<p>Thank you! We have changed our trip and are going to the open house on Sun the 10th. Haven’t made the flight arrangement yet but will probably go on Sat and come home Mon. We may already have a student to meet but I will see what our schedule is like and may contact you soon. Thanks again!</p>
<p>Hi everyone! Hoping to catch up…</p>
<p>Mumof2/DDahwan/Linymom - So glad to hear your kids are happy at UMiami! Cheergirl just about ready to hit “Submit” button. And DDahwan-best of luck to your D applying ED to UMiami! Cheergirl going for EA-badly need $$$ lol!</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for Tulane app advice–went with their online app and that one’s submitted. One of Cheergirl’s top choices but also the reachiest for her. Naviance shows 3.8 UW GPA for Tulane from her school and she has 3.7-UW, hoping 4.4-W GPA will balance that. In any case, they do seem focused on community service and if she’s lacking in one area-that would be it. And sadly, I take responsibility for that. I’ve been a big fail at documenting…</p>
<p>Welcome to Mozika! Just wanted to mention that my D cheered with a friend who had similar stats and LDs as your D–she’s now a soph at Susquehanna and very happy. I recall that a Jewish presence was important to her family.</p>
<p>MomentsCaught - {{{{{ }}}}} Hugs to you! You are NOT alone! While I’m not crying during this process, I’m eating everything in sight, UGH! I’d rather have red eyes and smeared mascara than a closet full of clothes that I can barely squeeze into! :(</p>
<p>Cheergirl has acceptances from Indiana U (with invitation to apply for “special” scholarships) and UAlabama (Honors College/Presidential Scholar). Waiting to hear from UMD-CP (MY first choice!), and Tulane. And just about ready to hit “submit” for UWisconsin, UMiami, UDel, MiamiU, and Penn State, WHEW. Then ready to hit the ground running in my scholarship search! :)</p>
<p>cheermom20878, thanks for mentioning about a girl that is happy at Susquehanna. I initially ruled it out after reading student reviews site that raised some questions about female safety on campus. I know not to believe everything I read but 2 recent comments still hard to ignore…</p>
<p>Wonderful news cheermom! I think my daughter will be attending the open house at UMiami so NYMom3kids let me know if you will be in town. My daughter is very involved with bbyo ( regional N’siah) and I am sure she will also be very involved with Hillel. My daughter is interested in pre-health but marketing is another of her interests.</p>
<p>@mozika, don’t read those student review sites or you will never send your kid to any college! </p>
<p>As to Susquehanna, my hesitation about it would be its location in the middle of nowhere, which generally means not much to do off campus except parties, limited opportunity for internships, and difficult to travel to/from. It might be a good college, and some students may like that atmosphere, I know my kids would not, they are both very happy at city schools.</p>
<p>unfortunately Cheermom I am also eating everything in sight so I’m a real mess.<br>
Just received DS’s October SAT and he went down in everything except up 10 points in reading. I’m kind of shocked (and he doesn’t know yet because he is still at work and I don’t want to tell him until he gets home). He really prepared for this one with a great tutor and felt great about it and went down. If they super score he has a 1990 but I automatically sent October and May so they will see the lower scores of October right over the scores of May on the score sheet. I called college board to see if I could stop October from being sent but they said there is no way. I’m worried that I messed things up for him by having those scores automatically sent. It’s a wonderful feeling to think that you might have screwed up your kids chances of getting into the college he wants. ughhhh</p>
<p>Nymom3kids and Cheermom,
D1 is a junior at Tulane and D2 a freshman at U Miami, feel free to PM me or ask me anything about these schools and good luck to you and everyone with all your applications!</p>
<p>Just booked everything for the UMiami Open House on the 10th. We’ll be there from the afternoon of the 9th to the afternoon of the 11th. Staying at the Holiday Inn across the street. </p>
<p>ddhawan are you going to be there as well with your daughter? Would love to meet up, feel free to PM me. </p>
<p>Mumof2, will send you a PM! Thanks!</p>
<p>@NYMom3Kids - if you don’t mind, I would love to hear reports on schools you have seen already. My d is a junior and wants to go into graphic design also. She does not want an art school because she likes the diversity of a large university. It would be helpful to hear what you have seen so far and what your impressions are…thanks!</p>
<p>Momentscaught…don’t eat yourself/beat yourself up over the scores. I really think that schools tend to process the applications by summarizing the students scores and grades, only looking at the highest scores sent. At least that what our College Counselor assured us when parents were upset that all scores (those sent and not sent) would be shown on the back of the official transcript. The colleges want to be able to say that students applying and being accepted are of the highest caliber they can show.</p>
<p>momentscaught, hopefully they’ll see only super-scored numbers
" At some colleges, the secretarial staff will prepare a tally sheet (called by different names in different places) which includes the statistical information that will be part of the evaluation process (test scores, GPA, rank, etc.). Commonly, just the top test results go on the tally sheet, so the admission committees wont see the other scores"</p>
<p>maryversity - Not sure how helpful I can be as DD has been undecided about her major and is considering Communications, PR, Advertising, and Visual Design/Graphic Design. The Graphic Design is more recent, thus we haven’t spoken to schools about it. I will send you a PM though.</p>
<p>I wen to BG for grad school - it is a very good university! Adelphi on L.I could be an option too!</p>
<p>Went I meant</p>
<p>I meant to answer whenhen’s post about NCSU (#17257) last week. NCSU is a great school that I wish was on this list of choices for Jewish students. It has a small Hillel student group. The main Hillel staff and building is located at UNC and while students are welcome there, it’s not always convenient for them. There has been a smaller active group on campus, but for the most recent information, it’s best to contact the UNC Hillel for info about the group if there is no contact info at NCSU.</p>
<p>maryversity -</p>
<p>Perhaps Temple or VA Commonwealth for a large college with good art programs. Very diverse student population at both colleges. Each is right in the city.</p>
<p>I’m not familiar with art departments but I have heard people talk about U Delaware, so it may be worth looking into.</p>
<p>Thank you - yes, I know Temple is a great school and my daughter would have the advantage of being a legacy from 2 grandparents, but she does not like a city environment so she won’t even look at it (ugh!) (so that also eliminates Drexel’s Westphal School of Design!)…we are, however, going to visit Delaware next week! I am looking forward to that since I have also heard a lot of great things about both the art department and the school. VCU is one we will definitely have to look into - I know it’s also in a city, but from photos it looks like it might be a little more secluded/self-contained than Temple and Drexel, so it is worth checking out…</p>
<p>Hi, I just finished reading an article that I MUST share. Apparently FAFSA shares the info regarding the colleges our kids apply to with the colleges themselves. So, if a college is low on the list, they may assume that it is lower in preference—and then make an admissions decision accordingly. It also affects how they distribute aid.
Here is the link:
[Colleges</a> use FAFSA information to reject students and potentially lower financial aid packages | Inside Higher Ed](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/28/colleges-use-fafsa-information-reject-students-and-potentially-lower-financial-aid]Colleges”>Colleges use FAFSA information to reject students and potentially lower financial aid packages)</p>
<p>When you fill out the question on FAFSA that asks for which schools your student is applying to, ALPHABETIZE the list!!</p>
<p>I was definitely a somewhat paranoid person in terms of the entire application process for my daughters, but I really don’t think that colleges are out there determining their admissions and financial aid based on the order in which a student lists the schools on Fafsa or common app.</p>
<p>I would not worry about details like that. Certainly the first apps in general that you will process are the schools that have earlier deadlines. Or schools that have their applications/ and supplements available first. People may be adding schools to their lists based on school visits or availability of interviews. Some of these might be top choices. </p>
<p>You will drive yourself crazy if you worry about details like this. :)</p>