Anonymous wrote:DD’s going to college! In at Macalester with $35k/year merit. We’re relieved and excited! Strong stats (4.0UW, all 5s on APs, 1550 and 35) but rejected from ED school.

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Anonymous wrote:In at U of Oregon with $50k merit aid, in at U of south Carolina (business), in a VCU with $40k merit, in at pitt with $20k. Deferred at uga.

Interesting list and great opportunities!

May I ask how Oregon landed on your kid’s list? I’ve heard some kids talking about it and wondering if it’s trending up or how kids from my area (MoCo) are hearing about it.

Not the PP, a new poster whose DC also got into UofO last night with merit.

We visited last year and it’s a pretty cool school. Not too big, not too small, big sport culture and Greek if you’re into it, arts programs, STEM, a tad Oregon crunchy granola but not overwhelming + Nike/Phil Knight have put a ton of money into the campus. Dorms and facilities were great.

Kid ultimately going elsewhere but it made the list for a lot of reasons. We visited some of the Midwest schools in similar category (Michigan State, Indiana) plus visited Oregon State. U of O had them all beat in DC’s eyes. Felt less rural, too which is interesting because it’s in Eugene and not PDX.

If your kid is looking at schools in this category I’d have them look it over online and get an app in.

In at Oregon with unexpected merit! My DS is thrilled.

DD’s going to college! In at Macalester with $35k/year merit. We’re relieved and excited! Strong stats (4.0UW, all 5s on APs, 1550 and 35) but rejected from ED school.

UChicago

In at GMU ($3k/yr merit), Radford ($4k/yr) and Longwood ($7.5k/yr). Also in at ODU (no word on merit).

Still waiting on JMU, CNU and UMW.

LCPS public, 4.0 wGPA, intended major is finance.

In at Brandeis EA w/ $40k Presidential Scholarship. This was the first year they’ve offered EA, the decision date for EA was posted as 2/1, but it appears they released a wave 12/18, all of which were acceptances from what I’ve heard via Reddit. D26 also in at Wheaton (MA) and Kalamazoo w/ $50k merit at both. Very strong app, applied TO

In at the Honors college for University of Delaware (previously had received offer of $16k/year merit)

In at Case Western with $40.5k/year merit.

Anonymous wrote:In at U of Oregon with $50k merit aid, in at U of south Carolina (business), in a VCU with $40k merit, in at pitt with $20k. Deferred at uga.

Interesting list and great opportunities!

May I ask how Oregon landed on your kid’s list? I’ve heard some kids talking about it and wondering if it’s trending up or how kids from my area (MoCo) are hearing about it.

In at U of Oregon with $50k merit aid, in at U of south Carolina (business), in a VCU with $40k merit, in at pitt with $20k. Deferred at uga.

Anonymous wrote:In at McGill!!!

Congrats! McGill admits from the top down, so they will admit students with best grades/test scores first then, the rest!
So, your DC must have great stats, to hear so quickly!

In at Emory with free tuition.

University of Delaware

In at Pitt, U. Minnesota ($8k merit), Drexel ($35k merit); deferred to RD at Case Western. Engineering major.