<p>Today D received a letter from his first choice, in-state school that read " We’re sorry to inform you we are not able to offer you admission for Fall 2006. However, based on the strength of your credentials, we would like to welcome you to our freshman class the following semester, Sspring 2007. We encourage yo to get a jump start on your college career by attending even on a part-time basis, a postsecondary instituion near you in the fall. We will also be happy to assist you in selecting appropriate course that will transfer to UW___. Thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. He is accepted at 5 other state schools. He really wanted the music education at this one. He has successfully auditioned at 2 of the 5 so far.</p>
<p>so take classes somewhere else or take a semester off, no big deal</p>
<p>…I think Cornell actually does this; I read on there, once upon a time, though, that some people who are offered admissions into the next year attend their second or third choice colleges for a year and hope to transfer into Cornell with their guranateed acceptance. Only problem is that some grow too attached to the school they chose to even consider transfering…</p>
<p>This isn’t that unusual. Colleges naturally lose a few people after Fall semester and this is a strategy to get back to full strength in the Spring. It is, of course, an indicator that she was borderline.</p>
<p>A one semester delay isn’t a big deal in a long life. I would suggest that she pick some project to do during the Fall. The one negative is that she would be starting classes at a point in time when all the other freshmen have been there for a semester. Everybody will know where the cafeteria is, have met people, and have been in the dorms when she arrives. Also, some classes, especially math/science classes are taught in sequence so that Calculus 101 is in the Fall and Calculus 102 is in the Spring. It is up to her how much this would bother her and what she wants to do. It might be better to go to a different school for one semester and then think of it as a transfer.</p>
<p>Middlebury does this; tries to make it sound as though it is a privilege to be a “Feb.”</p>
<p>I know somebody who started in Berkeley this way.
Is your first choice really first choice? Tough question.</p>
<p>Thank you. child is now at the school that appeared to be the toughest- but a great Professor. Stated that there was more to learn there than the other schools that accepted him. Felt he needed the challenge of proving he belonged. He is there now- pretty quiet here. Your comments “Is your first choice really first choice” helped put the question in perspective.</p>
<p>i applied as a fall transfer, but my admissions got “deferred” till spring 10. it was because all the study abroad kids backed out at the last minute and too many freshman were accepted. </p>
<p>oh well, i wont complain.</p>
<p>I say find another university to attend, at least that’s what I would do.</p>
<p>My first choice university did the same thing. When my mother and I went to their presentation on Spring Admissions, we read them the riot act as soon as they were done. Maybe this isn’t the case with all colleges, but this school only used Spring Admissions to gain more money.
There were very few options for Spring Admissions. If you took more than two or three classes at another school, you had to re-apply as a transfer. If you didn’t want to run that risk you had to go to NYU’s student program in Florence (without financial aid) and take a very limited set of classes. None of the classes could be transferred for credit, which means you graduated a semester later than everybody else.</p>