Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 00:22     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
Anonymous wrote:DC was deferred for Engineering. OOS, 3.95, 1380, strong ECs.


Will eventually get in. Admission rate is like 75%.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 23:24     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
OOS COA is $64K/yr
https://www.colorado.edu/admissions/cost/estimated-cost
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 23:20     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
Anonymous wrote:Yes such a nice surprise. $25K for OOS Engineering.

Per year or over 4 ($6,250/yr)?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 23:14     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
Yes the merit letter was attached at the bottom. I agree, very small and easy to miss.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 22:55     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do they give money to OOS students ?


Yes. $25K to mine as well


Same


Same! Accepted to Honors College.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 22:33     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Kid was admitted but no mention of $. Do merit aid offers typically come on the same notice?



Same here. Was aid in the offer letter?


There was a separate line/link at the bottom. I think it said “scholarship letter” or something to that effect. Very easy to miss.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 22:29     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
Anonymous wrote:Kid was admitted but no mention of $. Do merit aid offers typically come on the same notice?



Same here. Was aid in the offer letter?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 22:22     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
DC was deferred for Engineering. OOS, 3.95, 1380, strong ECs.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 21:38     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
25K as well
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 21:37     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
Kid was admitted but no mention of $. Do merit aid offers typically come on the same notice?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 21:27     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
$60k over 4 years
Humanities major
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 21:22     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
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.


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...


Results can be so random. Enrollment management has its hand in things. Maybe they thought your son would go elsewhere with a transcript like that. It’s not a negative reflection of his application and I hope he doesn’t take it personally. Maybe reach out to the school counselor and see what they think.


Thank you! That is a good suggestion.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 21:20     Subject: Re:CU-Boulder with $$$$
$25k over 4 years, OOS, Engineering, 4.26 GPA, 35 ACT
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 21:11     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
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.


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...


Results can be so random. Enrollment management has its hand in things. Maybe they thought your son would go elsewhere with a transcript like that. It’s not a negative reflection of his application and I hope he doesn’t take it personally. Maybe reach out to the school counselor and see what they think.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2026 21:02     Subject: CU-Boulder with $$$$
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...