Accepted
OOS
1460
3.9/4.5
Did not apply to honors
No merit
Exploratory Studies
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Reading through this thread, I am amazed at the quality of kiddos that have been accepted and deferred.
For some additional stats and details for the record. My son was deferred as well. DS24, OOS/CA, 3.94 UW/4.45W, solid accompanying stats, and ECs tied to engineering. Applied FYE for CompE or Materials. Looks to be a standard deferral letter encouraging the submittal of upgraded grades and test scores as well as complete the LOCI. I was surprised at DS24ās acceptance and readiness, frankly eagerness, to submit his S1 grades and the LOCI. He quickly pointed out that a Deferral was not a āNoāā¦made me wonder if he was following this thread. 
@My_4boysnme, good luck to your son. Strong stats and with his brother being at Purdue, a compelling additional driver. 100% get the reason why he is tied to Purdue. It must be a good sign that the deferral letter had the automatic consideration for Spring 2024??? My DSās did not.
I am a bit of an LT lurker, so thanks to @Bookishmom , @Groundwork2022 , and others who have added a bit of direction and sanity to the next steps.
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Admitted FYE
3.8 UW, 4.0 W, 1490 SAT
4 year JV, Varsity sports
No leadership or other outstanding ECs
OOS
Made a campus visit last year (not sure if that matters) and loved it.
Good LORs, no idea about essay (she wrote it herself and we didnāt get to see, assuming she wrote some aspects of the campus visit in the essay)
No scholarship.
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Does anyone know if you can put down a housing deposit without accepting? I see that the acceptance deposit is $500. If you put down a deposit it looks like Purdue will not refund the deposit if you change your mind.
Iām curious about letters of deferment. Iāve seen some state that their letter suggested you consider other campuses, one person said their letter said they would be automatically considered for spring 2025 enrollment. Ours has neither of those things in it. Anyone else?
I believe you have to accept your admission offer first. You have until mid April to get priority housing though so no need to decide now.
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Ours does not list either of those options either. However, my son specifically indicated he only wanted to be considered for the West Lafayette campus as he does not want an urban campus and wanted to be close to Zucrow labs
My second son was deferred last year for FYE OOS with higher stats than his FYE Boilermaker brother that applied the year before. He submitted a LOCI and letter of recommendation and was eventually accepted RD. Donāt give up hope. There were a lot of deferrals and waitlists at schools all across the country last year. More so than the year before.
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Thanks for your info! How did your son submit the letter of recommendation? He attached a file in the portal with LOCI or the recommender sent to Purdue directly?
part of that deposit is considered a housing deposit. you will lose the $500 if you withdraw but canāt be guaranteed Purdue Housing if you donāt deposit before April 15th. They know that doesnāt correspond to the May 1 commit date that is used overall.
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From whatās been shared people offered other campuses such as Purdue Ft. Wayne or Purdue Northwest are declined from main campus outright. Indianapolis is considered main but this is the first year that is the case now that IUPUI has split into IU and Purdue operated separate entities. Students were asked to indicate if they wanted to be considered for Indianapolis when they applied. Earlier Purdue said it was not assigning people Indy unless the student wanted to be considered for Indy, so if people are getting offered Indy without asking for it that would be a change in their stated policy. Iām inclined to assume students said consider me for both Indy and WLaf because both are āmainā and arenāt excited to get Indy.
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My sonās notice of deferral stated that they donāt recommend submitting another letter of recommendation. Is that a standard thing they said for all deferrals this year? Or was it for some reason specifically said to my son? Kind of curious if that was specific to my son, does that mean the letters he already submitted were really good or really badā¦lol.
I think its standard because even I had it
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OOS - FYE major + Honors,
4.0UW/4.45W 35 ACT 7AP + 5 dual-credit courses (All Aās)
Tons of EC, volunteer and TA work, 16yrs competitive dance
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If I remember correctly, the portal had an option to submit the LOCI and another recommendation letter that provided additional information. My son also included his senior year first semester grades.
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DEFERRED
OOS Aero FYE
1540 SAT, NM Commended
Top 10% of top public HS /selective entry
3.8 uw/ 4.4 w gpa with 15 DE/ APās
Heavy engineering experience including graduate level aeroapace internship at different university, college level engineering coursework.
Tons of EC including peer tutoring, engineering camp counselor, multiple sports, club leaderahip. Excellent essays including heavily researchd Why Purdue essay.
Iām not even sure he will turn in a LOCI or just take one of the presidential scholarships from another school. Purdue and GT were top 2 choices,in that order.
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Definitely not aimed at your son. Looks to be standard. My sons was the same with a note that they do not recommend taking any new tests or getting any new letters of rec.
The deferral letter does emphasize, through bolding, that new grades or test scores be submitted as quickly as possible.
Good luck all!
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i picked WL as my first choice for both my majors and indicated interest in Indianapolis (cus why not). I assumed my first choice would be prioritized over Indianapolis, so Iām hoping they didnāt keep me in Indianapolis just cus i clicked āyesā
I probably just got rejected from WL and put into Indianapolis, but I donāt know cus they were never clear about it in the letter
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Fly to Chicago or Indy then drive. Flights to chicago typically cheaper
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Probable yield protect on Purdueās part - i bet heāll get in. Good luck.