Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore! Yeesh, glad that’s over.

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Anonymous wrote:West Point. That was a long and complicated process.

Congrats! VA?

Congrats also! But I'm confused. I know someone applying; I thought the deadline was in January. Is it rolling admissions?

The WP admissions specifically says that there are no rolling admissions and the deadline is January 31st. Maybe PP meant their DC got all their requirements in?

Yes offer of admission and accepted to USMA. DS had a Letter of Assurance (LOA) in July - guarantee of admission if you pass physical, physical fitness test and get nomination. USMA uses LIA much more than other academies. They have already offered admission to about 50 kids. And yes - VA Congressional nomination.

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Anonymous wrote:West Point. That was a long and complicated process.

Congrats! VA?

Congrats also! But I'm confused. I know someone applying; I thought the deadline was in January. Is it rolling admissions?

The WP admissions specifically says that there are no rolling admissions and the deadline is January 31st. Maybe PP meant their DC got all their requirements in?

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Anonymous wrote:West Point. That was a long and complicated process.

Congrats! VA?

Congrats also! But I'm confused. I know someone applying; I thought the deadline was in January. Is it rolling admissions?

The WP admissions specifically says that there are no rolling admissions and the deadline is January 31st. Maybe PP meant their DC got all their requirements in?

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Anonymous wrote:My DC did not ED anywhere for similar reasons to the PP (covid made campus visits impossible).

Wondering if that was a mistake now too.

I honestly wish that ED had been rethought across the board this year. Seems like plenty of kids were not able to make an ED choice, so I hope it doesn't greatly disadvantage students this cycle.

The experts were all saying ED full pay applications are the path to acceptance at reach schools this year. With challenged economic/business models and significant drop in full pay international students, American Universities and colleges are poised for the biggest re-stratification of their enrollment in decades. Ultimately a detriment to society, but an opportunity for affluent families.

What about for non-affluent families? DS didn't ED because I told him that means full pay, and we can't commit to that. He got into his first choice EA, the only one we've heard from. Financial info will come separately in January. This school typically provides no merit aid, and FAFSA tells me we have to pay 100%. DS also applied EA to two schools that typically DO provide merit aid to deserving students, but I'm afraid they won't in the COVID environment. So stressful.

Join us at the Public Universities.

That is my hope. The public he prefers (currently his second choice, but I hope it leapfrogs to first if he gets in) only offers ED, not EA. So we wait until spring.

Yeah, my son just did ED to VT engineering. Accepted, done. Can't beat the price and he chose not to try for tons of merit at a bunch of privates that could be more selective. The more selective out of state publics seem to be saving their aid for instate kids. Fair enough.

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Anonymous wrote:West Point. That was a long and complicated process.

Congrats! VA?

Congrats also! But I'm confused. I know someone applying; I thought the deadline was in January. Is it rolling admissions?

Anonymous wrote:West Point. That was a long and complicated process.

Anonymous wrote:West Point. That was a long and complicated process.

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Anonymous wrote:West Point. That was a long and complicated process.

Congrats! VA?

Anonymous wrote:West Point. That was a long and complicated process.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC did not ED anywhere for similar reasons to the PP (covid made campus visits impossible).

Wondering if that was a mistake now too.

I honestly wish that ED had been rethought across the board this year. Seems like plenty of kids were not able to make an ED choice, so I hope it doesn't greatly disadvantage students this cycle.

The experts were all saying ED full pay applications are the path to acceptance at reach schools this year. With challenged economic/business models and significant drop in full pay international students, American Universities and colleges are poised for the biggest re-stratification of their enrollment in decades. Ultimately a detriment to society, but an opportunity for affluent families.

What about for non-affluent families? DS didn't ED because I told him that means full pay, and we can't commit to that. He got into his first choice EA, the only one we've heard from. Financial info will come separately in January. This school typically provides no merit aid, and FAFSA tells me we have to pay 100%. DS also applied EA to two schools that typically DO provide merit aid to deserving students, but I'm afraid they won't in the COVID environment. So stressful.

Join us at the Public Universities.

That is my hope. The public he prefers (currently his second choice, but I hope it leapfrogs to first if he gets in) only offers ED, not EA. So we wait until spring.