Purdue - deferred ( BS Artificial intelligence)

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Joining the deferral whining chorus. :weary:

I have triplets, 2 of 3 have applied to Purdue.
My triplet son was accepted for
BS cybersecurity

However, my triplet daughter is very interested but has been deferred (she applied to BS AI) and asked to submit LOCI ( letter of continued interest )

As parents, we would love to have both at the same college, my son has some medical issues so if sis is with him I ll be bit relieved

so please suggest
ideas for what she might include in her letter.
Should she mention her triplet bro acceptance ?

When do you send LOCI ? I m getting mixed answers where some recommends to wait others say immediately

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ASAP as long as you have progression from apply date (new/improved ecs, same/improved high grades, etc). If you don’t but think you will by EOM, wait until they develop but in general don’t let it get to Feb. If you won’t just send it asap.

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The EA thread has some good advice on the letter…to summarize, don’t rehash your original essays, don’t tell Purdue how great they are/their rankings but do tell them what you would contribute to campus and what Purdue opportunities you’d take advantage of.

I don’t know about mentioning the sibling. my gut says it could backfire as a tactic. Your student needs to make a case on a standalone basis. Good luck!!

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I’ve seen several people suggest not rushing, but try to send in your LOCI (Letter of Continued Interest) by the end of January. Some suggested links:

55,000 applied to Purdue Early Action; 97% of those admitted submitted test scores – Admissions Blog The youtube video at the end of the article…

Submit updated grades, complete your LOCI expressing your current level of interest in Purdue, noting any new developments in either your academic, scholastic or extracurriculars after you submitted your original application, ie - my DS received a coach’s award for a fall sport, notified he was an “AP Scholar with Distinction”, and had some additional volunteer opportunities.

Unfortunately, his Fall Semester grades won’t be finalized until 2/9. Folks recommended to get the LOCI in first, and make a note that updated grades would be submitted around 2/9.

Good luck!!!

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Thanks

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Has anyone heard back after sending LOCI?

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The short answer not for my DS 24. My son responded mid-last week with updated grades and a “to the point” LOCI. Meaning, in his LOCI he expressed a continued high-level of interest in Purdue and provided updated honors and activities. He did not look to provide any additional letters of recommendation or other materials as he was following the deferral notice as closely as he could. We will see if that was in error.

My son is not expecting a response until March but obviously hopes for sooner. Particularly as he would like to visit the campus as it has been a while since he was last on campus.

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my son submitted only grades and LOCI

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Could be different this year, but last year I didn’t hear of any Deferral decisions coming out prior to March. Once in March, they came in multiple waves.

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are you planning to submit a LOR in the near future?

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Makes sense. The deferral notification for my son emphasized a quick response and clearly stated no need for additional letters of recommendation or the retake of a test. Emphasized the last two points with the bolding of text.

Good luck!

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no LOR they said No to that in the Decision letter

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The admissions office said Deferred result can be anytime from now to end of March but I have not heard anyone received the result after being Deferred.Anyone?

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nothing from them yet either

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They released few last Friday … I ll be checking every Fri that’s when most Univ releases results … till March 31

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