FxBeast

@nspire25: did you receive an email today? I'm still waiting to hear back from them. Any word on scholarships?

wrensong

Our son just got the email. He got accepted for spring 2013 and wait listed for fall 2012.

After reading this thread, we hope he is able to secure housing. We saw the new dorms being built when we visited for the tour but they won't be ready until fall 2013.

We live on the west coast and would feel better about him living in the dorms for his first time on his own. Any other parents dealing with this issue in Boston for the first time?

squiggles1118

@wrensong
We have a friend who's son was accepted off the waitlist last year in May or June. I think there was an online "roommate" board where you can post for a roommate to get off campus housing. He did that and is 2 blocks from the school and very happy.

Also, our tour guide mentioned that there was quite a bit of off campus housing within the area around the school. It seems expensive but when you consider the cost of the Berklee meal plan, you can actually save quite a bit by living off campus.

Besides that - many that have reserved housing EA, will drop off over the next month due to choosing other schools. Get your deposit in asap- housing will follow - get that filled out/sent in right away too.

wrensong

@squiggles1118 thanks for the great tips. Can we submit the housing app BEFORE we know about his status for fall? We would be willing to do that. But the off campus option sounds better after hearing of your friend's son's experience. Two blocks from campus would be perfect.

remo1024

FxBeast, did you ever hear from Berklee? My son has still not received an email regarding his acceptance status. Something is amiss, sad to say. I am the father and am tempted to write the admissions office myself, letting them know that open/honest/timely communication is really important in cases like this. We do not want to wait around (assuming he's been waitlisted) so long that we lose out on housing at other schools.

Is anyone else still waiting for an email from Berklee? I'd like to get some sense of how big this problem is and what others might be thinking if they are in this situation.

Cheers and congrats to those who have been accepted!

FxBeast

remo1024: I have not heard back from Berklee yet. I called them yesterday and got the answering machine telling me their normal office hours etc... we were discussing this issue at Berklee College of music Admission for Fall 2012!! and a few people got their response yesterday, but I'm still waiting. I would not hesitate to get in touch with the admissions office. Unfortunately that seems impossible to do this weekend, and I have to make some decisions today...

squiggles1118

@wrensong - Berklee requires you put down your deposit before they will send the housing info. From what I understand, if the student does not matriculate, the admissions deposit ($500) is refunded but the housing deposit ($300) is not.

If you are serious about looking at off campus housing - start digging now for info. Call Berklee and ask about that roommate board (or try google) or ask if they have an agent that helps the kids find apartments. I would get as much info as possible at this point so you are ready to move ahead if needed.

SnowflakeVT

Sorry for those of you still waiting.

Wrensong, congrats on the accept for your S ... my D transferred into Berklee in the Spring and it was easier than she thought to start in January. As a transfer, she did not get housing even as an option (she would have been 4th semester, so she wasn't a freshman). Talk to Berklee to see if you can deposit now for Spring, 2013 housing, and then transfer that housing deposit to Fall, 2012, if your S gets off the waitlist. As a freshman, your S will at least get a higher priority in getting a dorm, but as you know it's not a done deal to get a dorm slot.