AM

MomofAPrincess.....when I read your post that Cornell, Dartmouth, and University of Chicago said that they do not notify until April 15, it did not sound correct to me and so I looked into it. Perhaps you have read that they don't notify until then because perhaps the schools put that date out to allow time for mail to reach people all over the world and to cover themselves as the outside date that someone should have their letters in hand but I KNEW this was not when people TRULY get notified at those schools because almost every school I know, sends decisions by April 1.

So, I looked this up on CC because CC is a wealth of information as we have forums on all those schools and people have posted their admissions decisions as they receive them year after year.

For CORNELL...
CALS, Hotel, and ILR applicants get notified no a rolling basis starting in Feb. and students posted of acceptances to those schools on Feb. 27, March 1 and March 13. Applicants to all other schools at Cornell hear on APRIL 1 and indeed people posted of their decisions on that date in the past. Cornell also holds events for accepted students. Someone posted that these are held on April 10-14 and April 17-21. Therefore, they would have to have their decisions in hand by about April 1 in order to make plans to attend events for accepted students. Most Ivy League schools send decisions in the final days of March or on April 1 (I have a child who applied to four Ivies in the past).

AT UCHICAGO.....last year, numerous students posted their decisions on March 29. Most colleges of this caliber notify students in the final days of March or on April 1.

At DARTMOUTH.... last year, numerous CC members posted their decisions on March 29. Again, this is typical of colleges in this range to send out all decisions close to April 1.

NONE of those schools send out on April 15, even if they say you will hear by then. They maybe gave that date as the "latest" you should have your letter in hand. But in reality, MOST schools, including the three you mentioned, DO notify students by April 1. I hope this is helpful to you.

03-04-2008, 09:49 AM	#40
soozievt CC College Counselor/Musical Theater Counselor Join Date: Aug 2004 Threads: 136 Posts: 10,427	MomofAPrincess.....when I read your post that Cornell, Dartmouth, and University of Chicago said that they do not notify until April 15, it did not sound correct to me and so I looked into it. Perhaps you have read that they don't notify until then because perhaps the schools put that date out to allow time for mail to reach people all over the world and to cover themselves as the outside date that someone should have their letters in hand but I KNEW this was not when people TRULY get notified at those schools because almost every school I know, sends decisions by April 1. So, I looked this up on CC because CC is a wealth of information as we have forums on all those schools and people have posted their admissions decisions as they receive them year after year. For CORNELL... CALS, Hotel, and ILR applicants get notified no a rolling basis starting in Feb. and students posted of acceptances to those schools on Feb. 27, March 1 and March 13. Applicants to all other schools at Cornell hear on APRIL 1 and indeed people posted of their decisions on that date in the past. Cornell also holds events for accepted students. Someone posted that these are held on April 10-14 and April 17-21. Therefore, they would have to have their decisions in hand by about April 1 in order to make plans to attend events for accepted students. Most Ivy League schools send decisions in the final days of March or on April 1 (I have a child who applied to four Ivies in the past). AT UCHICAGO.....last year, numerous students posted their decisions on March 29. Most colleges of this caliber notify students in the final days of March or on April 1. At DARTMOUTH.... last year, numerous CC members posted their decisions on March 29. Again, this is typical of colleges in this range to send out all decisions close to April 1. NONE of those schools send out on April 15, even if they say you will hear by then. They maybe gave that date as the "latest" you should have your letter in hand. But in reality, MOST schools, including the three you mentioned, DO notify students by April 1. I hope this is helpful to you.