Hello everyone,
Just wanted to give an update in case anyone is still interested.
She was deferred at BU. Now she’s applied to GWU, American, U of O, U of MN, USF, Gonzaga, UW Madison, UMD, Fordham, Seattle U, Villanova, Northeastern, UBC, U of Victoria
We’re going to try and use all 20 spots on the FAFSA so still looking at:
Depaul vs St Josephs
Probably U of Iowa
Considering among Dalhousie, Queens U, Concordia, McMasters, Trent U.
We’re assuming Toronto and McGill are out of reach?
I don’t know much about the Canadian schools, but perhaps @DadTwoGirls can chime in? @Mwfan1921 might be able to speak to DePaul (and perhaps others).
Has she visited the University of Iowa? Based on her earlier preferences, I wouldn’t have thought it would be urban enough. I was about to ask if USF was U. of South Florida (which surprised me because of her dislike of the heat), but I just realized you probably mean U. of San Francisco.
My only caution is to double-check the schools’ websites for when their deadline (or preferred deadline) is for merit consideration, as I suspect those dates are quickly approaching, if they haven’t passed already. Is $60k/year still the budget?
Multiple family members attended UBC, and one still lives on campus (there are some condos on campus, which were quite nice when I visited years ago). I am quite familiar with the campus (summary: Large, Attractive, Rains a lot in the winter). In terms of acceptance chances with an unweighted 3.88, I would guess that they are relatively good. However, Canadian schools typically look at your most recent two years of high school. I know people who were accepted early based on very good sophomore and junior years, and people who got there acceptance later based on very good junior and senior years. I thought that I saw a slightly lower GPA towards the beginning of this thread. If this indicates an up-trend, this might make your chances very good. U.Victoria should be an easier admit compared to UBC. I have driven by the campus, and have heard good things about the school. It also might cost a bit less for an international student but I have not checked the prices recently (and it rains a bit less in the winter at U.Vic compared to UBC).
We visited Dal quite a few years ago when a daughter was looking at universities in Canada. She wanted a smaller school. However, we liked Dal quite a bit. With an unweighted 3.88 I think that admissions is quite likely. I am assuming you would need two flights from Oregon. Queens might be more of a reach. Concordia looks likely to me also. It is just up the street (to the west) from McGill in a part of Montreal which is pretty close to fully bilingual. When I visit Montreal (last time maybe 6 years ago) I can walk into shops in the area and start to speak French, and they immediately break into English (which yes is a comment on my French). When we toured Concordia we stayed at a hotel half way between Concordia and McGill and just walked to both. This is very much downtown in an attractive area where there is a lot to do. Trent I do not know much, but from what little I have heard I again think that your chances are good.
This might depend upon how the 3.88 breaks out in terms of uptrend or not. They will not care about freshman year at all. Way, way back when I was in high school I knew someone with a relatively weaker sophomore year and stronger junior year, and McGill waited for at least midterm senior year grades before admitting the student (with very good midterm senior year grades in this case). The Province of Quebec is thinking of raising prices for international (non-French) students, which you might want to check on. Toronto also might cost a bit more than some other Canadian universities, but you should check this on-line (my information is old, and we did not consider international student prices since my kids and I have dual citizenship). I do not recall the application deadlines for any of these schools.
@AustenNut, yes, U Iowa was basically all me, I think it’s so perfect, but I finally relented and took it off. She also took of DePaul and went with St Josephs because wanted a safety on the east coast.
@DadTwoGirls, all of that info is enormously helpful, thank you. I wish we would have been a lot more intensive in our Canadian school research from the beginning.
Hello all,
Well, another update just in case anyone still cares!
She ended up with an offer for “guaranteed transfer” to BU which was her very top choice. We are now just trying to understand if there is any chance of need based aid when starting as a transfer student or not.
Where will she do the first year? She should pick #2, hopefully will “love” it - and BU will be in the rearview mirror. It’s still there, for her, of course - but I’d want to start elsewhere with the idea of giving it my best!!
Here is the answer to your question - it’s unfulfilling, unfortunately. But this is another reason you want to be at a place you can afford and be giddy for, just in case the BU thing doesn’t work out.
What is #2 and hopefully it’s affordable for all four years.
Good luck.
PS - you might call and ask - because you’re not a normal transfer but guaranteed transfer, does that change the equation?
Thanks for your update!!
Do all transfer students who apply for need-based aid receive it?
A. No. Boston University makes every effort to assist students with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement, measured against the credentials of other admitted students, but we do not have sufficient funds to meet the full demonstrated need of every eligible transfer student.
Thank you, I don’t k ow why I couldn’t find that info from BU! Good idea on. Calling I think I will do that. Second choice was GWU which also invited her to start sophomore year. So weird. So not sure what the new 2nd will be.
Perhaps there’s another urban school - a VCU is easier to get in or a UT Chattanooga (smaller) or UMN (bigger). UAB could be another. College of Charleston too.
Just have to check on who is taking apps still and who has merit to meet your needs. Not sure any of those do!! I’m sure there’s more as well.
Thanks so much for the additional update! Has your daughter received any offers of admission that would start this fall, or are all of her offers to come in as a transfer?
American is the closest to BU I think though not as urban and a good mix of preprofessional&Humanities/Social sciences because A LOT of students want internships related to these 2 academic fields.
If she wants a large university, UWisconsin would be best with Chardbourne Residential College.
Villanova is the most different: Catholic, preppier but strong curriculum in Philosophy, Languages…
Thank you I was not aware of the Chadbourne College option, I will definitely share with her. I think her choice is boiling down to BU or UBC but I am pushing to keep Madison on. I’m not sure what happened for her with American, she used to love it.
She also took of DePaul and went with St Josephs because wanted a safety on the east coast.