Budget and Admissions

[Anonymous]

Example: DC FCPS, 4.1 gpa, 1400 SAT, business major. Did not ED but EA everywhere.

Got into:
Indiana Kelley school: $57k (no merit)
Pitt $55k, no merit
U South Carolina, Capstone scholar, $16k/year of merit, making it $44k/year
Jmu honors $32k in state
Waitlisted then denied: Va Tech pamplin school,Clemson
w&m: spring transfer admit, $42k/year
UVA: denied.

[Anonymous]

meaning ~ adjust for what Regular Decision (which may be instate) options are needed

[Anonymous]

Example: DC FCPS, 4.1 gpa, 1400 SAT, business major. Did not ED but EA everywhere.

Got into:
Indiana Kelley school: $57k (no merit)
Pitt $55k, no merit
U South Carolina, Capstone scholar, $16k/year of merit, making it $44k/year
Jmu honors $32k in state
Waitlisted then denied: Va Tech pamplin school,Clemson
w&m: spring transfer admit, $42k/year
UVA: denied.

What did DC choose?

[Anonymous]

Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish. Lots of schools, with merit, at 60k are well worth the 10k price difference. Expand your budget for application purposes only; youcan still pick the 50k school if it comes to it, but you at least want some 60k options.

[Anonymous]

make sure only looking at schools then that give merit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Example: DC FCPS, 4.1 gpa, 1400 SAT, business major. Did not ED but EA everywhere.

Got into:
Indiana Kelley school: $57k (no merit)
Pitt $55k, no merit
U South Carolina, Capstone scholar, $16k/year of merit, making it $44k/year
Jmu honors $32k in state
Waitlisted then denied: Va Tech pamplin school,Clemson
w&m: spring transfer admit, $42k/year
UVA: denied.

What did DC choose?

I’d rather not say. Point is, they have options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m willing to pay $50k/yr for DD. She will not qualify for need based aid. She knows any school she’s admitted to over $50 has to give her merit.

Now, can you explain to me if she should apply EA,ED, or some other cycle?

If the NPC says you can afford it you can apply ED.

If the NPC says $60k, then no. Poster said $50k

Can you not read?

If the NPC SAYS YOU CAN AFFORD IT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m willing to pay $50k/yr for DD. She will not qualify for need based aid. She knows any school she’s admitted to over $50 has to give her merit.

Now, can you explain to me if she should apply EA,ED, or some other cycle?

If the NPC says you can afford it you can apply ED.

If the NPC says $60k, then no. Poster said $50k

Can you not read?

If the NPC SAYS YOU CAN AFFORD IT.

Grumpy girl.

[Anonymous]

What the NPC says you can afford and what you are comfortable paying aren’t necessarily the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What the NPC says you can afford and what you are comfortable paying aren’t necessarily the same thing.

Another one who can’t read.

[Anonymous]

I am guessing that if you are posing the question here, your child's first choice is a school that you can't afford without financial aid (more financial aid that the college's calculator predicts you'll get). Otherwise you would apply to that first choice early decision, right?

Early Decision definitely helps with admissions rate and Early Action doesn't . But I have encouraged my kids to only apply ED if it is truly a top choice and if not take their chances with EA and RD. You have to do a cost benefit analysis and decide what you are willing to risk and lose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What the NPC says you can afford and what you are comfortable paying aren’t necessarily the same thing.

Another one who can’t read.

Ok

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably not ED, EA and rolling admissions are good to demonstrate interest!

This. What is she interested in studying?

[Anonymous]

If you don’t want to pay what the NPC says, don’t ED. There’s no guarantee of merit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Example: DC FCPS, 4.1 gpa, 1400 SAT, business major. Did not ED but EA everywhere.

Got into:
Indiana Kelley school: $57k (no merit)
Pitt $55k, no merit
U South Carolina, Capstone scholar, $16k/year of merit, making it $44k/year
Jmu honors $32k in state
Waitlisted then denied: Va Tech pamplin school,Clemson
w&m: spring transfer admit, $42k/year
UVA: denied.

What did DC choose?

I’d rather not say. Point is, they have options.

Out of curiosity, why not? It's an anonymous forum.