For what’s it is worth, I have been admitted EA to HHS for class of 2024, and I did the personal HHS visit a couple of months ago. It changed my entire perspective on Purdue. Coming from California, I never thought I would like it as much as I do. I would encourage your daughter to do it so she does not have any regrets or what-ifs.
I am amused as some of you are complaining of scholarships, while I am tearing my hair (or whatever is remaining after the admissions process), trying to think of how to come up with full freight, (International)
Also, somewhere this admissions process itself is so dehumanising, that we start treating our kids as a bunch of stats. I think we need to relax, get them the best launch-pad that we can and then just let them be. There are going to be a lot of great role models and coaches in their lives, and sadly but truly, we are not going to be all of them.
Once they get into some of these amazing universities, with like-minded students and teachers, intent on learning, good will come out of it.
Till then, better to watch them, maybe guide them a bit when they fall. But mostly, stay out of their way !
@Rajdesika Purdue does not offer most merit scholarships to International Students at Undergrad. Even the merit scholarships they offer are limited and are max 20K$. Although their Cost of Attendance (COA, ~ 47.5K$) for International is possibly the lowest among Universities at this ranking/level.
https://www.admissions.purdue.edu/costsandfinaid/freshman.php
My daughter did decide last night that Purdue’s For Her and accepted her offer (she had also been deferred to Georgia Tech, and accepted into our in-state the University of Texas). We’re very excited for her, and are going to the Purdue event in early March. We hope to meet lots of other future Boilermakers there, and good luck to everyone with their choices.
Hello! I applied as EA and got accepted 
Here are my stats:
Gender: F
Decision Plan: Early Action
UW GPA: 3.69/4.00
SAT/ACT: 1480 (1500 super-score)
In-State or Out-of-State? OOS (MD)
Major: Computer Engineering
As far as I understand, GPA requirements and SAT requirements are more forgiving at Purdue than at other top computer engineering universities in the US. However, because it is so challenging, it is hard to stay in. Good luck to everyone !!
For reference, I got into UMBC and deferred from University of Michigan and Georgia Tech.
Gender: M
Decision Plan: Early Action
UW GPA: 3.93
SAT/ACT: 1470; Math 800, Physics 800
12 APs, 2 advanced math courses from a 4-year college
In-State or Out-of-State? OOS
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Others: a ton of ECs, volunteering, and leadership positions
@tracytommy I am a little worried that Purdue’s more liberal acceptance policy and overall lower cost of attendance for OOS will result in high yields and consequently significant overcrowding. It would be a shame for it to suffer the same fate as the University of California (UC) system, even for the prestige schools (Berkeley and UCLA).
@RoboticsDad – Pure speculation on my part, but last year there were quite a few late April admits (from the waitlist, and even a few who had been flat out rejected months earlier) suggesting that yield may have actually been lower than expected last year?? Nonetheless, I agree that Purdue is a great school and a great value (my S loved it when he visited). Not sure about liberal acceptances given that mine was deferred 
Overcrowding at Purdue is already an issue. I highly recommend everyone do their due diligence to manage expectations. A simple google search of Purdue university overcrowding will give you some background.
@ProudD The biggest issue at Purdue that I am aware of is the housing crunch due to high yields. Last year’s freshman class was a record size. This is a very common problem at big schools and tends to wax and wane as the enrollment goals, capital investment, and yields change. What I am more concerned about is the inability to complete a degree within 4 years due to chronic class overcrowding, which is what is happening in the UC system and which is already the norm in the CalState system.
Purdue is building two new dorms that should be ready for this year’s Fall class.
Two cycles ago they overshot yield projections by 800 students. They hired more profs and added more sections. It all works out!
My freshman son had no issues getting housing first semester and no problems getting into classes (although he’s HHS and not FYE). He easily gets an appt. w/his advisor, got all the tickets he wanted to the basketball games and got all the classes he wanted and is NOT in the honors college. So we have not experienced overcrowding issues so far.
Congratulations! My son is a FYE at Purdue and loves it. FYI, at least 50% of his current FYE class are OOS. We are from Ohio, but he made friends from NY, North Carolina, PA, Minnesota, IL, Indiana and Florida.
When we went to Purdue is for Me last year, it was stated that Indiana has a state law that you must be able to get the classes you need to graduate in four years. I have not heard any problems about classes being full.
Not exactly. Kinda…not really…they have to offer the class for free later…or they can substitute a class in real time.
It only applies to Indiana residents!
This “law” is more to encourage more students to go to college and finish in 4 years.
The first paragraph
Indiana’s economy needs college graduates. By the year 2025, nearly two-thirds of jobs will require a degree or quality workforce credential. Sadly, only one-third of Hoosier adults have reached this level of educational attainment. Indiana has set a Big Goal that 60 percent of Hoosier adults obtain a degree or credential by the year 2025 to meet the needs of the economy and to increase the income and opportunities afforded to Hoosiers. To meet that goal, more high school students must continue their education after graduation and more working adults need to come back to school. But the aspiration is not enough. For every 10 students who enter the doors of an Indiana college, only 5 will graduate. Only half of those who do graduate finish on-time. This low completion rate represents a huge missed opportunity for our state. To meet the Big Goal, Indiana must pursue every option to help students who aspire to a college degree graduate, and do so in shorter time and at a lower cost.
https://www.purdue.edu/registrar/currentStudents/myPurdue/degreeMap/pwlHeaTerms.html
Very interesting… that was not how it was presented.
@marndar, congrats. Must be a relief to have that round of the process behind you. My son wants to wait until after visiting to commit. We are in Texas, also, and will be visiting in March. At this time, Purdue is his top choice.
Does anybody know when the Honors decision will come ?
@NJdadEngineer I don’t think there is a single notification date. The decisions are supposed to roll out by the end of Feb. We know someone who applied last year and did not find out until late Feb (and was rejected). It is by no means a sure thing since they balance the enrollment across all colleges. They will not accept all high stat FYE/CS applicants. I hope we don’t have to endure another round of complaints from entitled parents.
Just a comment about honors. It’s student representation from ALL the colleges at the university. It’s very interdisciplinary.
There are roughly 800 students/year that matriculate into honors. Only about 200 of them are engineers. (Which is proportionate to the number of engineers on campus as a whole).
That can mean really high stat kids not getting into the honors program.
Manage expectations accordingly!