Daughter got in Leavey school of business / EA
IB student, strong grades(40/45) and ECs, submitted SAT (1490), I was impressed with the school when we toured in summer, has great connections to Silicon valley , students that I spoke to were warm and smart
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My DD was admitted EA for Political Science, very excited! - We thought this year would be very competitive for Santa Clara so held our breaths. We were told merit funding (if any) will be sent in a couple weeks so fingers crossed. Her stats are below:
3.95 UW/4.3 W
5 APs and 6 DE and 2 Honors
Test optional
Very large public HS in Washington State
College Essays focused on building community and helping to elevate voices of others.
Strong leadership ECs, ASB student advocate, team capt and lead lifeguard
Part of the state qualifying We the People team, congressional debate
4 years varsity, state level swimmer
2 pt jobs
ECs related to community service, started a food reduction campaign and donated to a local food pantry, volunteers at the food pantry now, led a voter drive at the HS that registered 120 students this October
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Sorry typo - started a food “waste” reduction campaign at her place of work
D25 accepted, math major
Small Public HS in SoCal
UW GPA 3.93
W GPA 4.28
UC GPA 4.46
SAT 1390
3 APs + 5 more tests to be taken Spring 2025
Awaiting merit
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DS applied EA CS. Got deferred. He picked additional alternative major ECE and add college of Science as backup. Will need to patently wait.
GPA 3.87 from primary school (with another alternative my own calculation is 3.89).
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Hi all – My daughter was deferred on early action. She has good grades (4.2 weighted; 1 B in 3 years), extracurriculars (4 year varsity track including CIF 2nd place; club leadership etc.) and I thought good essays. Any thougths or feedback re next steps or what the likelihood of getting in looks like? Thanks, and congrats to those accepted!
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What did her deferral letter state as next steps? Did it request for any additional information to be sent to the school (grades, accolades, updated SAT, etc) or that she should simply choose ED2 or regular decision?
What was her declared major/division? If it was business or engineering, was she given option of selecting arts and sciences for regular decision? Some deferrals can more likely become a yes with acceptance of the shift. For example, business school really wants calculus (and maybe even a high math SAT to match) and other higher math classes, but student may get a yes for economics in arts and sciences with current classes and grades …
I think the accepted next step is to craft a “letter of continued interest” aka LOCI, with substantial updates to your application, achievements, projects, etc
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Yeah, it basically just said they may need additional info later but for now inquiring whether she wanted to switch to ED2 or pursue RD. No additional info requested at this time.
She applied to college of arts and sciences. Communications and child studies.
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Here’s an article with this year’s EA/ED numbers. https://www.scu.edu/news-and-events/press-releases/2024/december/news/santa-clara-university-sends-early-admission-decisions-to-class-of-2029.html
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Scholarships were released. Daughter received Bronco scholarship.
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Thanks for the notice. Received 30.6K/year, makes the cost competitive to OOS schools.
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My son also received the Bronco scholarship…is the 17k guaranteed all 4 years? Or is it only for the first year?
Four years. Page 3 of the pdf notes that the scholarships are up to 12 consecutive quarters, which would be 4 years not counting the summer.
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Regarding the Bronco Scholarships/Merit Grants - is there a typical/average amount or do they vary? And if they vary, does anyone know what they take into consideration to determine the amount?
I assume it varies all the way up to half tuition, since the half and full tuition awards have different names. But I could be wrong.
https://www.scu.edu/financialaid/types-of-aid/scholarships-and-grants/university-grants/
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This is a direct copy from the SCU website:
The SCU Bronco Scholarship, awarded to first-year undergraduate students by Enrollment Management, is a personal recognition scholarship awarded to selected individuals who will add value to the student body through the diversity of their lived experiences, viewpoints and skills – aiding the university in fostering a strong spirit of inclusive excellence.
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Was this award the Bronco scholarship or one of the others? Just trying to understand the SCU process.