Curious, I looked up mid-year entry. It seems there is a large cohort (100-120 students) and then orientation in the spring. With such a large cohort, I don’t imagine it would be difficult socially. It’s my understanding that friend groups change a lot for most kids from fall to spring anyway, so maybe some angst will be avoided with a spring start! 
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It’s eventually D24’s choice. It’s hard for them to digest and think like an adult.
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So I got in, which was surprising to me because I expected to get rejected (my stats are underwhelming compared to the average admitted student, I went test-optional because my SAT was dookie and my weighted GPA is only 3.4 on a 4.0 scale). I guess what made me stand out was going to virtual school, being a competitive fencer (not good enough to be recruited), and being both Chinese and Jewish. My parents aren’t Brandeis alum but we know people who went to Brandeis through fencing. I got in for midyear but I purposely chose to prefer to be in the midyear cohort because it worked out better for my schedule as an online student.
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oh god I made a typo on weighted gpa, it’s 4.3
Is spring admission kind of a silent rejection? Is this still better than rejection and waitlist? I am surprised that my D24 got this. This is actually a reach school for her so trying to figure out.
We are looking at it as better than waitlist/rejection. If my child decides that Brandeis is their top choice, they definitely can go. There likely are others that did get rejected and do not have that option.
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I don’t think so at all. If they wanted to reject, they would have rejected. There is no need to silently or gently reject. This is an acceptance with a different start date. Northeastern started doing this a while back as well and I am sure other schools do this too.
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D24 accepted, but no merit so taking Brandeis off the table
Stats for those looking next year:
4.0 unweighted, 35 ACT, NMF, great essays, good ECs
got in w/ humanities fellowship and decent aid in grants!!! is there anything extra anyone knows about the humanities fellowship that isn’t in the letter/website? how beneficial is it? how does it impact student life in terms of stress levels, choosing classes, etc.?
My daughter is a current freshman and got the humanities fellowship also . It’s basically just awesome to have a tuition discount and otherwise has no real effect on your Brandeis experience. You have your choice of one of two special classes in your first semester - you take the class - and that’s basically it. There’s no real positive or negative effects except for the money (which is a huge positive).
Many colleges have been offering Spring admission to Fall applicants for decades.
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I am curious to know “why colleges offer Spring admissions”
In the case of Brandeis, its a way to figure out a housing puzzle. The study abroad Juniors use the rooms first semester and the midyear freshman use them the second semester.
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Daughter accepted. However, she had been invited to apply a few weeks ago to the QBReC Fellowship (They only offered a few days to write 2 essays, so not much time while we were traveling).
Her acceptance letter did not mention fellowship (whether she was selected or not). Would that information have been included in the acceptance letter, or is it still coming later? I assume they would have mentioned it in the acceptance letter.
Accepted student, legacy family — no
Merit. Looking at the new Engineering program which is sort of a combination of physics and comp sci. Student is interested in this option because he wants tech but also wants to be able to take A Shakespeare class if he wants.
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Curious about if you would consider a new program? Nice to have personal attention but also not sure about placement etc.
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Student often don’t write detailed papers in high school any more- are there still many long papers in non stem classes or more projects and shorter papers
Plan to attend accepted students day 4/13.
Hello everyone, and congratulations to parents of accepted students!! I would like to invite parents of accepted students to join the Brandeis Parents Facebook group at Brandeis University Parents Community | Facebook. (Make sure you join this group, and not any group by Humans of University.) We have a very active community of over 2000 parents, and we would love the opportunity to answer any of your questions! Hope to see you over there, and best wishes for your student’s decision!
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I’m interested to see if anyone and their child are thinking of accepting with the Jan. ‘25 start date. We are considering but are wary that d24 would miss a lot socially by not being there in the fall.
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@BeckLL , Similarly, we’re planning to explore other colleges along the East Coast, hoping to fit in a self-guided tour if our schedule allows. My D24 is currently expressing that she finds the school too small for her liking. Additionally, we’ve enrolled for the student panel meeting for midyear students on April 2nd. My older daughter strongly advises removing that school from our list, citing a lack of social life as most students have already formed tight-knit groups, making integration challenging. Moreover, she finds it tough to solely focus on coursework while her peers are embarking on their new life adventures. She’s not keen on studying abroad during the first semester, and we’re also not mentally prepared to send her away from home at this stage, considering she still needs to learn to live away from home. After all, she’s my youngest! 
I am not very clear on their scholarship too. They offered $14k for the spring semester and showing total coa as $26k but didn’t mention anything about the rest of the semesters.
There’s whole lots of discussion here but it’s bit old.
My D20, though she was an August admit, had to start in January due to Covid travel restrictions (international student). It really was not an issue in any sense: she made friends straight away, both in her peer group and with students that had started earlier. January orientation was smooth and withins a few days/weeks she says it made no difference at all, same as her friends. I really would not worry about it, IMHO.
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I would also add that if your students have a few AP credits (or are prepared to work a few 5-courses semesters) it’s actually quite straightforward to graduate in 3.5 years with the rest of their class in May. My D20 and several of her friends are doing exactly that. GL
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