OSS student with some questions

beastman
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:02:40 +0000

BobbyCT, of course I am not an insider but based on my arm’s-length experience here on CC I cannot imagine your daughter being denied if her RAI is within 15 points of the threshold. And my hunch is that the interview IS evaluative. Their processes just aren’t that rigorous. I know that if you don’t meet the threshold for the Honors program you shoot over an email explaining why you want “in” and, generally speaking, you’re in.

I do believe she’ll find an advocate. Even though the school is large our own experience has been that if you ask for individualized help or consideration, you get it. I badgered my son’s poor rep endlessly and she very graciously set up an overnight visit, chaperone and class visit JUST FOR HIM. Imagine the screwing around she had to do for one kid. So my hunch is that if she can show some enthusiasm and some prospects for good academics she’ll be golden.

And remember that Iowa has been making a concerted effort in the past 3-4 years to recruit OOS students. I remember reading a statement of Michael Barron’s to that effect.