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If it helps at all, I would say that 99% of schools will see this as an administrative error and won't hold it against the applicant. Particularly if they are less selective (which they may be since you describe them as safety schools.)
Yeah, very clearly an admissions office screw up that I imagine will get cleared up. But I can only imagine how much stress this situation has created for your son, fatguy. I hope it is resolved quickly.
I work at a national laboratory. We need more nuclear engineers. Giant gap out there. There's an interesting, rewarding career (and probably many careers within a career) for your son. Good luck.
Thanks, I'm partially curious because my older son's school had zero on campus job available this year due to the pandemic (logically). He did not get work study, so we weren't planning on that. But I'm curious what would have happened if he had gone and we were counting on that? Sounds like we would have been SOL.
If the school did not make any jobs available for students, work study or not, then work study students would not have been able to earn that funding.
Thanks BB! Yeah, the incoming freshmen live in the Global Scholars Hall with many of the classes being conducted right there. Having been to Oregon numerous times over the years for football games, it's an awesome campus with a mixture of historic, classic buildings and state of the art, green energy buildings. Huge trees, immaculate landscaping, it's terrific. You can still spot some of the buildings used in Animal House.
How'd you like WWU? I think Bellingham is a great place, though it has been 20 years since I've been there. I might hit you up for some food recs as we're looking to spend two nights up there and see as much of the university as we can in Covid times. Not sure when yet, though I'd like my dad to get vaccinated first before we go (76, underlying conditions). He and my mom LOVED their time in Bellingham when they visited and he's super excited to go back.
Loved WWU, great location, not too big, nice campus - all the things that you know. Happy to help in any way I can.
Yeah, they are unfortunately 100% online, so it hasn’t been ideal. He’s doing okay though, thanks for asking.
For my alma mater, as an interviewer the emphasis is for the kid to share info that didn't make it into his transcript or other application process...stuff that helps describe something more about him, his extra-curricular endeavors, accomplishments, personality, interests, etc.
From an MIT grad and a friend:
Just be himself. Also, if he's asked how he solved a tough challenge, choose one where he was central and where he can recall as many details as possible. He should show ownership in his work and show his approach to problem solving.
Some of these schools are pushing their time frame to the bitter end. Wisconsin said decisions would be available by the end of January. 10:30 PM yesterday, on Jan 31st, my son got his notification. He was accepted which is cool, but again, I think it is toward the bottom of his list. Only Berkley remains to be heard from...scorchy said:
Meanwhile most of the schools my daughter applied to won’t inform applicants until mid-March all the way up to April 1. Seems like not a lot of time to make a decision!
My daughter heard from her top school in December, but her secondary school said they aren't sending anything out until Feb/March. While the one school waits to send out acceptance letters, the earlier schools are pushing hard for the commitment and offering incentives like dorm room preferences if you sign up quickly. I don't understand how/why some schools are waiting so long to send out acceptance letters? With an application deadline of October, you'd think they'd have things ironed out by now.
I can't speak for admissions specifically, but it's been a turbulent few months in higher ed admin.
Purdue is a great school (Cal is overrated IMO, and I say that as a Cal alum).UC Berkeley
Purdue
Ohio State
Case Western Reserve
NC State
Wisconsin
Georgia Tech
Update: Not sure if I previously reported the Wisconsin acceptance. We also got word that he is accepted into the Ohio State Honors College. Berkeley has given us a March 25th date for notification. I think the momentum continues to build for Purdue during this long wait for Berkeley.
I started following this thread when my kid hit 9th grade and took the time to read it from page one forward to catch up. Son is now a junior in HS and I must admit, I’d be clueless right now without the info and experiences shared here. As always, the FFA comes through!
Being in the staffing field, I'm not sure how that would even be legal. I know we verify education but that's just degree and major only, not even GPA. I'll run it past our legal counsel if I get a chance.
Absent a specific state statute on point, I wouldn’t think it would be illegal unless there was some form of disparate impact employment discrimination claim.
4th choice out of 5 (a universally lower ranked school relative to the others) is the first response- wait-list.
You're not hearing about a general lowering of admission standards for the private schools, are you? Or are elite students flocking to the privates because of the uncertainty of public school acceptance in the new climate you've described? What, if any, are the weak links in Little Flop's application/resume? We're rooting for him.El Floppo said:
Nailed it. And thanks... he'll be fine whatever happens and wherever he goes. I just want him to have some success with this to feel good about what was a long, difficult process.
