Anonymous
Post 12/24/2025 09:25     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


DD added an acceptance from St. Olaf today with $37k. Woo hoo! Choices. Happy holidays, all.


Total price is....??


COA this year is $77k, so $40k-ish? Maybe $42k with a tuition increase?


And that’s about $4k more than our best in-state options.


But:
1) the $77k doesn’t include flights, which really add up, especially for family going to help set up freshman year and fir graduation.
2) It’s St. Olaf, not UVA.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2025 21:55     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:School of the Art Institute of Chicago with $22k/year merit
Pratt Institute with $27k/year merit

Waiting on RISD


Only art schools?

Any colleges with Visual Art programs?


Mostly art schools. Also accepted at VCU Arts.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2025 21:49     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:School of the Art Institute of Chicago with $22k/year merit
Pratt Institute with $27k/year merit

Waiting on RISD


Only art schools?

Any colleges with Visual Art programs?
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2025 21:48     Subject: 2026 acceptances
School of the Art Institute of Chicago with $22k/year merit
Pratt Institute with $27k/year merit

Waiting on RISD
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2025 18:56     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:University of South Carolina Honors Program.


That’s awesome. My kid is there now as a Capstone scholar and just loves the place. It’s a great amount of merit aid too. (Honors is even more than capstone!)
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2025 18:09     Subject: 2026 acceptances
University of South Carolina Honors Program.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 22:41     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:[twitter]
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Accepted Case Western with $31K merit
Accepted Drexel with $37.5K merit

Both tonight


Oh interesting - Where did you see the Drexel merit info? In the acceptance letter itself or elsewhere?


There was a tab for financial aid and scholarships on the main screen. Took a long minute to load up but once it did it showed what was offered.


Thank goodness for this thread - I just had my daughter look at her Drexel portal and we discovered she was offered a $37k merit scholarship annually that we had completely missed!

She’s also been admitted to Pace Westchester + honors college with $37k annual, as well as Towson Honors, Temple, an Rutgers Camden. Nursing at Drexel, Rutgers, pre-nursing Temple and Towson, Health Sciences at Pace.

Still waiting for Delaware, Rutgers NB, Pitt, NYU.

Deferred at NYU.


Oops…I meant deferred at Georgetown…

Congratulations!!! This is so great!
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 22:33     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:[twitter]
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Accepted Case Western with $31K merit
Accepted Drexel with $37.5K merit

Both tonight


Oh interesting - Where did you see the Drexel merit info? In the acceptance letter itself or elsewhere?


There was a tab for financial aid and scholarships on the main screen. Took a long minute to load up but once it did it showed what was offered.


Thank goodness for this thread - I just had my daughter look at her Drexel portal and we discovered she was offered a $37k merit scholarship annually that we had completely missed!

She’s also been admitted to Pace Westchester + honors college with $37k annual, as well as Towson Honors, Temple, an Rutgers Camden. Nursing at Drexel, Rutgers, pre-nursing Temple and Towson, Health Sciences at Pace.

Still waiting for Delaware, Rutgers NB, Pitt, NYU.

Deferred at NYU.


Congratulations!!! This is so great!
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 22:25     Subject: 2026 acceptances
[twitter]
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Accepted Case Western with $31K merit
Accepted Drexel with $37.5K merit

Both tonight


Oh interesting - Where did you see the Drexel merit info? In the acceptance letter itself or elsewhere?


There was a tab for financial aid and scholarships on the main screen. Took a long minute to load up but once it did it showed what was offered.


Thank goodness for this thread - I just had my daughter look at her Drexel portal and we discovered she was offered a $37k merit scholarship annually that we had completely missed!

She’s also been admitted to Pace Westchester + honors college with $37k annual, as well as Towson Honors, Temple, an Rutgers Camden. Nursing at Drexel, Rutgers, pre-nursing Temple and Towson, Health Sciences at Pace.

Still waiting for Delaware, Rutgers NB, Pitt, NYU.

Deferred at NYU.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 22:09     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For Macalester, what HS courses (esp curious about if kids need Honors AP in all 5 "solids" and 4 years of Foreign Language to get into Mac. Does have strong grades and strong APs in history/Eng. 32 ACT.


My kid who got in EA had APs in all 5 (I assume you mean math, science, English, history, and FL) but I don’t think it’s strictly necessary.


Do you mind sharing SAT? Macalester is one of DC's favs but will be applying RD...


1550 and 35.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 21:19     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For Macalester, what HS courses (esp curious about if kids need Honors AP in all 5 "solids" and 4 years of Foreign Language to get into Mac. Does have strong grades and strong APs in history/Eng. 32 ACT.


My kid who got in EA had APs in all 5 (I assume you mean math, science, English, history, and FL) but I don’t think it’s strictly necessary.


Do you mind sharing SAT? Macalester is one of DC's favs but will be applying RD...
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 21:09     Subject: 2026 acceptances
UMN Engineering!!
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 21:09     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


DD added an acceptance from St. Olaf today with $37k. Woo hoo! Choices. Happy holidays, all.


Total price is....??


COA this year is $77k, so $40k-ish? Maybe $42k with a tuition increase?


And that’s about $4k more than our best in-state options.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 21:06     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


DD added an acceptance from St. Olaf today with $37k. Woo hoo! Choices. Happy holidays, all.


Total price is....??


COA this year is $77k, so $40k-ish? Maybe $42k with a tuition increase?
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2025 20:39     Subject: 2026 acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
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.


DD added an acceptance from St. Olaf today with $37k. Woo hoo! Choices. Happy holidays, all.


Total price is....??