Top Choice, but Spring Start Freshman

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To add, it is kind of easy to still graduate on-time in most majors if you start in the spring. An AP credit there, a summer class, a class in the fall prior to entry, an extra class one semester, an internship for credit—-all ways to do that.

My DDs roommate attended Va Tech the first semester and then enrolled in the spring admit school in January.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To add, it is kind of easy to still graduate on-time in most majors if you start in the spring. An AP credit there, a summer class, a class in the fall prior to entry, an extra class one semester, an internship for credit—-all ways to do that.

My DDs roommate attended Va Tech the first semester and then enrolled in the spring admit school in January.

That is probably unusual. Why go all the way to a 4-year school like VT when you only intend to go to it for one semester?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it! Your child has been admitted to this program to hide their stats so if not in this program, not admitted at all. Because of this smoke and mirrors approach in admissions, more of the colleges are offering it and strengthening their programs.

More colleges are doing this, but it's not to hide anything. It's just practical to have people waiting to take the place of those they know will leave after the first semester for whatever reason, and they're pretty good at predicting how many students that will be each year. They lose loads of money otherwise.

You are right and wrong. They intentionally choose some applicants to place in the spring start programs. However, it also does help them balance their open beds in dorms during spring semester.

[Anonymous]

Do it! My kid did this and no regrets! Did the semester abroad first semester and met so many people, it helped to shrink the school, when they got on campus second semester, they already knew each other. She has joined clubs, has her housing set up for sophomore year with friends, they held spots for the spring admits during registration, had plenty of classes and choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it! Your child has been admitted to this program to hide their stats so if not in this program, not admitted at all. Because of this smoke and mirrors approach in admissions, more of the colleges are offering it and strengthening their programs.

More colleges are doing this, but it's not to hide anything. It's just practical to have people waiting to take the place of those they know will leave after the first semester for whatever reason, and they're pretty good at predicting how many students that will be each year. They lose loads of money otherwise.

You are right and wrong. They intentionally choose some applicants to place in the spring start programs. However, it also does help them balance their open beds in dorms during spring semester.

It is 100% so they don't have to include the students' stats in their reported numbers for the incoming first years. I would guess most of them are full-pay as well. But so what? If the kids loves that school, do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it! Your child has been admitted to this program to hide their stats so if not in this program, not admitted at all. Because of this smoke and mirrors approach in admissions, more of the colleges are offering it and strengthening their programs.

More colleges are doing this, but it's not to hide anything. It's just practical to have people waiting to take the place of those they know will leave after the first semester for whatever reason, and they're pretty good at predicting how many students that will be each year. They lose loads of money otherwise.

You are right and wrong. They intentionally choose some applicants to place in the spring start programs. However, it also does help them balance their open beds in dorms during spring semester.

FWIW at my DC's school, the spring admits that did the UK trip first semester (a hundred or so?) are all Full Pay, Caucasian or Asian. They all have stellar grades and scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it! Your child has been admitted to this program to hide their stats so if not in this program, not admitted at all. Because of this smoke and mirrors approach in admissions, more of the colleges are offering it and strengthening their programs.

More colleges are doing this, but it's not to hide anything. It's just practical to have people waiting to take the place of those they know will leave after the first semester for whatever reason, and they're pretty good at predicting how many students that will be each year. They lose loads of money otherwise.

Yes, it is to hide the lower stats so they don’t have to report those stats with other admitted students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To add, it is kind of easy to still graduate on-time in most majors if you start in the spring. An AP credit there, a summer class, a class in the fall prior to entry, an extra class one semester, an internship for credit—-all ways to do that.

My DDs roommate attended Va Tech the first semester and then enrolled in the spring admit school in January.

That is probably unusual. Why go all the way to a 4-year school like VT when you only intend to go to it for one semester?

“All the way?”
Much more fun to have one college semester with lots of friends that being at home getting credits from community college. Obviously.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To add, it is kind of easy to still graduate on-time in most majors if you start in the spring. An AP credit there, a summer class, a class in the fall prior to entry, an extra class one semester, an internship for credit—-all ways to do that.

My DDs roommate attended Va Tech the first semester and then enrolled in the spring admit school in January.

That is probably unusual. Why go all the way to a 4-year school like VT when you only intend to go to it for one semester?

“All the way?”
Much more fun to have one college semester with lots of friends that being at home getting credits from community college. Obviously.

Do tell me how it would be more fun to move all your stuff to a college you know you’re only spending one semester at, and to make friends only to leave them a semester later. Not to mention joining extracurriculars knowing you’re about to leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it! Your child has been admitted to this program to hide their stats so if not in this program, not admitted at all. Because of this smoke and mirrors approach in admissions, more of the colleges are offering it and strengthening their programs.

More colleges are doing this, but it's not to hide anything. It's just practical to have people waiting to take the place of those they know will leave after the first semester for whatever reason, and they're pretty good at predicting how many students that will be each year. They lose loads of money otherwise.

You are right and wrong. They intentionally choose some applicants to place in the spring start programs. However, it also does help them balance their open beds in dorms during spring semester.

It is 100% so they don't have to include the students' stats in their reported numbers for the incoming first years. I would guess most of them are full-pay as well. But so what? If the kids loves that school, do it.

You’re so wrong but that doesn’t keep you from piping up to show your ignorance. You must be salty that your kid needs financial aid and an acceptance to go to their top choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To add, it is kind of easy to still graduate on-time in most majors if you start in the spring. An AP credit there, a summer class, a class in the fall prior to entry, an extra class one semester, an internship for credit—-all ways to do that.

My DDs roommate attended Va Tech the first semester and then enrolled in the spring admit school in January.

That is probably unusual. Why go all the way to a 4-year school like VT when you only intend to go to it for one semester?

“All the way?”
Much more fun to have one college semester with lots of friends that being at home getting credits from community college. Obviously.

Do tell me how it would be more fun to move all your stuff to a college you know you’re only spending one semester at, and to make friends only to leave them a semester later. Not to mention joining extracurriculars knowing you’re about to leave.

My kid knows a ton of VT students. And how much stuff does she need for one semester? And football takes care of lots of fall activity. But kudos to you if your kid would rather live in your basement and commute to cc while all her friends are away at college. It does save money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it! Your child has been admitted to this program to hide their stats so if not in this program, not admitted at all. Because of this smoke and mirrors approach in admissions, more of the colleges are offering it and strengthening their programs.

More colleges are doing this, but it's not to hide anything. It's just practical to have people waiting to take the place of those they know will leave after the first semester for whatever reason, and they're pretty good at predicting how many students that will be each year. They lose loads of money otherwise.

It allows the schools to admit students with less than stellar GPAs and test scores. The scores of the spring admits aren't reported to USNWR. Lots of legacies are accepted this way.

[Anonymous]

Some of DD's friends have done this at Middlebury and Northeastern. They definitely felt a little lost in the beginning but both campuses have different vibes and they have managed to fit in now in their second year. Middlebury has a pretty well-established program (the Feb admits) who get their own special graduation tradition of skiing down a hill. Northeastern is less traditional due to the co-ops, but the friend has made friends while living in an apartment and due to the co-op program and five-year option, it's not so uncommon there for people to graduate in the winter or take summer classes to make up the classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take it! Your child has been admitted to this program to hide their stats so if not in this program, not admitted at all. Because of this smoke and mirrors approach in admissions, more of the colleges are offering it and strengthening their programs.

More colleges are doing this, but it's not to hide anything. It's just practical to have people waiting to take the place of those they know will leave after the first semester for whatever reason, and they're pretty good at predicting how many students that will be each year. They lose loads of money otherwise.

They are not deferring the higher stats kids.

But the reason for doing it is not to hide anything. They know how many students they need, and they choose to defer those with lower numbers because they're the lowest on their wish list for future students. They'd be foolish to defer students high on their wish list (but with lower numbers), because they'd lose a good number of them who don't want to wait.