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Anonymous wrote:My high stats kid was sent a merit package but was not admitted (true story). They wanted him to show interest with weekly waitlist check-ins. Hard pass.

Pls explain this. Did they get a pre-read for something? How did you get a merit offer but not admission?

No. Applied EA and was deferred and then waitlisted on RD. Little/no demonstrated interest. After waitlist came a merit package and then complicated instructions to stay on the waitlist that weekly check-ins and maybe more essays (can't remember). I assume they were using the WL process to gauge demonstrated interest and increase yield.

Anonymous wrote:My high stats kid was sent a merit package but was not admitted (true story). They wanted him to show interest with weekly waitlist check-ins. Hard pass.

Pls explain this. Did they get a pre-read for something? How did you get a merit offer but not admission?

Also just FYI, CWRU with merit is still likely to be significantly more expensive than state flagship with no merit.

Anonymous wrote:If your kid is chasing merit, and liked CWRU and Rochester, what other schools appealed?

Pitt. Loved it. Offered 20K in merit. 4.93W, 4.0 UW, 1560, NMSF
(attending Pitt)

My high stats kid was sent a merit package but was not admitted (true story). They wanted him to show interest with weekly waitlist check-ins. Hard pass.

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Anonymous wrote:Visit this summer or attend multiple online webinars.
Apply EA.
Preferably for undersubscribed major.
Strong LOR.
Strong stats/profile are a given.


Worked for my kid.

Pretty much the same for mine.
3.9/4.6 1560 12APs

Got good merit offers from CWRU and Rochester

OP. Yes DC likes Rochester too. Will RD.
Were your DC's merit offers both full scholarship?

Pretty close, one was 45ish and the other a bit more. She was also NSMF which might have added a bit.

Thanks, that's great.

How important is the test score as a factor?

Not sure about Rochester, it’s the most important factor for case merit.

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Anonymous wrote:How to qualify for their merit scholarship? What is their criteria? I know they are very generous, and DC likes the school a lot.

If your profile is such that you are likely to get a T20 admit, you are showered with merit.

They tend to give out some merit to almost all - it is not really merit, almost like Macy/JC Penny style discounting for non-international students.

DC got $48k per year for 4 years. But also got merit from a T20 private and one admit to HYPSM.

Looks like this is the case.

1580, 3.93, high rigor, avg EC, business got 30k a year

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Anonymous wrote:If your kid is chasing merit, and liked CWRU and Rochester, what other schools appealed?

Lehigh

Our kid got 45 or 48K/year. Engineering/CS. Didn’t visit. Also received a lot of merit from Lehigh. Ended up at UVA.

Anonymous wrote:If your kid is chasing merit, and liked CWRU and Rochester, what other schools appealed?

Lehigh

Make sure your kid has some ECs and that they have leadership roles as well. My DC will be a freshman next year and got over 40 k in merit. Went to Admitted Students Day in Feb after a snowstorm and still knew it was the place they wanted to go.

If your kid is chasing merit, and liked CWRU and Rochester, what other schools appealed?

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Anonymous wrote:DP. DC’s score is 1460. For merit, would that be good enough? Or retake?

What major

Engineering but not CS.

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Anonymous wrote:Visit this summer or attend multiple online webinars.
Apply EA.
Preferably for undersubscribed major.
Strong LOR.
Strong stats/profile are a given.


Worked for my kid.

Pretty much the same for mine.
3.9/4.6 1560 12APs

Got good merit offers from CWRU and Rochester

OP. Yes DC likes Rochester too. Will RD.
Were your DC's merit offers both full scholarship?

Pretty close, one was 45ish and the other a bit more. She was also NSMF which might have added a bit.

Thanks, that's great.

How important is the test score as a factor?

No idea to be honest.

Anonymous wrote:DP. DC’s score is 1460. For merit, would that be good enough? Or retake?

What major