Got in after deferral..when I checked day of release -87 apps and access to Terra Dotta.
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Has anyone admitted recently/RD round received financial aid offer? We were deferred then admitted, submitted FAFSA and CSS Profile back in October/November. But when we click on the Financial Aid tile in the portal it just says: “There is no financial aid information found”
Any advice on waitlist why us?
Have you been to Madison? My suggestion is to answer the question honestly and thoroughly. Why does the school appeal to your kid? What stood out about your visit if you had one? What was unexpected or different than anticipated either around campus or around Madison. By many accounts, the “Why Wisconsin” essay is considered one of the most important factors in their evaluation.
Has anyone looked into freshman housing and can offer any opinions? Our D going to Badger Day 4/24 and still has not committed, and I’m concerned about her not getting her preferred housing choices (in addition to not knowing anything about them). She’s from a small, all girls HS, OOS, and more academic than social.
This might be a question for a new thread, but thought I’d ask here first. Thanks for any insights!
You list in order of preference, your top 10 housing choices. Please do not assume you will get any of the top ones you want – it’s actually quite uncommon. The ways to increase your chances of getting one of your preferred choices is (a) get a student job working with housing and (b) select dorm preference over roommate preference – you’ll be assigned a random roommate. My current UW student had a preferred roommate and they listed the same dorms in order, and were assigned 8th from the list. There are two dorm areas – southeast and lakeshore. Lakeshore is known for being quieter and is right on the lake/lake path. Southeast is a cluster of more social/party dorms. My suggestion is to focus on your preferred area verses the preferred dorm – your chances of being disappointed are less that way. 
Thank you!
Look at Chadbourne. Tends to attract the more studious and great locaton.
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Does a “random” roommate truly mean random? Our D will not have an actual preferred student to room with. Do you know if she will still be able to select the type of roommate, eg., neat or slob, early riser or night owl, etc., while still focusing on preferred area?
I would assume there’s a roommate quiz they fill out. We didn’t go through that process with our student, so I can’t speak with accuracy on how that part works.
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Have her look into learning communities and see if any are in one of her dorm preferences. Those communities are tied to a specific dorm.
Have her prioritize those communities over dorm choices on her application.
Chadbourne may be a good choice but it sounds like your daughter also may be a good fit for a lakeshore dorm, she doesn’t want to end up at Selery or Witte, which are probably the two most popular choices overall.
More info on communities here:
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We are on waitlist on CS. Is the chance of accepting is very low?
It truly depends on how many people accept/decline their offers. They say on average it’s about 30% are offered from the waitlist, but you won’t know until after May 1st when the accepted kids make their decisions.
Also highly variable from a handful one year to hundreds the next. It’s all about hitting the class size target.
I saw the UW Madison acceptance email and it was really underwhelming. No color, nothing. A 7th grade CS student could have done it. Was there some sort of follow on that was more special? I’m put off by the lack of effort what Madison is exhibiting here. If they don’t treat you well on the way in, how will the four year experience be?
Another example: visited IU and within 24 hours of registration, they sent us a link to get a virtual parking pass for a garage a quarter mile from where the info session was. We could park there all day.
Registered for Madison’s, and they sent us a note that basically said, parking sucks. Hope you can figure it out.
Are they so impressed with themselves that they don’t try anymore? It’s not a great way to keep top kids in state and turn them into taxpayers
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My kid pretty much stopped reading at “Congratulations.” While I’m sure there will be much to complain about, I think most kids are more interested in the substance than the flash of an acceptance email. There was plenty of “flash” on the social media channels aimed at admitted students. But honestly, parking all day for free in Bloomington is great, but it’s not going to sway too many kids (one way or the other) comparing schools.
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I know the parking thing is a nit. It was just something I experienced personally that highlighted what I’m starting to perceive as differences between the schools. And I don’t want my kid coddled. But I do want the school to give a darn about undergraduate education.
Where is your child headed?
Really?
Indiana is a great school. Sounds like a good fit for you and your child.
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