<p>Son applied EA to UMass, UConn, UNH and all have him to regular decision. Son is 3.0, some EC’s, 25 ACT’s so he is aware that these schools are a stretch. Obviously all want to see his 2nd quarter grades but UMass mentioned sending “additional supporting academic information.”<br>
I would appreciate any insight. My thought is that these schools are seeing out of state dollars (we are in VA) so they haven’t said no yet but he’s likely at the bottom of the heap.</p>
<p>Well, I wouldn’t worry just yet. Supporting academic information could be an extra recommendation, or a written explanation for a bad or failing grade. Also, a letter from your son saying why he loves School X and thinks he would be a good fit never hurts. Many deferred students choose to send things like that.</p>
<p>In addition to the 2ndQ grades, you should ask GC to write an update, and you could ask another teacher to write a recommendation. If your son had an especially good paper or project in the first semester, he could send a copy (with the grade.)</p>
<p>UMass is looking to expand with out-of-state students for the revenue to subsidize in-state students. NH’s budget problems aren’t as severe as MA’s and NH has the issue with limited dorm space so they probably won’t be pushing as hard as MA for OOS students.</p>
<p>*In addition to the 2ndQ grades, you should ask GC to write an update, and you could ask another teacher to write a recommendation. If your son had an especially good paper or project in the first semester, he could send a copy (with the grade.) *</p>
<p>Very good advice. :)</p>
<p>BTW…is your son applying to any safety schools?</p>
<p>You’re in VA, right… Is he applying to any in-state schools or perhaps some other OOS schools where he’d very likely get accepted? There are many good schools that gladly accept ACT 25 and 3.0 GPA. :)</p>
<p>How does one apply for EA to three different schools?</p>
<p>EA has no requirement that the applicant matriculate if accepted, so there is no problem in applying EA to 3 schools. Some EA schools are SCEA schools and don’t allow other EA or ED applications (with some caveats).</p>
<p>I think that hockey was a big plus for the OP’s son.</p>
<p>My daughter applied EA to UVM and was deferred to regular admission. One thing I did notice - the EA application asked for a lot less detail than the Regular App. It was a one page, “apply in minutes” VIP application. She is going to send in an interest letter, essay from the common app and a student profile (resume).
I could be wrong but it seemed to me that EA (at UVM anyway) was a quick sort based mostly on numbers (GPA, SAT/ACT).</p>
<p>I think that hockey was a big plus for the OP’s son.</p>
<p>Ahh…I missed that. I was wondering why the choice of location. </p>
<p>Hmmm…what schools are a bit less selective, but also have hockey???</p>
<p>New England is definitely a good target area if you want Hockey. UMaine, UNH, UMass, UConn and I assume the Rhode Island and Vermont would be good. I think that the OP has relatives in NH so UNH is a plus. There are lots of good private schools for hockey like BC, BU, Northeastern, and Harvard (the Beanpot schools) but they are very selective.</p>
<p>Might be an ideal school to consider: Manhattanville College. They’ve been building their hockey and scores would probably work too.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure U of Maine is by far the easiest New England flagship university to get into, and they have a really bigtime hockey program.</p>
<p>Yes, hockey (club/intramural) and family are the draws for my son. Yes, he did get accepted to Southern Maine (new Sports Management major so may be a good choice). He’s also waiting to hear from UMinn (Twin Cities) and he did recently submit an application to URI. My cc friends indicated that the admission requirements are a bit easier at URI. I have really tried to convinve him to look at and apply to VA schools (ODU for example) but he REALLY wants to go north. He’s an only child so we’ll manage the OOS tuition.</p>
<p>In the end, UNH is really his first choice. So, it sounds like he will need to produce some excellent grades and some other supporting stuff to have a chance. I will encourage him to do this and we’ll see if he follows through. I’m thinking an addition letter of rec and a letter from him to the dean of admissions explaining his desire for UNH.</p>
<p>THANKS to all!!!</p>
<p>I would second the notion that he may want to consider U Maine. Depending on what he wants to study, the academics may be better than UNH. The OOS tuition is cheaper. The campus is beautiful, and hockey program is great. We have visited several times, and it was a very pleasant surprise.</p>