2026 acceptances

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Anonymous wrote:McGill! DC is thrilled!

That's fantastic! Congratulations!

We applied recently, but it seemed we wouldn't hear anything until after uploading midterm grades. Did you all need to do that?

My DC uploaded quarter grades and was accepted two days later.

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Anonymous wrote:Kalamazoo College w/really nice merit aid

Awesome! Congrats!

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Anonymous wrote:Did anybody get the mailed acceptance envelope from Penn State? My kid was accepted a few weeks ago, but we are still waiting for the envelope.

Not yet

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Anonymous wrote:University of Oklahoma

Waiting on merit aid notification but it's automatic based on stats so should be $17,000/yr

My kids' MCPS HS (not a W) had a number of kids go last year. Love the straightforward merit aid.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Oklahoma

Waiting on merit aid notification but it's automatic based on stats so should be $17,000/yr

Woohoo!

Wish ours had considered some Midwest schools. I think they have as much to offer as SEC schools.

Do they plan to attend?

Agree that Midwest schools have as much to offer as SEC (or more) but gotta break it to you - OK is NOT in the midwest.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Oklahoma

Waiting on merit aid notification but it's automatic based on stats so should be $17,000/yr

Woohoo!

Wish ours had considered some Midwest schools. I think they have as much to offer as SEC schools.

Do they plan to attend?

Agree that Midwest schools have as much to offer as SEC (or more) but gotta break it to you - OK is NOT in the midwest.

I'm that PP...and oops....my bad! I just struggle to consider OK..."the South"* I would've thought it had as much or more in common with Kansas/Nebraska than Texas but I clearly should've reviewed my geography.

(*kinda like I think many wouldn't consider Delaware or Maryland "the South" either)

Still, though, it's a part of the Country I would love to explore more.

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Anonymous wrote:DD got into her first choice - Nazareth University in Rochester. Merit was pretty good - now we wait for the full financial picture.

And I literally can't believe that I used to post in the daycare/preschool forum and now here we are!

Haha, yes! Me too!

I have been on this site for 21 years.

20 for me 🤝

Was there a site 20 years ago? I joined the email list 18 years ago and can’t remember when the forums started.

I got on the listserve in 2004–no site at that point.

Pretty sure site by end of 2004 early 2005.

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Anonymous wrote:U of Dayton with merit, but not enough to match in-state tuition.

would you mind sharing stats and merit? Wondering if we can afford U Dayton - considering for now junior...

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Anonymous wrote:U of Dayton with merit, but not enough to match in-state tuition.

would you mind sharing stats and merit? Wondering if we can afford U Dayton - considering for now junior...

Most of the Jesuit/Catholic schools aren't going to get you close to in-state tuition unless you get one of their big scholarships. My son has been accepted to a couple of them and the awards get you almost to 40. He has one more that is due to hit today. He is an average kid.

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Anonymous wrote:U of Dayton with merit, but not enough to match in-state tuition.

would you mind sharing stats and merit? Wondering if we can afford U Dayton - considering for now junior...

DP here. My daughter would get $33k/year and their website says total direct costs for 26-27 year as $69,700.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Minnesota

Yay! Care to share if it’s in the running for your DC’s choice?

Hope so. We have twins who got into honors, and got merit of $30K per year for one, and $20K for the other. TBH, torn about this, Will be a financial relief for us but don't want to inhibit them in any way. Feels good to have something in hand though

Is this for Minnesota? Confirming you already heard about honors and merit so I can start obsessing lol

NVM, she just heard: $30k merit, yay!!

I wouldn’t spend 4 winters in Minnesota if they paid ME $30k/year.

Georgian who went to college there and moved back decades later (via Boston and DC most of adult life). First of all, not cool to rain on someone's parade, but also it's such a cliche to make weather comments about Minnesota. As Prince said, the cold keeps the bad people out. Winter culture is much more vibrant than you can imagine, and I got out way more in Minneapolis than I did in NOVA or Boston during the cold months. Snowshoeing, cross country and downhill skiing, snow tubing and saunas. The Luminary Loppet on Lake of the Isles is magical. I never ice fished, but of course many do. We live in Europe right now and my DD debates where she wants to go in two years for college. She is top of her class, super high stats, but loves the vibe at the U. I hope PP's kid has a blast. I moved there the year of the infamous Halloween snowstorm - an amazing memory that bonds all of my dorm mates to this day.

PP - can you share stats and program for the $30k merit please?

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Anonymous wrote:university of glasgow (unconditional)

Congrats! What does unconditional mean?

Not PP, but some schools in Scotland and the UK make conditional offers which require, for example, competing the academic year with certain grades or completing certain classes or demonstrating proficiency in English. Unconditional means that there are no conditions so you are in!

Also U Glasgow is beautiful so congratulations!

DP. Thank you for that explanation and I’m guessing an unconditional offer means the applicant was thoroughly qualified. So, double 👍!

Also some UK schools make offers dependent on kids' AP scores which dont come until JULY. Ask me how I know

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Anonymous wrote:U of Dayton with merit, but not enough to match in-state tuition.

would you mind sharing stats and merit? Wondering if we can afford U Dayton - considering for now junior...

DP here. My daughter would get $33k/year and their website says total direct costs for 26-27 year as $69,700.

Thank you for sharing- what are her stats?

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Anonymous wrote:U of Dayton with merit, but not enough to match in-state tuition.

would you mind sharing stats and merit? Wondering if we can afford U Dayton - considering for now junior...

DP here. My daughter would get $33k/year and their website says total direct costs for 26-27 year as $69,700.

Thank you for sharing- what are her stats?

I think 4.2 wgpa and we calculated 3.8 for unweighted. Test-optional. High but not highest rigor (so AP Calc but AB, not BC or multivariate; AP bio and enviro science, not physics or chem).

Also got into the honors program.

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Anonymous wrote:ASU Engineering, Pitt Engineering, UChicago - attending UChicago

NP: does this PP mind sharing high level stats and profile? from private or publish HS? Thx

sure, 35 ACT (one sitting), all 35, one 36R, for STEM kid, also took SAT, 790M, national science award, school-wide leadership (leader/school wide committees), outside of school leadership, high STEM rigor (Physics C, Calc BC (junior), advanced math (senior), AP language - school service trip to country to support language interest), outside of school selective research program, outside of school math, private school.