brettdj
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She has interview with Miss St next week. I think this is the early Vet program. She was happily surprised
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Fear The Turtle
Footballguy
Hey, my kid graduates from there in May, thus opening up an extra slot. She's always been willing to do her part.
Galileo
Footballguy
Ohio State 
Case Western Reserve
Purdue
TBD... Georgia Tech, UC Berkley, NC State, Wisconsin
3 for 3...Just got the Purdue notice today. It came with a $10K per year Presidential Scholarship. Already a good value for out of state. This is one of my favorites and the $$$ makes it even more so, but GT is still on top my son's list. Should hear on that on Jan. 23rd, I believe.
Case Western Reserve
Purdue
TBD... Georgia Tech, UC Berkley, NC State, Wisconsin
3 for 3...Just got the Purdue notice today. It came with a $10K per year Presidential Scholarship. Already a good value for out of state. This is one of my favorites and the $$$ makes it even more so, but GT is still on top my son's list. Should hear on that on Jan. 23rd, I believe.
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
Congrats, keep 'em coming Galileo Jr.!Ohio State
Case Western Reserve
Purdue
TBD... Georgia Tech, UC Berkley, NC State, Wisconsin
3 for 3...Just got the Purdue notice today. It came with a $10K per year Presidential Scholarship. Already a good value for out of state. This is one of my favorites and the $$$ makes it even more so, but GT is still on top my son's list. Should hear on that on Jan. 23rd, I believe.
bigbottom
Footballguy
Congrats to your boy!! I really liked Purdue a ton for my son. He really liked the campus and the engineering area (which was huge). Also, we ate at a fantastic (and super authentic) Sichuan restaurant there which floored me. Apparently West Lafayette has the biggest Asian population in the state.Ohio State
Case Western Reserve
Purdue
TBD... Georgia Tech, UC Berkley, NC State, Wisconsin
3 for 3...Just got the Purdue notice today. It came with a $10K per year Presidential Scholarship. Already a good value for out of state. This is one of my favorites and the $$$ makes it even more so, but GT is still on top my son's list. Should hear on that on Jan. 23rd, I believe.
Edit: Posted previously, but linking again for some GT hype!: https://youtu.be/98nNpzE6gIs
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brettdj
Footballguy
The_Man
Footballguy
College Board announcing today that it's eliminating subject tests and the essay. This is being done for 2 reasons - one, to make it more easy to compete with the ACT in delivering at-home online SATs. And two, to drive up the number of people taking AP exams (which the College Board also owns) since kids can no longer use Subject tests to distinguish themselves
bigbottom
Footballguy
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
Daughter just got her second acceptance, this one to St. Mary's. Turns out she was accepted back on the 13th, but they have her email wrong so she didn't get it. I get an email today from them referencing "being admitted with Presidential distinction...." and asked her what was up, and she logged into the portal and saw her acceptance there. They threw in $30K annually, which isn't quite half of their $70K total cost of attendance. But at least it puts it in the realm of possibilities, especially if we can find any more scholarships or aid.
I also figured out yesterday that my ex screwed up on the FAFSA, despite me telling her repeatedly what she needed to do. She got on the phone with them yesterday and got it sorted out, but super annoyed that it could potentially negatively impact things for my daughter.
I also figured out yesterday that my ex screwed up on the FAFSA, despite me telling her repeatedly what she needed to do. She got on the phone with them yesterday and got it sorted out, but super annoyed that it could potentially negatively impact things for my daughter.
bigbottom
Footballguy
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
Thanks! It's in the top tier of her choices as well, so glad for her to have one in hand that is high on her list.
And $30K is pretty huge. Unfortunately, $70K is really huge!
=Smackdown=
Footballguy
If my son gets accepted to GT this will be the first text I send him. lol
Thx for sharing.
Galileo
Footballguy
Nearly identical to our situation with Case Western Reserve...congratulations on the acceptance
Galileo
Footballguy
Oh, we've already watched it a few times! GT is scheduled for this week, Jan 23rd as notification date.
Unfortunately, I just found out Berkley's notifications aren't until March sometime...sort of takes the wind out of the sails.
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Galileo
Footballguy
Ohio State
Case Western Reserve
Purdue
NC State
Georgia Tech
TBD... UC Berkley, Wisconsin
A little disappointment in the Galilei household. Accepted to NC State, but rejected from Georgia Tech. I know it is competitive, but I am somewhat surprised. 4.4 GPA, 34 ACT, Football, Basketball, Robotics, National Honor Society, 12 AP courses taken with all 4s/5s on exams so far... Oh well, opportunities are available elsewhere. Purdue is quickly rising up the charts...
Case Western Reserve
Purdue
NC State
Georgia Tech
TBD... UC Berkley, Wisconsin
A little disappointment in the Galilei household. Accepted to NC State, but rejected from Georgia Tech. I know it is competitive, but I am somewhat surprised. 4.4 GPA, 34 ACT, Football, Basketball, Robotics, National Honor Society, 12 AP courses taken with all 4s/5s on exams so far... Oh well, opportunities are available elsewhere. Purdue is quickly rising up the charts...
scorchy
Footballguy
@bigbottom, who is in FBG jail asked me to pass on his thoughts:
"So sorry to hear about GT. I know from our experience last year that it’s just become insanely competitive at that school. So much so that the decisions seem almost arbitrary (particularly so given your son’s incredible qualifications). The great news is that your son already has a lot of fantastic opportunities with hopefully more to come. It’s a super stressful process to be sure, but I know you’re proud of his already stellar success. Please keep us posted on his decision-making!"
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Galileo
Footballguy
Thanks Scorchy/Bigbottom. And absolutely I am proud as hell of him. The GT decision is a bummer, but doesn’t define my view of him or his accomplishments. He will survive and thrive elsewhere. We do have good options in front of us.
ETA ... I probably jinxed him by ordering a GT t-shirt. I was going to surprise him with it when he got accepted. No longer a good idea...
ETA ... I probably jinxed him by ordering a GT t-shirt. I was going to surprise him with it when he got accepted. No longer a good idea...
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fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
What is he planning to study?Ohio State
Case Western Reserve
Purdue
NC State
Georgia Tech
TBD... UC Berkley, Wisconsin
A little disappointment in the Galilei household. Accepted to NC State, but rejected from Georgia Tech. I know it is competitive, but I am somewhat surprised. 4.4 GPA, 34 ACT, Football, Basketball, Robotics, National Honor Society, 12 AP courses taken with all 4s/5s on exams so far... Oh well, opportunities are available elsewhere. Purdue is quickly rising up the charts...
=Smackdown=
Footballguy
My son was also rejected from GT. Acceptance rate less than 6% of applicants this year we’ve heard.
Accepted to 3 so far - waiting on about 10 more.
Galileo
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
You've said this before. And while I stand in awe of it, it also cracks me up as being totally fabricated. (I don't think you're fabricating...just a profession costanza would say he does when meets the available girl)
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
I might have been able to give some useful advice if is was biomedical, but sorry I am no help for Nuclear.
Galileo
Footballguy
The reactor was angry that day, my friends. Like an old man trying to send soup back in a deli...
Galileo
Footballguy
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
The Z Machine
Footballguy
The Z Machine
Footballguy
For Nuke-E, I'd do Wisconsin over Cal. If he can handle the cold and booze.
Galileo
Footballguy
Wisconsin is sort of towards the bottom of his list. He can handle the cold as we live in Northeast Ohio, but he doesn't necessarily want it. He does like the setting of Wisconsin nestled among the lakes. He has had Berkley at #2 on his list for some time. I think he is mostly in love with the name recognition more than anything else. The GT rejection though has given him diminished hopes of a Berkley acceptance. TBH, we have never even been to California. Mom isn't very keen on him going that far either, but she could probably adjust if it were the right fit. I am not convinced it is a good fit for him, and I think Berkley may be a stretch for us financially anyway.
ericttspikes
Footballguy
My daughter was also recently accepted to Purdue School of Engineering. MIT is her #1, but also realizes it is the longest of long shots, but she did get a few recommendation letters from some influential MIT alumni that can't hurt. We'll see.Ohio State
Case Western Reserve
Purdue
TBD... Georgia Tech, UC Berkley, NC State, Wisconsin
3 for 3...Just got the Purdue notice today. It came with a $10K per year Presidential Scholarship. Already a good value for out of state. This is one of my favorites and the $$$ makes it even more so, but GT is still on top my son's list. Should hear on that on Jan. 23rd, I believe.
So, I'm thinking it will be Purdue for her, which is great as she loves the campus and is close to home; both important to her. I was curious about the $10k scholarship you received. Did that just come with the acceptance letter? We were on a webinar with Purdue admissions last night and they made is sound like scholarships weren't being offered until later in February/March.
Galileo
Footballguy
They have a couple merit based scholarships that are awarded with admissions. My son's is the "Presidential" scholarship. It seems they have another at a higher level of $16k per year called a "Trustee" scholarship. Both of these I think are auto apply based on eligibility with admission. There are other scholarships as well with later application deadlines and award dates. Check out the scholarship page of their web site for more details... https://www.admissions.purdue.edu/costsandfinaid/freshman.php?_ga=2.209735061.1469393963.1611628091-98179835.1611513626
El Floppo
Footballguy
8th grade Floppinho takes the SHSAT tomorrow.... The test that's the SOLE method for admittance to NYCs elite few public HSs like Stuyvesant and Bronx Science.
I've mentioned it before, but the mayor and schools chancellor used the pandemic to essentially eliminate NYCs screens for other top public schools, turning them basically into lotteries for admissions. The top few of those were typically operating at around 4-5% admittance rate or less. One of them seemed like a great fit for the kid, but with anybody with an 85 and over getting equal shot, his three years working hard to get 98s and 99s feel wasted. So disappointed that the clearly laid out criteria and rubrics he's been working towards all through Jr High have been tossed last minute over politics. We find out about private schools on Feb 26th.
Eta...they removed ALL screens for NYCs middle school admissions, including to very specialized schools like Ballet Tech, Professional Performing Arts School, and The Special Music School (where floppinho goes). It's insane.
I've mentioned it before, but the mayor and schools chancellor used the pandemic to essentially eliminate NYCs screens for other top public schools, turning them basically into lotteries for admissions. The top few of those were typically operating at around 4-5% admittance rate or less. One of them seemed like a great fit for the kid, but with anybody with an 85 and over getting equal shot, his three years working hard to get 98s and 99s feel wasted. So disappointed that the clearly laid out criteria and rubrics he's been working towards all through Jr High have been tossed last minute over politics. We find out about private schools on Feb 26th.
Eta...they removed ALL screens for NYCs middle school admissions, including to very specialized schools like Ballet Tech, Professional Performing Arts School, and The Special Music School (where floppinho goes). It's insane.
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Fear The Turtle
Footballguy
Heartbreaking and depressing to hear this, Flop. Ashamed to admit it but I'm so glad my daughter, who graduates from college in May, no longer is impacted by stuff like this. I'd love to hear what the teachers of these elite schools think about the reduction/elimination of admissions standards.
El Floppo
Footballguy
How the schools and teachers are supposed to respond hasn't even been addressed once.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Looks like #2 is leaning towards St Thomas (St. Paul). Marquette's financial package just wasn't enough to make it realistic. U of M accepted, but no financial offer yet. Still waiting to hear back from U of W.
Anyone have experience with work study? My two older kids did not qualify, so I'm wondering if that is guaranteed work, or not necessarily?
General Malaise
Footballguy
My oldest got accepted into the Honors College at Oregon. I think that's where he'll end up going, ,but I'd like to take him up to see Western Washington U and U of Puget Sound first before making a decision. Kinda hard to get a feel for what college life is like right now with Covid, but we can at least take a look. Bellingham, WA is a pretty neat little town. Very pretty area.
But if he chooses Oregon, I'll be exhilarated. Finally have a good reason to wear all that gear.
But if he chooses Oregon, I'll be exhilarated. Finally have a good reason to wear all that gear.
brettdj
Footballguy
She is accepted into the Early Veterinarian program. She is on her way to slightly less college stress.
ex-ghost
Footballguy
WWU alum and Bham resident here. I wish my daughter would go to Western, but understand why not. Looks like UW it is for her.My oldest got accepted into the Honors College at Oregon. I think that's where he'll end up going, ,but I'd like to take him up to see Western Washington U and U of Puget Sound first before making a decision. Kinda hard to get a feel for what college life is like right now with Covid, but we can at least take a look. Bellingham, WA is a pretty neat little town. Very pretty area.
But if he chooses Oregon, I'll be exhilarated. Finally have a good reason to wear all that gear.
bigbottom
Footballguy
Again, super bummed to hear the news for our FFA GT engineering applicants. Feels like it’s MIT Jr. in terms of admissions. Not sure if any of you are thinking about this, but one worry I had (have) for my son is that he’ll find out that engineering isn’t for him and want to switch majors. The concern with GT for us was that engineering and computer science majors make up something like 76% of the undergraduate student body. So I worried that if he went there and ultimately decided he wanted to switch to a non-STEM major, he wouldn’t have the same level of opportunity. That was what concerned me about GT - ultimately, he didn’t get in so we didn’t have to confront the issue (GT was by far the best engineering program of any school to which he applied), but all things considered, we preferred a school for him that wasn’t so engineering dominant.
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bigbottom
Footballguy
That’s awesome, congrats to your kiddo! Those honors college programs are really cool, particularly because you also get the benefits of a big university environment. Do they have specific honors college dorms at Oregon. One of my best friends from college lives in Bend and both his boys went to Oregon (oldest just graduated) and absolutely love it. Good luck on the rest of the process!My oldest got accepted into the Honors College at Oregon. I think that's where he'll end up going, ,but I'd like to take him up to see Western Washington U and U of Puget Sound first before making a decision. Kinda hard to get a feel for what college life is like right now with Covid, but we can at least take a look. Bellingham, WA is a pretty neat little town. Very pretty area.
But if he chooses Oregon, I'll be exhilarated. Finally have a good reason to wear all that gear.
bigbottom
Footballguy
Congrats! Both scholarship money and program acceptance - that’s fantastic. Do vets have to go to grad school as well for their license?
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The Z Machine
Footballguy
Very cool to see all these kids lining up their futures. Proud to know you guys and listen to your stories for many years.
Best of luck to all those young'uns heading off to college in the fall.
Galileo
Footballguy
I've shared similar concerns and even talked about this with my son as being a selection factor. In the end, I wasn't overly concerned about GT' narrow focus. I would be absolutely shuked if my son shifted out of a STEM related major. He is a math/science guy through and through. I certainly could see the possibility of him choosing a different engineering path perhaps. Most of his other choices do have greater versatility than GT though so we should be covered in that unlikely scenario. Worst case scenario, we could enter the transfer portal...lol.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Some crappy drama going on in the inalittlecoat family. My kid was supposed to hear from both of his safety schools yesterday but they both said they didn’t get his scores from the College Board. Of course the College Board sent them, but he applied to college under his current name and the scores were in his former name and even though the former name did appear elsewhere on his application, somehow the admissions offices didn’t put it together. So now my ex wife is freaking out and my kid is acting like he doesn’t think he’s getting into any college at all. This kid is insanely smart for whatever that’s worth.
Personally I feel like they’re both seriously overreacting but it’s been a crappy 24 hours on that front.
Personally I feel like they’re both seriously overreacting but it’s been a crappy 24 hours on that front.
Galileo
Footballguy
Bummer. I hope everything works out. I will likely be facing issues like this with #2 next year.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
gotta believe it will work out - stay strong for them
still crappy situation though
The Z Machine
Footballguy
What did the admissions offices actually say? Are they willing to lose out on a good applicant this way?
El Floppo
Footballguy
Yeah...this sounds like an obvious logistical issue that your done will likely have to keep dealing with for a bit. Seems like some time on the phone would clear it up.
SteelCurtain
Footballguy
Its not guaranteed, however, schools are only budgeted a certain amount of work study money from the feds. Therefore, they usually don't want to overextend it. That being said, your child needs to go get a job on campus. Some campuses give preference for students with work study, while others give no preference.
