Earlham EA

bigpicdad · 01-18-2007, 11:40 AM

Does anyone have any knowledge of when EA applicants actually will start to hear? Does Earlham do merit aid? In the acceptance notification?

beazer · 01-18-2007, 01:46 PM

My D applied ED last year, so I don't know about EA notification. Earlham does give merit aid -- my D got a Presidential Honors Scholarship. Here's their web page on aid: http://www.earlham.edu/%7Esfs/conten..._descript.html. The award notification was not in the acceptance letter, it came a week or two later.

bigpicdad · 01-18-2007, 06:18 PM

Thanks for the info. If you don't mind, what about Earlham convinced your D from the Bay area to go ED? My S is particularly interested by the biologists. He also likes the Quaker institutional approach. Earlham is one of his favorites. Thanks again.

beazer · 01-19-2007, 12:36 PM

My D wanted a small school with a strong community feeling and diverse student body. She wanted to go outside of California and didn't care about being near a big city or metropolitan area. She was very attracted by the Quaker values at Earlham, and initially was intrigued by the Peace and Global Studies major (she has since become interested in a different major). And she is a person who likes to know what's going to happen in the future, so she really wanted to find one school to love so she could apply ED and be done with it.

She's very happy at Earlham so far, at the start of her second semester. She says the student body is very non-homogeneous. It's not as racially diverse as her high school but there are a lot of different kinds of kids there -- my D says there's "someone for everyone". She's getting involved with a number of campus musical ensembles and is signed up for a May Term trip to Spain and Morocco. The required freshman seminar classes have proven to be very interesting. The food is pretty bad but she's tolerating it well, and she wishes the trip home wasn't QUITE so long, but other than that she's satisfied with her choice.

Good luck to your son in his decisions! I'd be happy to answer other questions if you have any. You can send me a PM if you like.

beltrami · 01-19-2007, 11:07 PM

My daughter was accepted EA last year and also received the Presidential Honors scholarship. She fits in well at Earlham, a bit quirky herself. To her amazement there are just too many interesting people and she doesn't have time to get to know them all. She's interested in animals, psychology, gender studies, art... and I think she'll dabble a bit before deciding on a major. She's found the school to be a genuinely supportive community. Read up on the Society of Friends and the statement of principles that accompanies the acceptance letter.

My husband and I are field biologists and we felt comfortably at home visiting the Biology department. Many of the profs incorporate field experiences into their courses and conduct research in locations like the Caribbean and the desert southwest.

IsleBoy · 01-21-2007, 01:02 PM

My friend got his Earlham notification in December. I believe it depends on when the application was submitted.

bigpicdad · 01-31-2007, 11:34 AM

To answer my own question previously posted. EA app filed 11-30-06-- thickish letter in the mailbox 01-31-07.

Mom15 · 01-31-2007, 11:05 PM

My son got his acceptance letter today and is very happy. I will not be happy until I hear about aid. The scholarhips link is very vague. How much is the Presidential Scholarship? What are the qualifications? How about the other merit scholarships? Thanks for any information.

beltrami · 02-01-2007, 10:18 AM

My daughter's Presidential Scholarship is $7,000 per year. I don't know the qualifications, I think it was awarded based on her overall application.

Mom15 · 02-01-2007, 10:30 AM

Thanks, beltrami.

stpauls · 02-02-2007, 09:33 AM

My son got his very nice thick envelope from Earlham yesterday. And a very personal letter. Now there will be some tough decisions to make. I've seen Bigpicdad on other college forums here so our sons must have some overlap in their wishlists. My son has been accepted at Knox, Cornell and Beloit. Is this a common LAC list?

hotdiggity · 02-05-2007, 06:21 PM

I got my EA acceptance letter a couple of days ago. Would I have heard in the letter about money or is that letter coming later? According to the website I should qualify for atleast some.

Erin's Dad · 02-08-2007, 03:05 PM

DD heard a week or so ago about her acceptance RD. Merit and Fin Aid notification must be coming later.

bigpicdad · 02-09-2007, 11:41 AM

Yes, (although I'm not really familiar with the process) I think some merit letters will go out soon. Financial aid otherwise seems likely to wait on the FAFSA which has a deadline in March, but is preferred by Feb 15, I think.

IsleBoy · 02-11-2007, 12:38 PM

One of my friends is waiting on the aid letter to make a decision...

He really likes Earlham, but aid is a concern.