<p>So I applied ea to Purdue and my stats are above average. Purdue is my safety but I made sure that I wrote the supplement well. I mentioned particular classes I’d take and some unique things about purdue. It definitely showed interest.
But I’m worried that it will reject me simply because they’ll think I’m using them as safety.
Do you think it happens?</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1753”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1753</a> indicates that Purdue does consider “level of applicant’s interest”, unlike many other state universities.</p>
<p>If you are concerned, then <a href=“Ways to show a high "level of applicant's interest" - Applying to College - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1626043-ways-to-show-a-high-level-of-applicants-interest-p1.html</a> may have ideas on how to show a high “level of applicant’s interest”.</p>
<p>I attended an on campus info session for Purdue’s COE. The dean said the avg ACT composite for admitted students was 31 – very impressive, I thought. However… in the Q&A, I raised my hand and asked: “What’s the avg ACT Composite for matriculating COE freshmen?”</p>
<p>The dean said it was 28. What this tells me is that plenty of high scoring pre-engineering students are applying and being accepted at Purdue but choose to go elsewhere – thus the dip in the avg scores of the admits vs. the actual matriculants. </p>
<p>I highly doubt Purdue COE is denying high scoring kids b/c they’re concerned about their yield…</p>
<p>Thanks for replying @T26E4 and @ucbalumnus. I applied to college of science fwiw.
I hope that my specific purdue supplement convinces them that I’m not using it as safety.</p>