Next steps for Dean's Scholarship

fallenchemist
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:14:01 +0000

Well, no one was really wrong. These situations are always fluid, since only the final decision makers can “pull the trigger”. I can totally understand the front line admissions people hedging on the dates. As all of us that have worked in large organizations know, people tend to be cautious in their statements, since it is worse to overpromise.

I look forward to hearing the results on the other thread I created, although I never look forward to the disappointment that inevitably occurs. But as Jeff says, it is so very competitive, virtually the equivalent odds of getting accepted to Harvard, for example. Which makes sense since the qualifications needed to win are pretty similar on the whole. And it sounds like the Paul Tulane got a lot of applicants, probably more than the DHS, which also is not too surprising. The box project seems more intimidating to most than a few short essays, I would imagine.