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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Case Western is big on yield protection.   At my kid's HS they waitlist all the high stats kids.  I'd almost want to say that with a 35/36 ACT its better to go test optional.  [/quote]

This admission cycle my NOVA kid chose CS at UMD ($10k merit per year) over Case engineering ($30k) as well as BU ($25k), Lehigh ($30k) WM ($0), Ohio St. ($16.5k), UMN ($25k) and Pitt ($0).  Really enjoyed our visit. He was deferred to RD from EA. He was bitter about the deferral.  He would have liked to get out of the DMV, but think he made the smart choice. [/quote]
I agree.  CWRU might have been an option for my kid too but the deferral crossed them off.  [/quote]

I don't understand the "deferral crossed them off"?  If you kid wanted to go and would have accepted in EA, what was the "better offer" from a RD school that swayed them? 
It's not like they were Waitlisted--that I can understand.  After May 1 most kids move on
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I was the first poster that chose UMD, with my kid it was an ego thing.  Thought he was being a bit sensitive. Oh well.[/quote](except nursing obviously because you must start on day 1 to get thru in 4 years).  [/quote]
Isn't that true for engineering as well?[/quote]

No, it is completely open. You don't have to declare a major till you are a junior and you can choose and do multiple majors in whichever school you want. [/quote]
That usually happens in a major that is not impacted, which means it's not that popular there.  You could not do that in an impacted major.[/quote]

Do you not get that once you leave huge state schools, largely there are NO IMPACTED MAJORS.  THat's why it is one of the HUGE BENEFITS of attending a Case/RPI/WPI/RIT/etc  You CAN major in whatever the hell you want.  There is no more competition to try and get the major you want, then have to settle for "what has space".  Many schools in the 5-10K range have NO IMPACTED MAJORS.  Anyone can decide to major in Comp Sci---not just the 1% who were admitted to it. [/quote]
Do you not get that THAT WAS NOT MY POINT, and that you don't need to post in ALL CAPS because you feel OFFENDED.

sheesh[/quote]

Schools that have "no impacted majors" does not mean those majors are not popular.  It just means they have a well rounded student body and want students to have the flexibility to learn what they desire.  Obviously the majority of kids (75%+) at Case are engineering/stem majors or something else and premed. So the school knows most are taking Bio, chem, orgo and/or the first 2 years of Calc/engineering preparation courses. After that, they have a fairly good idea what percent of kids will want to be mech E vs Chem E vs BME, etc.   And they supplement with extra sessions of Class Y if they have enough interest.  And CS courses tend to be more filled to capacity than some other major classes, as many engineers want to minor in CS (and it's a good fit for most).  But they recognize the value of allowing the students to do just that.  And it's easier to manage with only 6K undergrads.

I get that if UMD let everyone major in what they wanted, they would have issues for many majors, that's due to them being a large school and it's harder to scale courses on a large scale. [/quote]

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