My kid has gotten Cic from Roanoke and Randolph- Macon. She was also offered an interview at two other schools for the CIC but turned them down.
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Elmhurst. U of Indianapolis.
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My daughter has received acceptances from U. of Pittsburgh and Seton Hall, on the TE website nothing has changed…no “under review” or “awaiting decision” just “import decision pending.” Should I be worried that the TELO at our outgoing school hasn’t done something correctly? I see so many people listing the changes that I’m getting nervous. She still has like 8 more schools on the list that she’s waiting to hear from, but I assumed at least Pitt and SH would have looked by now? Thanks.
It sometimes seems that the more competitive the school, the longer the wait. My son graduated from Lafayette this past May with TE…and he got his TE notification in April of his senior year of high school. Hang in there!
I don’t think anything is wrong. We applied for 17 TE schools. So far he has been awarded 2, 1 is “under review” and all the rest are still “import decision pending”. It’s a long process! Probably won’t have all of the decisions until March/April. (I have the benefit of having this whole thing last year for kid #1).
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D24 went through this last year - for reference, she was awarded TE at Seton Hall on 1/30/24.
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If you see the schools on the TE Portal, your home institution has done everything correctly. Now decisions are in the hands of the export school. We have noticed every school has their own schedule and order of updating. Some have called first with the TE approval (but have not updated the portal), other schools have updated the portal but have not officially notified us. It sounds like you’ve done everything right!
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I am envious of the TE portal, as a CIC only school it’s “fill out a form and wait.” Not even confirmation on my end that things were submitted!
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I’m so sorry to hear you’re going through this. You’re probably so exhausted and demoralized that the idea of filing a grievance or Title IX case is too overwhelming, but keep in mind you can do so if you want.
I believe our kids are on the same combo of scholarships. We’ve also thought about what would happen if my spouse (the TE parent) got a different job.
My spouse is happy at work but nervous about job security for the next several years. We’re only allowing our high schooler to explore non-TE colleges for a number of reasons, but this is the big one. We’d also like to move soon. Though I think it’s unlikely we’d do so until S23 graduates college, we’ve planned the worst case scenarios out.
This is what we’ve used to calm our anxiety, and it’s possible it might help you? With the loss of TE, the cost of attendance would increase by ~$30K. Living off campus and getting off the meal plan should decrease that. The financial aid office kicked in a lovely additional chunk of need-based aid for my kid’s semester abroad next term (the whole spring semester bill is $800), and the generosity surprised us. You may get decent need based aid if you lose the TE benefit.
Most important, my spouse’s professor salary sucks, so a new job would likely give a big salary bump. In your case, nursing professors are hard to find due to the availability of excellent non-teaching jobs. You may be able to land a job at either a different TE school, or at a non-TE school with higher pay, though I imagine you’re not looking to move. I’d imagine you might be able to pick up some adjuncting for extra money too. Finally, you could work in a patient care or other role for a couple years to earn a higher salary.
This sounds so stressful and scary, but I think it will work out okay. 
Hang in there an keep us posted.
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I talked with my “boss” yesterday and am talking to them again today. I have already talked to Director of Employee Relations. I am beginning the process of filing paperwork to protect myself. I am currently using 2 programs through work that help me and my kid and if I quit I lose approximately $150,000. Kids dad makes way more money so they would not get need based aid. I would make more if I left this job but it would take me many years to make up that huge financial loss. I truly feel stuck.
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I didn’t restrict D24 to CIC schools, but it did help provide a starting point, and she did not get CIC at her school but got generous enough financial aid to make it work. I think in some ways TE/CIC is a bigger benefit to higher earners, who would otherwise not receive much aid through the typical pathways. When D28 starts her search, she will likely have a different set of personal circumstances (different stats, neurotypical) and may expand her search much further than her sister - and she will also be applying post-cliff which will likely have an impact.
@2plustrio I hope you find a good landing spot! That sounds incredibly stressful, and as always, put your own oxygen mask on first! I also wonder if your current student with TE will get a decent matching offer, since they are already in school and I’m sure the school would want to not take a hit on retention/grad rate by letting them go at this point.
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With merit aid and no TE, schools are coming in at roughly $32-$36K. TE then covers $16-$18K. The one person who said the school reinstated the merit aid when they left their job gave me hope that we could do that in the same position. My second is talking about graduating in three years too.
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Yeah, this person’s situation is the exact same as ours. Half-tuition merit scholarship, then TE stacks to cover the other half, leaving COA of ~$20K. So if TE is lost without anything to compensate, COA increases by ~$30K to total ~$50K. My family’s SAI is low enough ($23K) that need-based aid would probably kick in to cover most of the increase if TE was lost. I didn’t know that 2plus3’s ex knocked them out of the running for need-based aid.
My spouse and I would probably be fine if we lost TE, but it’s always a worry in the back of our minds. 2 years down, 2 to go…
I agree. The aid packages at schools where my kid didn’t get TE were about the same as the ones that did give TE, due mostly to merit aid, but also to need-based aid. He ended up picking a TE school, but almost every other school offer was within budget.
Our younger kid isn’t as competitive and doesn’t even know if he wants to attend college. So his will be a much different search. He’ll be restricted to a variety of publics in different states that offer in-state tuition (border benefits), or community college. He can also attend my employer (non TE).
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Yep, we are partial Pell eligible so get need and merit - CIC would still be a benefit because we wouldn’t worry each year about the numbers as much (husband is a freelancer with stable work, and its not like higher ed is announcing huge salary increases…) I’ve considered doing some part time/ side hustle stuff but don’t want to have it blow back on the need side of things!
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S23 TE is covering 40k plus a year in tuition. Loss of 2 years (and my own college loan) is substantial money.
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I wanted to pop in and say at my institution, I believe our eligibility is certified for the entire next academic year on or around June 30th. If you can delay giving notice until after that occurs, you may possibly buy another year of TE for your son, or at the very least the fall semester would be covered.
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He has the 1/2 tuition leadership scholarship, right? That’s how it was phrased in the initial award letter for us. However, I know in the financial aid portal it shows up as TE covering the full 42K and the leadership scholarship covering the ~22K balance of the tuition. I’ve assumed that’s just their own internal accounting preferences for their pools of scholarship money. If the TE was dropped, I figure the leadership scholarship would remain and would cover half tuition. While it’s still a big increase in COA, maybe that extra 10K each year could soften the blow a bit.
Sounds like you’re in a real catch-22. Just thinking of scenarios that would help if you decide to stay, or to go. Glad you’re pursuing a case at work. I don’t expect this will be an easy decision for you to make. Best of luck.
Another idea I have seen work on one occasion was an internal transfer. The parent switched from a (poorly paid, stressful, disrespected, non-tenure track) faculty position to a staff job. The job was nothing this parent had ever done before, but the job was stress-free, they were treated well, and it hardly paid worse truthfully. Of course such a transfer isn’t always possible.
In any case, best of luck to @2plustrio. I am so sorry this is happening to you! In medical school, I once did a rotation in a “the boss throws things at nurses when he gets frustrated” site, and HR also protected and enabled him. It really sucks!
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I realize that finances are part of the issue, but have you spoken to any legal counsel @2plustrio? Perhaps even having a letter saying something (put more gracefully), but that to avert an expensive lawsuit because of the school’s HR not taking care of things responsibly, that they need to either transfer you or the boss or do some combination thereof whereby you keep your salary and benefits, but don’t have to deal with the bad boss?
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Yes, thats in process as of this week.
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