College of the Holy Cross Class of 2028 Official Thread

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I’m still waiting. It says nothing about finial package on acceptance letter…

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My D was accepted ED2 and a few hours after her acceptance (received a phone call) we got the official acceptance and FA package. Hope that helps!

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So happy! D24 was accepted RD!

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My S was accepted and his financial aid was mentioned in the acceptance letter. There was also a second financial package.

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Does the financial package include scholarships or just if you applied for financial aid? Or do scholarships come later?

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His package included scholarships, grants and loans. Yes, everything was listed.

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My son was accepted yesterday RD. His financial decision letter was also posted. I am so proud.

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Holy Cross merit aid is extremely selective. I believe the average accepted student has a GPA of 4.1. As far as I know the only scholarships not included in the initial letter are the Brooks Scholarship and the Classics scholarship

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Waitlist

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From HC social media, Class of 2028-

Acceptance rate 16%
10% increase in applications.

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The rates this year are wild! It’s so hard on our kids!

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I am sorry and really surprised. RD is turning into a gamble these days. I saw people on the HC parent board whose 2nd children were waitlisted due to the insane numbers.

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Where can I find the HC parent board?

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16% for RD?

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16% overall (ED1, ED2, RD).

RD must be even lower. Haven’t seen that %.

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Last year, overall was 21% and RD dropped to something like 16.5-17% (per CDS data). Assuming a similar proportion of EDI&II to RD, I’d guess that the admit rate for RD was something like 12%.

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on Facebook, College of the Holy Cross Unofficial Facebook Group

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I don’t know if this was ever a thing, but it doesn’t appear to exist.

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There are two FB groups:
College of the Holy Cross Unofficial Parent Group
College of the Holy Cross Class of 2028 - Parents

I think both ask for HC ID and answer a few question. Hope that helps!

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Yes, the “College of the Holy Cross Unofficial Parent Group” on Facebook is the one you want to join. It has current HC parents and a helpful HC administrator answering questions. The “unofficial” part throws people off, but it’s the legit group.(The other one is a Humans of College or some such thing. Junk).