Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 23:47     Subject: Purdue EA
In aerospace engineering honors. Oos, 3.9/4.4 gpa, 1540 sat. Nothing about merit
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 23:46     Subject: Purdue EA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do engineering kids consider this a top school? DC's friends and parents are celebrating...

Congrats to all!


Not a Top 5. But a good school.


Yes it’s a solid school for engineering. Arguably the strongest in Indiana and it’s a popular choice for lots of California kids who are shut out of the top 5 UCs, Illinois kids not into UIUC, and similar logic for other states.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 22:59     Subject: Purdue EA
Anonymous wrote:My kid deferred

3.98/4.46 GPA
14 IB/AP classes
Top rigor
1450 SAT (790 math)
Decent ECs

FYE

Probably didn’t show enough interest


Can probably still get in. Which school district are you in? We went to a session and they only accept about 120 students from VA. That was last year's stat
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 22:06     Subject: Purdue EA
Anonymous wrote:Do engineering kids consider this a top school? DC's friends and parents are celebrating...

Congrats to all!


Not a Top 5. But a good school.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 21:58     Subject: Re:Purdue EA
Anonymous wrote:DD was accepted. She got into the honors college but was not offered merit aid in her acceptance letter.
Does this mean they’re not offering her merit aid? Or could that offer come later?


Merit (and honors decision) comes now-financial aid later.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 21:57     Subject: Purdue EA
You have to chose which campus you want-if you pick both you can get denied main and into Indy.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 21:44     Subject: Re:Purdue EA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:does west lafayette have direct electrical engineering or is it undeclared engineering first year only?

my kid got into electrical engineering, honors , 10K but in Indy--she thought that was the main campus--we are p#@$ssed, im going to call them tomorrow but i dont think they will let her switch


How did DD answer the Supplemental Question 2? In that, DD would have had to specify which campus and why that campus.
On the website, it states that admissions are evaluated separately for each campus.
Wonder if DD can request to be considered Regular Decision for the West Lafayette campus?

At a local Purdue University (in Fairfax), the AO explained that the degree is from Purdue University, regardless of campus.


thank you for that explanation, i think the mistake came about because Indy had direct admit to EE while the main campus was first year undeclared engineering--but we didnt register main vs indy campus. I guess it is mostly about a different social scene if you go to Indy.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 21:41     Subject: Re:Purdue EA
DD was accepted. She got into the honors college but was not offered merit aid in her acceptance letter.
Does this mean they’re not offering her merit aid? Or could that offer come later?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 21:24     Subject: Purdue EA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our kid just opened the email - accepted and offered $10K annual in merit!


Can you please post stats?


4.0uw/4.3w, 1450 SAT, accepted Biology.

My kid says Honors College decisions don't come until February.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 21:16     Subject: Re:Purdue EA
Anonymous wrote:DD accepted, Biology, WL. FCPS highly competitive school.

Congrats! Please share stats if you don’t mind.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 20:42     Subject: Re:Purdue EA
Anonymous wrote:does west lafayette have direct electrical engineering or is it undeclared engineering first year only?

my kid got into electrical engineering, honors , 10K but in Indy--she thought that was the main campus--we are p#@$ssed, im going to call them tomorrow but i dont think they will let her switch


How did DD answer the Supplemental Question 2? In that, DD would have had to specify which campus and why that campus.
On the website, it states that admissions are evaluated separately for each campus.
Wonder if DD can request to be considered Regular Decision for the West Lafayette campus?

At a local Purdue University (in Fairfax), the AO explained that the degree is from Purdue University, regardless of campus.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 20:38     Subject: Re:Purdue EA
DS accepted Mech E to Indy. He has a mid GPA and 35 ACT so it was a crapshoot. Didn’t show interest besides one zoom session.
It’s not a school he was that interested in, so moving on.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 20:35     Subject: Purdue EA
We loved our tour to Purdue previously but they adjusted DS’ major between that tour and application time so he didn’t apply. Congrats to all who got in!
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 20:33     Subject: Purdue EA
Is it hard to get into Purdue?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 20:26     Subject: Purdue EA
My kid deferred

3.98/4.46 GPA
14 IB/AP classes
Top rigor
1450 SAT (790 math)
Decent ECs

FYE

Probably didn’t show enough interest