Merit Aid & Early Decision

kegreatness
Sun, 28 May 2017 05:00:13 +0000

Hi. I’m a rising junior on campus. I applied regular decision to AU for the Class of 2019, and while my stats were by no means lackluster, they also weren’t out of this world. AU tries to get the best people they know wants to go to this school more than anything, which is why they love for you to show interest by coming to visit and speaking with an admissions representative. Personally, I feel the main reason I was accepted was because I showed my passion for my public health/pre-med major in my essay (which at AU is pretty rare for a student) so they knew I wasn’t just another regular poly-sci or IR major. Above all, I recommend that if your stats are high enough that you think it might be a problem, then you decide on a major that isn’t one of the school’s main focuses (cause you can always switch it when you get in), but if you know AU is your first choice then apply ED.