Yes, for sure. I did my 10 and then did another application with the one extra.
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A final update:
Twin A will be attending Pitt (OOS, Swanson engineering Honors, $28K/yr in merit, really interested in China engineering study abroad options/Chinese minor). Although not awarded TE, we are grateful for merit and would probably not have even looked at Pitt without the TE program. Itās a perfect fit!
Twin B has accepted TE at Clark (off the waitlist yesterday!!!) to study geography. We visited both Sarah Lawrence and Clark over the weekend (received TE equivalent at SLC) and it was a tough decision (SLC is amazing) but the GIS/geography program won out.
Thank you to the amazing families on this forum for sharing your wisdom and support. Wishing you and your students a joyous graduation season and college journey!
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Thank you to everyone in this group! It was helpful and informative in many ways. Mostly it just helped to calm my nerves as it gave us so much more information as we navigated the TE/admissions process. I am happy to report that this was my last kiddo to apply to college. I feel very blessed to have one on a full TE scholarship and another with a full ride (not TE). I know a lot of folks are bragging right now about WHERE their kids are going to college, but I think we all have bigger bragging rights with respect to HOW MUCH (or little) we are paying for our kids to go to college LOL. It is not an easy benefit to take advantage of, but it is such a privilege! Best wishes to everyone!
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Yes, 10 school cap for TE at our institution.
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I dont understandāhow the hell do we get ONE out of the ten. This is so damn unfair. Many schools DONT have a waitlist. What a waste
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We were told 10 school cap in 2022 but in 2024 with new TE liaison they said it could be more. It was indeed an issue of the online application and a misunderstanding. We did not apply to 10 however.
I think it has a lot to do with figuring out the right school before applying. Knowing that theyāre a certain schools that give them to ED students for example. Or certain schools that pick based on STATS and others that are holistic. Picking schools that receive less applicants. There is a lot of information on this forum, but I think parents and students should be proactive about contacting TE liaisons at different schools and asking for more information on numbers, the evaluation process, and deadlines etc.
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I agreeā¦ it has been a very long, drawn-out, stressful process just to be put on waitlists to then be told, sorry we have given them all outā¦ But, hey, you can try to apply again next year!
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Agreed. You need to cast a wide and varied net. Knowing how schools evaluate TE is really important; start early and gather as much info as you can. Having a range of possible schools-- ones that give less than 10%, 11-40%, and 40-60%āis also wise. Another thing to consider is geographic diversity; you might have a better shot at TE if the school tends to draw fewer students from your area.
That said, I do not get schools not having a wait list. This seems like such a wasted opportunity.
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Ours said something unclear- that the cap was 10 but that we could appeal to our TE exchange liaison for more choices, but to be forewarned if we did it might make tuition exchange more difficult. No clue why- maybe some part of the import/export formula? Regardless we applied to 10, then asked to increase it to 16 then I think along the way added one or two more so maybe we were up to about 18? (I canāt look anymore- total avoidance) definitely ended up over 10.
My kiddo has put down a deposit at UConn, still on the waitlist for TE for 2 schools that could potentially see him change his mind. Got a TE offer for Marist today (we never actually heard from them before so I guess he had been on the waitlist?) we immediately turned it down so it could go to another kid. Marist had been a great choice because they have a really great learning disability program (but so does UConn) so that kind of made it moot. I think it would take something really spectacular to make him change his mind from U Conn- like a school that is close to U Conn in rankings where the cost would be covered since U Conn will require loans. GRRR Syracuse would have been ideal, sigh.
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Itās frustrating. My son applied to 2 TE schools (and a bunch of non TE). I think he applied for 12 total? For my daughter ('25) we are looking at four top schools right now. All are TE and our home institution is a top choice (it was not for my son, as they do not have expertise in his majors). Weāve learned a lot.
The unfortunate reality is that these are āscholarships,ā not an āemployment benefit,ā as many of us were led to believe. The employment benefit part of it is that you are eligible to apply. However, because they are categorized as scholarships, they are highly competitive. It is easier to get accepted into the school than it is to get offered an exchange. Having been through this 3 times now, my advice is to cast a very wide net, research each schoolās common data set to see what they look for when admitting students, and make sure that your application puts you above the 50% percentile to make you competitive for TE. 75% is better.
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Hereās the list of āspots availableā schools for anyone still looking.
https://www.tuitionexchange.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/66317e9ed004d/May%201%20%23%204.xlsx
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1 college on the still looking schools that is on my average D25ās list. (OKC U)
Interesting as didnt Xavier OH deny people this year for TE?
(And my juvenile self always giggles at the TEP contact email at Stetson). 
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Where is this link from, in the sense of, how does one navigate to it from the TE website? Or do you need to have a login to see it? (I donāt have it yet as we are just starting the process for S25).
Does SAI from FAFSA play a role in TE decisions from the schoolās perspective? We struck out at all 7 schools that S24 applied to. He has pretty good stats and ECs etc. We came to TE really late as I didnāt get confirmation of my eligibility from my employer till Nov. So my research was not as extensive as it should have been. S24 only applied to TE for schools that he was anyway going to apply to for his major of interest. We are very fortunate to be in a position that we can afford to be full pay based on overall family income. But, I am curious if need is also considered or is the TE evaluation independent of need? Sending everyone still waiting for TE/waitlist decisions lots of positive thoughts and hope that it gets resolved soon.
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Under the Families section thereās an article with a link. It is not a very friendly website.
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Every school seems to be different from reading all the posts here.
The school that awarded our TE said we had to complete the FAFSA as part of the process and were awarded TE before the FAFSA even opened this year so for us- no the FAFSA was not a dealbreaker or maker for us.
I know our export school/home institution had to have us certified by Oct 1. So I have always wondered if thereās a āfront of the lineā for some schools? Versus true merit for others? Itās been an interesting journey reading everyoneās experiences.
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It really isnāt. They are revamping it, I understand, so hopefully it will come back more user-friendly!
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I donāt think SAI really matters. At least where we have applied. Since FAFSA was late this year we have had all of our TE decisions before the schools even processed FAFSA.