Well, now I’m super confused. C24 was waitlisted yesterday, but they just got an email congratulating them on their acceptance to the theater program.
Guess we’ll figure out on Monday what the situation is.
ETA: it was an error. Looks like C24 passed the theater audition, but the admissions committee put them on the waitlist and accidentally provided an incorrect list of admitted students back to the theater department. The waitlist decision is the official on, but if C gets off the waitlist, they will have a spot in the theater department.
Is AU worth the cost? My D24 received 18k Dean’s scholarship and nothing from CSS other than federal unsubsidized loan. She doesn’t share much but really liked CLEG program when they were talking about it during the visit. She wants to study Law later but sometimes she is not sure. If she changes her mind, is AU worth the cost for any other general majors?
I have a sophomore SIS major at AU and have been quite impressed with the academics (small class sizes, invested professors, meaningful assignments, etc.). I think the social sciences and communications programs at AU are top notch. My child likes DC and has made friends.
However, whether something is financially “worth it” or not depends mostly on one’s individual financial situation. I personally would not pick a school that would require my student to take out loans. Also, since your student is interested in law school or other graduate schools, I would definitely have a conversation up front about the financial realities of that decision. Would a less expensive undergrad school mean more parental-contribution towards law school?
Sorry I couldn’t give you more details re: CLEG – hopefully someone else can weigh in on that major specifically.
D24 was accepted to AU last week as an incoming freshman, class of 2028. She is trying to find any type of social media group for new AU students, to connect with other new class of 2028 students. Does anyone know where incoming students are “meeting” virtually? She couldn’t find anything.
accepted RD w/ honors college + 20k scholarship!
NYC
sociology major, indicated interest in public health BA
demonstrated interest: visited in October, attended a few virtual info sessions, would have done an interview if I knew about them :,)
97 uw gpa
1570 SAT
3 APs, all classes are honors
all ECs are school/local level but have high commitment; a few regional writing awards + national merit finalist
common app was about dance (main EC); main supplemental focused on how American promotes intersectionality and how I support that through my interests in Asian-American culture, sociology + public health, and dance history; honors essays pretty much expanded on all of those topics
waiting for other decisions at the end of the month but right now AU is one of my top choices!
Recent alum here- that’s a flat lie. Clubs are the heart of student life at AU. Almost all students are in at least one club and clubs host events almost every day on campus. They’re always out on the quad tabling and there’s over 200 to choose from.
I would disagree. Student clubs are diverse and a great way to meet people. My kid is part of a foreign language club and, in addition to regular get-togethers, has had some cool opportunities (e.g., visiting the country embassy, etc.). My kid also participated in the beekeeping club (they actually maintain bee hives, harvest the honey, and sell in the campus coffee shop) and the AU community garden. There are several very active club-based sports too, such as ultimate frisbee (“Stall 11”) and rock climbing. No school is perfect, but clubs are not a problem area at American in my experience. Now school spirit around D1 athletics, that could be better in my opinion.
CLEG wasn’t my major but it’s a popular program given that AU is the only school that offers it and it’s very government/economics focused. Most students in the program plan on going to law school or working in government, but it’s more interdisciplinary than a standard legal studies or polisci degree since students take comms and Econ classes. All my friends in CLEG loved it and currently work in nonprofits/government or are in grad school. One of the biggest advantages of AU is being in DC. 90% of AU students do an internship and most do them during the school year while taking classes. I personally did multiple part-time internships while taking a full course load. And of course there’s the benefit of having guest speakers from your field of study (every class I took had at least one guest speaker) and field trips to different offices, museums, etc.
Here’s the link for admitted student events. They’re offering the following:
-New Eagle Day, April 12, “Join us on campus for New Eagle Day, our open house for newly admitted students and families!”
-New Eagle Welcome, “Can’t make it to campus? Join us for a New Eagle Welcome - check and see if we’ll be in a city near you this spring!”
-Showcase AU, April 5/8/15/19, “This April, we invite you to join us on campus for one of our Showcase AU events!” These are smaller open house type events.
-What’s Next session, April 6/13, “Our What’s Next Information Session and Tour will give you all the information you need to ensure that AU is the right place for you.” These are regular campus visits/tours customized for admitted students only.
-Virtual events including a parent and family zoom meetup, international student zoom meetup, zoom social event, Center for Diversity and Inclusion webinar, virtual current student panel, Orientation/Housing info webinar, virtual classes, special programs (honors, cornerstone, etc) webinars.
Doh, we can’t make it to the campus for New Eagle Day or the Showcase AU… and the two days they have New Eagle Welcome are on weekday evening and only in Dallas and Houston… looks like S24 and I won’t be able to attend any of the admitted student events at all.
I know at least two families whose freshmen transferred because they reconsidered the high cost of AU. Many of their peers came from affluent families for whom this was not an issue.
