<p>Congratulations Slithey Tov!!</p>
<p>Hey everyone!</p>
<p>Haven’t posted here in awhile. Congrats to everyone on acceptances, as well as successes in college.</p>
<p>The college application process has been relatively drama-free in our house, thankfully! We visited many schools and Cheergirl didn’t apply to any school that she wouldn’t happily attend. So far, acceptances to IndianaU (moderate merit $), Tulane (generous merit $), UAlabama (generous merit $), UWisconsin (apply for special scholarships by February 4), and Penn State (no merit $ and no opportunities offered). Still waiting to hear from UMaryland/CP, UDelaware, UMiami, and MiamiU/Oxford).</p>
<p>Here’s my dilemma…PSU is high on Cheergirl’s list but she knows that merit money in an amount that brings the cost down to the cost of our flagship (UMD) is essential to go OOS. PSU gave her opportunity to apply for Schreyer Honors College by November 30. She decided not to apply, it was a more complex and time-intensive application and she’s BUSY, with lots of AP, with two varsity sports, and she figured it wasn’t worth the return on her investment of time, bottom line, it didn’t seem likely to lead to $.</p>
<p>Now Schreyer has contacted her again and is giving her until January 15 to apply. Would it be inappropriate for her to message someone from the Honors College and inquire about the likelihood of Honors College leading to merit $ opportunities? Because if that’s not the case, then she feels it still isn’t worth her time…AND just to add insult to “injury”–there is an extra fee to apply to the Honors College!!! That kind of offends us! Many schools required a separate application for Honors College, but no other school required an extra fee. So, yes or no…should she politely contact Schreyer and inquire about “what’s in it for her?”</p>
<p>It’s not inappropriate at all. If they’re asking you to pay an additional fee, you have a right to know what you might be paying for. When I toured the honors college at my school, the student guides specifically spoke about the potential financial benefits of enrolling in the program.</p>
<p>Thanks all! spectrum, D2 isn’t eligible for birthright, but I have a feeling she’ll be meeting others who will be looking to go on the program, good info to pass on. She’s said she wants to come home for the high holidays, which is actually possible since we are a relatively short drive or train ride from Claremont. momjr, D1 is doing wonderfully. She’s home for break, was home when D2 ran screaming into the house with her acceptance. It’s all good. :)</p>
<p>cheermom, I agree that it’s fine to ask if a Schreyer acceptance (or application, even) could lead to additional merit money. A written response would be best, and look carefully for weasel wording like “might” or “eligible”. Have you asked about this on the Penn State forum?</p>
<p>Sounds like everyone is doing great with their process. So excited for cheermom! Congrats to your DD on all the acceptances (and merit) so far. And slithytove…congrats to you and your D2! Great news!</p>
<p>I’m about to pay my final tuition for my DD at Delaware. That’s a milestone! She has an internship in the spring at a local Jewish organization - which she got through her advisor in the English dept. So UD definitely has it’s Jewish connections! This is her second internship at a Jewish org (she got the other one on her own.) DD is hoping to work at a Jewish org in Washington DC after graduation (not in advocacy/politics). I’m open to anyone who has any connections for networking. Just PM me and I will share the info with her …</p>
<p>DS comes home from Miami tomorrow. Very excited to see him. I understand that, after celebrating Hanukah with us over Thanksgiving weekend, he was involved with some other Hanukah celebration with kids at school. He, of course, never shared this with me. His sister filled me in because she happened to call him that day. I’m just glad he is getting involved - to whatever extent works for him!</p>
<p>Love reading how all of you are doing, even though I don’t post as much as I used to.</p>
<p>Looks like the Schreyer Honors program comes wth $4k/year.
[Financial</a> Aid: Schreyer Honors College](<a href=“http://www.shc.psu.edu/future/aid.cfm]Financial”>404 Error: Page Not Found - Schreyer Honors College (SHC) at Penn State University)</p>
<p>Congratulations Cheermom! What a great bunch of acceptances!</p>
<p>Still nagging on son to finish the rest of his apps! As I was kvetching about it while getting my haircut today, the woman next to me said colleges don’t even look as carefully at RD applications that aren’t in by Dec. 1. I hope that isn’t true–</p>
<p>DS did just get good news on Drexel.</p>
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Congratulations to your son on Drexel!! We received a thick envelope from [url=“<a href=“http://dal.ca%22%5DDalhousie%5B/url”>http://dal.ca”]Dalhousie[/url</a>] today. Must be ‘D’ day. :)</p>
<p>Regarding RD assessment, our school’s guidance counsellor (who has been in this game for ~20 years) essentially said (I’m paraphrasing) that our son (GPA 2.8 / ACT 29) would likely have better outcomes early in the game, as AdCom personnel are ‘fresher’ and simply have more time to appreciate the additional qualities of a candidate who might not have a stellar GPA or standardized scores.</p>
<p>Rightly or wrongly, it does seem sensible to me that the approach will become increasingly mathematical the further along we are in the process.</p>
<p>DS was accepted to UVM today so he has Quinnipiac with $18,000 a year and UVM so far. Colorado College is Thursday night ( his first choice) Elon Friday and then Bentley in January. Connecticut College, and Colgate his other two top choices are not until April 1st. ( he also applied to Skidmore and Union which are end of March. Congrats to all other acceptances. Wish we could all meet up at a spa when this is over, we deserve it!</p>
<p>Congrats to all those great acceptances. I will keep my fingers crossed for the next wave of colleges replies.</p>
<p>Naggymom, if colleges didn’t look at RD applications after Dec 1, I think they would be missing out on a lot of students who apply to one school ED. The results are coming in about now, and the students who were not admitted are all sending in applications.
I have heard that last minute applications aren’t a good idea. Sometimes so many students are trying to log on that it is hard to get onto the website.
Congrats to everyone on the acceptances. The spa is a good idea.</p>
<p>Congrats on the latest acceptances.</p>
<p>Naggymom, I think that there is a slight advantage in applying early because the adcoms can spend more time reading the application thoroughly. On the other hand, plenty of students submit last minute applications and get acceptances. This is a very stressful time. Try not to worry about the things you can’t control.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the feedback about that. And congrats expatCanuck on another acceptance! Sorry I require so much calming down! My husband and I went to financial aid night at the HS, where this (very comedic) guy gave a great talk on how people get too caught up (especially on the East coast) about where their kids go to college, but 5-10 years after they finish, it hardly matters. (Then he did admit, easy for him to say, he went to Harvard–but still that is what the “studies” show.)</p>
<p>But then, he got all of us parents more anxious about paying for college, warning us not to take on more than we can handle, etc etc. “Try not to worry…” I have to make that my mantra.</p>
<p>DS was accepted at Colorado College!!! He has been in love with this school since day 1! He says he still wants to see what happens with Connecticut College and Colgate but most likely he will go to Colorado!</p>
<p>Congrats momentscaught on your son’s acceptance.</p>
<p>Congratulations Momentscaught!! It’s so nice to hear from a top choice so early.</p>
<p>Awesome news momentscaught. </p>
<p>Naggymom- senior year is so stressful and it’s a good idea that the speaker approached it with comedy. I think his point is also not to overextend yourself financially over the “name” of the college. Many students have chosen a more affordable college- and have done just fine. </p>
<p>Celebrate every acceptance. Choose the college that best fits your child and your budget.</p>
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<p>Here is more information about the academic association that is supporting this boycott…
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<p>Congratulations on all the recent acceptances, and here is to many more!</p>
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<p>There’s 333 schools at the first link, and several schools of interest to my D. I reviewed each of the schools, and see that all of interest list only one professor. I’ll keep an eye on the list, but the percentage of professors for each school is quite low–not even 1% at any of the listed 333 schools. If my D matriculates to any of these institutions, she’ll stay clear of the listed professors.</p>
<p>Congratulations on the latest acceptances! :)</p>
<p>I wouldn’t let the ASA (American Studies Association which is made up of the “Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies” folks) influence your college choice. The boycott has stirred up a huge amount of push back. Two ASA Institutional Members, Brandeis and Penn State Harrisburg dropped their memberships in protest. </p>
<p>The Executive Committee of the Association of American Universities (AAU) released a signed statement in opposition to the boycott.</p>
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<p>If nothing else, this ASA boycott may finally be the action that brings to an end this boycott craze.</p>