CU-Boulder with $$$$

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Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

Same for my kid. Deferred at OOS Purdue, Case Western and Boulder. 4.8 W, 3.9 UW GPA, 1490 SAT with strong math score, engineering internship, strong leadership and sports all 4 years. His essays were strong. Nervously waiting for the rest. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

In state tuition! Girl, 4.0, 1350, honors college

[Anonymous]

OOS admit but denied Business school (invited to Arts and Sciences, communications, or education)- no merit. FCPS 3.7 W/ 1300.
Knew the business school was a far reach.

[Anonymous]

OOS 1520 sat and 3.98 gpa with lots APs, got $25k total

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Anonymous wrote:DC was deferred for Engineering. OOS, 3.95, 1380, strong ECs.

Will eventually get in. Admission rate is like 75%.

That rate includes admits to Exploratory Studies instead of the applicant's preferred school/major.

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Anonymous wrote:DC was deferred for Engineering. OOS, 3.95, 1380, strong ECs.

Will eventually get in. Admission rate is like 75%.

Not sure if you’re being supportive or snarky here. Good luck to PP’s student with deferral.

Per CU Boulder website on admit stats:

College of Engineering &
Applied Science
Weighted High School GPA:
3.97 - 4.42
SAT Total:
1360 - 1500
Math and Evidence-Based
Reading & Writing
ACT Composite:
31 - 35
Math, English and Reading (Science not considered)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

That’s disappointing. What math level?

AP Calc BC, Ap Stats, Ap Physics - 1, all junior, and Multivariate Calc and AP Physics - C now.

But no leadership and EC kind of related to mechanical engineering. Still...

Not surprising if the application was for Aero (and don't hold your breath on ever getting in), but surprising if the application was for Mech (and should be accepted next round).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

This has to be yield management. They knew this kid would have better options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

This has to be yield management. They knew this kid would have better options.

I kind of agree. We know a kid in engineering at Boulder and his stats were nowhere as good as this. He was an OK student, but not stats to get into schools like Purdue, Michigan or UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

This has to be yield management. They knew this kid would have better options.

+1, this has been going on for a few years, per posts here at DCUM, out of state yield management. If the PP is not admitted to engineering in RD, they will either be waitlisted, or more likely, offered Exploratory Studies.

In state, engineering would almost be a safety. Exploratory studies is a safety in state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

This has to be yield management. They knew this kid would have better options.

+1, this has been going on for a few years, per posts here at DCUM, out of state yield management. If the PP is not admitted to engineering in RD, they will either be waitlisted, or more likely, offered Exploratory Studies.

In state, engineering would almost be a safety. Exploratory studies is a safety in state.

Whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep well at night...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

This has to be yield management. They knew this kid would have better options.

+1, this has been going on for a few years, per posts here at DCUM, out of state yield management. If the PP is not admitted to engineering in RD, they will either be waitlisted, or more likely, offered Exploratory Studies.

In state, engineering would almost be a safety. Exploratory studies is a safety in state.

Whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep well at night...

I am an in-state parent and I have been watching this carefully for a long time. I don't have a kid applying this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

This has to be yield management. They knew this kid would have better options.

+1, this has been going on for a few years, per posts here at DCUM, out of state yield management. If the PP is not admitted to engineering in RD, they will either be waitlisted, or more likely, offered Exploratory Studies.

In state, engineering would almost be a safety. Exploratory studies is a safety in state.

Whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep well at night...

I don’t know why people dismiss yield management. It’s part of enrollment management and colleges take it very seriously. If PP thinks schools just admit the academically strongest, they’re naive. My own child got admitted to Boulder (not business or engineering) with the $25k 4 year merit offer. So I am not speaking from sour grapes.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what to say about the process - kid deferred engineering OOS, 1500 SAT, 4.29 W, 3.93 UW. Same with Purdue, though I expected that. But at Boulder, pretty much everybody from the school got in in the past.

This has to be yield management. They knew this kid would have better options.

+1, this has been going on for a few years, per posts here at DCUM, out of state yield management. If the PP is not admitted to engineering in RD, they will either be waitlisted, or more likely, offered Exploratory Studies.

In state, engineering would almost be a safety. Exploratory studies is a safety in state.

Whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep well at night...

I am an in-state parent and I have been watching this carefully for a long time. I don't have a kid applying this year.

"Watching carefully" on DCUM is meaningless. Boulder doesn't yield-protect. That's just what disappointed parents post when their kids don't get offers from wildly undersupplied majors like CS and AE. They can't conceive of it being just a supply-and-demand issue, but it is.