@mrs806 These poor kids - they get waitlisted at schools where they are over qualified, and denied or waitlisted at schools where they appear to be qualified based on their stats (and previous years admissions data,) but have become uber-selective. No wonder they are stressed these days!!
Yes, I really feel sorry for them. They work so hard and then this process of getting in and what you want to be for the rest of your life at 17. If you pick a major you may hate it and If you put undecided they think you don’t know what you want and are not serious. What a joke and then they slap you a fifty thousand dollar a year bill. Boy talk about college scamming. They are scamming us!! And then the fun really begins once they start college. I don’t want to rush time and both my boys are doing well but I honestly can’t wait for college to be over, the stress involved for these young students is so unnecessary and if they call me one more time for a donation like we are not paying enough. I guess they should call the scammers they have the money to donate.
Have you heard about special program admission?
Nothing from Special Program in Pharmacy yet.
I do wonder about the need based aid process. Two kids in college, EFC is sub 10K. My oldest daughter is at an elite LAC that gave us approx 98% of COA. No loans. UConn for the second kid has only offered Merit and loans. I called and they said our EFC is too high to get any financial aid besides the loans. Does UConn not give any need based institutional aid, or do they just stick with pell grants?
@RMSqueencat I hear you on this! The only school that turned DD down was our state flagship, and, she (A) was above the average SAT, (B) a hair below the average GPA, and (C) had been taking UCONN ECE science classes in high school and doing just fine in them, and selected into the Agriscience/Biotech program at the HS for all 4 years. When you look historically at kids in our particular HS, kids with lower GPA, SAT and course rigor all usually got in. So you can say we are more than a bit frustrated, especially when so many other schools are dying to have DD … just that they are OOS so even with good merit it’s more than our local flagship.
@Luke123456 , my OOS kid’s stats are slightly below yours and he received $15k annual merit scholarship. I wonder what date your kid submitted the application. You have to submit by Dec 1 for merit or honor consideration. DOn’t know how strict they are about that deadline.
still haven’t received it yet
does anyone know if you can still apply?
@Ponogirl808 I mean im pretty sure the application closed on January 15th but i guess you can try?
is uconn an ivy league. my son got “branched” into stanford and when i googled stanford it said it was an ivy league.
@bennyboy69420 bro did your son also get a crew scholarship
UConn has a regional campus in Stamford, CT. They do offer housing there, btw. Stanford university is located in CA.
I’ve been accepted into Storrs for applied mathematical sciences. Does anyone know if I could switch my major to pre pharmacy before I start in the fall?
Yes, there is information on changing your major before orientation in the admitted students site
Did anyone get the letter for the Bridge program, the 5 week program in the summer for engg students. I am not sure my son would attend but am looking for feedback from anyone that knows about it. thanks
How much does it take for Uconn to rescind an acceptance?
I have similar question. The student is making around a C+ in AP calculus BC, will that affect any scholarship Uconn offered?
They usually rescind decisions when a student is failing, not showing up for class or receiving an incomplete grade. I have never heard of them rescinding for a student who is working hard in a AP class earning a C+
@mrs806 thanks for your answer. He is working hard in calculus. I’d also like to ask a question related to senioritus. My student is blowing off his honor societies and is not going to graduate with the same solid GPA that he had at the end of his midyear report. Since the midyear report has gone out to his acceptance colleges, he is not quite collapsing but relaxing to the point where his mostly A’s are now turning into more Bs and a C in calculus. Is that common? It’s making me think he’s not ready for college. I’m trying to gain some perspective here. Do/have other parents seen this in their kids?