<p>Hi Soonmtnest - If your daughter is interested in switching her major now, before she enrolls, she can follow this link and click on the appropriate option: admissions.pages.tcnj.edu/major If she has not received a decision yet, we will automatically switch her major and she will be reviewed for her new major. If she switches her major after being accepted, the decision is made at the discretion of the Director of Admissions. The Director makes her decision based on if the student fits the profile of other students who have been accepted into that new major. Once she is on campus, that answer depends completely on the department she is switching in to. Depending on the semester and how many students want to switch into that specific major, it may be as simple as having a minimum GPA or as complicated as having an application, letter of recommendation and specific grade in a pre-requisite class.</p>
<p>Hi Ironknight9 â When we ask for resumes to be mailed in, we are looking specifically for extra-curricular resumes. Your portfolio sounds very interesting, but I can not guarantee that the counselor reviewing your file would have time to review it all. I would perhaps send in a resume (either a paper copy or electronically) that briefly highlights those aspects of your portfolio and the work you did in your internship.</p>
<p>Admissions staff, how can i find my username for my PAWS System. I want to check the status of my application but canât do that without my username</p>
<p>My D just realized that he missed the request to provide additional information. Might that be a factor in not getting a merit award, and is it too late to respond to those questions after getting accepted?</p>
<p>Hi Duhitsjenna12895 â Your username for PAWS is the 6 digit ID that we send to you once your application is processed. It usually takes about 4- 6 weeks from when we download your application from the Common Application website before we process your application and send your PAWS ID. This will be sent to you by US post mail.</p>
<p>Iola291 â Iâm unsure of what you mean by âsister institutionsâ. I found on our website a reference to âsister institutionsâ and listing other institutions in our area (ie: Rider University, Princeton University, Mercer County College, etc). These are sister institutions because they are in our area, not because of any special arrangements.</p>
<p>Kemilynight â Yes, that is correct ED applicants who are deferred will not hear until March with the Regular Decision applicants.</p>
<p>EandEsDad â That is correct. The first round of Regular Decision â decisions have just been sent out. Weâll send out one or two more rounds over the next 6 weeks. All applicants will hear by April 1.</p>
<p>CC2258 â Mid-year grades are not required but for some applicants might be helpful. If you would like to send yours in, I would ask your School Counselor to do so.</p>
<p>Aquanoshh â All applicants will hear by April 1st. Because we are not a rolling admissions school, there is no guarantee that applying earlier guarantees an earlier decision.</p>
<p>Pops123 â Those additional info questions (admissions.pages.tcnj.edu/addinfo) provide us with insight when making Admissions Decisions. In-State merit scholarship is based solely off SAT/ACT scores and class rank. If you would like to learn more about scholarship, follow this link to our website: <a href=âTCNJ | The College of New Jerseyâ>TCNJ | The College of New Jersey; </p>
<p>I am confused about RD decision process. My son applied to 7 yr med program in October with alternate major since 7 yr is so competitive. He has had TCNJ & NJMS interviews. Stats are top of 7 yr applicant pool. Why has he not received a decision yet on his alternate major? It sounds to me from an earlier admissions post here that earlier applicants who havenât received their decisions yet are going through âmultiple reviewsâ before a decision is made. Should we be worried that he will be rejected from alternate major because 7 yr was the first choice?</p>
<p>I received an email saying my application is complete and will be reviewed in the coming weeks. It was submitted RD the end of December, with the supplemental submission on Feb 10th. Does that mean it has not been reviewed yet, or it has & did not make the first round and is being reviewed again?</p>
<p>What is the class size at TCNJ? I remember hearing a number of 22 or 23 during the open house. But I heard from a student at your college that there were more than 45 students in her freshman level classes??? (There were no TAs or graduate assistants in those classes)</p>
<p>Sandromo,
We had same situation like this last year, and we didnât receive the snail mail until April 11 for the acceptance, they resulted this late decision to NJMSâs late response, which was probably true, but the timing coordination and management is hard to excuse; the TCNJ welcome day was well over passed in the beginning of April, so you can understand our feeling, hope it wonât happen again this year. Good luck.</p>
<p>I wish you could tell me the real truth as to why TCNJ is taking so long to notify some applicants. My daughter applied to the engineering program. She has a 4.2GPA, 6th in her class, 2050 SAT NHS,⊠She applied back in October and was immediately accepted to Rutgers, Penn, UDEL, U Maryland, UConn with multiple scholarships. What exactly are you folks looking for and why are you putting these kids through so much anxiety. They would like to make a decision and you are the only school that is holding a lot of these kids up.</p>
<p>This is all about TCNJ marketing -they are staggering their acceptance notices to build âexcitementâ It gives the school the air of exclusivity. Itâs a cheap way to build their reputation of Trenton State College. Our child actually got a letter asking if she wanted to withdraw her application if sheâs goten in elsewhere; seems like they are trying to increase their yield âŠthe percent of kids accepted who end up going.</p>
<p>Unfortunately that is exactly what appears to be going on. For that reason, I wouldnât give them the satisfaction. Itâs sort of funny. Iâm a financial planner and I usually recommend that clients look at the economics of getting an education by attending the less expensive in state schools if they have comparable programs. Especially for undergraduate degrees. Ironically my daughter has been offered better options from out of state schools. Itâs a shame how screwed up this stateâs educational system has become. Good luck to everyone. Iâm sure they will end up at great school. Fortunately itâs not the school that determines their success in life </p>
<p>Well, RU has a much stronger engineering program than TCNJ and if she is getting offers from out of state schools, why go to TCNJ? Our child already has heard from all her other colleges so TCNJ is like a day late and adollar short. No we wonât withdraw our application - unless they would give us our $60 back!</p>
<p>I share some of the frustration/puzzlement that others (CFPGuy) have expressed here about TCNJâs admissions and notification process. We initially had TCNJ near the top of my daughters list, but she has been disenchanted by TCNJâs approach of letting a few people know that they were accepted here and there and being secretive (and silly) about when she would find out if she was accepted. She has not heard a peep. In the meantime, other great schools have not only accepted her, but have awarded scholarships and actively reached out to her. She was accepted early decision at Villanova even though she applied regular decision, and they quickly accepted her into the honors program. That was months ago. UMaryland, UDel and Rutgers have all accepted and offered scholarships as well and this past weekend she was accepted at University of Virginia. Other than Princeton (which has already announced when candidates will be notified), TCNJ is the only college that has not notified us or even been clear about what she would know⊠Gotta think if she was accepted at places like UVA and Villanova (honors) that she would be shoe-in for TCNJ â also considering her major is psychology, not one of the more restrictive ones. Odd and disappointing. </p>