Or at least a Fighting Duck.
@dfbdfb a Glad your Dd loved it and is home safe and sound.
@nw2this Thabks for the ASU info. Not only is their app open, the scholarship info updated for th new SAT:
Please note: If your SAT score is older than March 2016, then results may not be accurate due to redesign of SAT scoring. Please contact your admissions representative if you have questions.
@mommdc - I don’t take your comment the wrong way at all. The reality is that to get the full ride at her safety schools she has to show them the love early by applying EA or ED. No way no how is that going to happen. The SCEA or ED round will be used for one of those schools with single digit admission rates. The only exception is WashU - since one of the many things I learned on this website is that you should apply for scholarships to show interest. She loved WashU when we visited and has been invited to attend the preview fly-in.
I thought you were allowed to apply EA along with your one ED?
If she applies to Penn ED, then yes she can EA to a private school. If she applies to Princeton SCEA, then she can only EA to public universities. She currently has no public universities on her list, but I hope this changes by November.
I am still confused about SCEA and EA. Can you apply to EA schools and still do one SCEA? My DS is not doing ED for sure.
@dfbdfb Nothing better than when they return home having had a terrific experience. Great to hear.
@snoozn Thanks. Great info!
@dfbdfb – terrific that your daughter enjoyed the program! And its nice to hear she was impressed by Muhlenberg too. I think the summer programs on college campuses are great opportunities to explore various schools and towns/areas they are located in.
@srk2017 if your kid applies SCEA then they can only apply EA to a public university.
Anyone able to see the Ole Miss Honors college application without first completing the previous sections of the app? I’m working on my D’s essay spreadsheet and need the essay topic.
@dfbdfb Glad to hear she enjoyed Brain Camp so much!
@snoozn DS is really liking the food at CU Boulder. He says any food court that has a Persian food section must be good!
We could hear a bit of the Grateful Dead remnants band playing in the distance when he called last night. He said that just walking by the roadies setting up, they could tell that alcohol wouldn’t be the only “substance” prevalent at the concert.
@srk2017 – Stanford’s SCEA wording is a little different fromYale’s & Princeton’s. I believe Stanford will also allow EA apps where there is a scholarship deadline, as long as the decision is not binding. All allow application to publics. Yale & Princeton allow application to any college with rolling admission and any international.
But my favorite is MIT, which is not SCEA or REA: “MIT Early Action isn’t single-choice, binding, or anything like that. If you choose to apply to MIT during Early Action, we do not place any limits on where else you may apply, nor do we require you to attend if admitted (though we sure hope you do!)”
@dfbdfb I always love it when they come home from an experience and they really loved it!
I feel antsy! I want my son to move more on the application/essay process but his schedule is totally swamped until July 25th so it’s little baby steps until then. Good going for all those whose kids got an application done! I am so totally impressed!
@snoozn Thanks. I think S17 would probably like both school. From the admissions info don’t think he could get into Boulder as an Engineering student, but maybe Fort Collins. (High math grades, high test scores, GPA not high enough) We have talked about Mines but it looks like a high reach to me, so I think it’s off cosideration.
S17 doesn’t really know what he want to major in but it’s likely to be in STEM somewhere. Engineering is only a possibility. He really only knows about Boulder & I’m going to have to sell him on Fort Collins. Naviance shows he is likely to be able to get into Boulder as a general admit, but has no info on Fort Collins. Do you know if you have to apply into a specific majors at either of them (like Cal States) or can you go in undeclared. (The later is one of the things I like about OSU.) I’ve started to dream about a quick trip to Colorado in early August, but I can’t talk with him for a week and I’m guessing he won’t want to as he has a ton to do after he gets back from camp.
D17 has been doing more in-depth research on websites that includes evaluation of gen ed requirements, faculty and course strength in a handful of departments that she would like to pursue, etc. At this point she wants to narrow rather than broaden her list and yesterday she removed two that didn’t have enough of what she wanted. We are doing our final college road trip in mid July and after that, her list will be complete.
She has selected her CA prompt. Her main task at the moment is to do some ACT prep to see if it’s worthwhile to try it or to retake the SAT in the fall.
Glad to hear that about all of the rising seniors who are participating in and enjoying their on-campus summer academic programs.
@Collegecue We did our tour of University of Kentucky on Friday. Wonder if we were on the same tour. Anyway, the amount of construction on campus is incredible, but the reality is that most of it will be completed by Fall 2017, with the exception being the massive new student center slated to open January 2018. The amount of new dorms and classroom buildings that will be available when D17 could possibly start there is amazing. I can reiterate that the UKy app will be available sometime in late August. They also said that they do superscore for admissions, but will only take one sitting for scholarships. They recently received a $23M grant to turn their honors program into an Honors College, complete with its own building containing classrooms, offices, and dorm rooms for 384 honors students (all 2 bedroom suites, which is the style D17 prefers). D19 is staying on campus for the gymnastics camp, and they have her staying in a more traditional 4 person suite (two beds in each room with a shared bathroom).
We met with a representative from the Business College who also works with Honors Pathways. It is possible to apply and be admitted to the Honors College without choosing one of the pathways, but the advantage is that the pathway streamlines the courses so that they can count for core classes as well. The Pathways save approximately 2-4 courses that a “normal” Honors track would require. There are three pathways that relate to business, the Global Scholars Program (GSP), the Social Enterprise Scholars (SES), and Scholars in Engineering and Mangement (SEAM). The GSP will require a study abroad component, but you also graduate with an International Business minor. SES focuses on entrepreneurship and civic outreach dealing with topics like sustainability and community involvement, though no minor component. SEAM is a joint program between to enhance the business skills of engineering students. D17 has no interest in SEAM, but the other two are possibilities. The UKy application has a separate essay for honors/scholarship consideration, and then another essay if applying for one of the Honors Pathways. Also, you can only apply to one Pathway and they are only accepting 35-40 students per year.
We also talked about the Business Enterprise Living Learning Community. This is just one of the 18 LLCs they have on campus where students of similar interests are housed in the same dorm, and take a couple of classes that are related to their LLC. This would be an option if you don’t get accepted into the Honors College. According to the tour, they said that approximately 30% of the students are involved in Greek Life. D17 thinks she might be interested in joining a sorority, but was concerned about the time commitment involved and balancing her schoolwork. The info session leader was an advocate for sororities and gave us her card and info about recruitment. The Johnson Center is the athletic center with a rock climbing wall, full track, basketball and racquetball courts, and the ellipticals even help to power the building.
I also had some questions about the Patterson Scholarship vs. the Singletary Scholarship. The biggest difference is that the Patterson is automatic for NMF, while the Singletary is competitive. Both cover full tuition plus the cost of living in the 4 person suite style room ($3,634/sem) and the basic meal plan ($1,419/sem for 7 meals/wk +$200 flex money). We would be responsible for paying the difference to upgrade either the room type or meal plan. Singletary Scholars are required to participate in the Honors Program, while Patterson Scholars are not. The Singletary also requires an on-campus interview for the most qualified candidates. With either scholarship, you are still eligible to receive the $2,000 National Merit Scholarship, but this is only for freshman year.
Overall, I was pretty impressed with everything that the University of Kentucky has to offer and all that they are building for the future. Right now it is #1 on D17’s list. Off to go pick up D19 from the camp. Will check in later.
@TimEnchanter Go Wildcats!
Stanford scholarship rule is mainly meant for USC which requires people to apply by December 1st deadline to be scholarship eligible.
ED schools allow EA applications except admissions are binding. If you decide not to go to the ED school, I am not sure what happens if you also get admitted EA. There are also some EA schools which don’t you applying if you are doing ED elsewhere - Georgetown and Notre Dame are the examples.
Essay spreadsheet is done. D’s to-do-list for Week 1 is done. 