hello everybody, i have been an avid reader of this thread for the last year or so and have gained a lot of insight from many of you. just wanted to provide an update and really, a word of caution for future applicants.
D had applied to the 8-year programs at both rochester and case, and rejected from both. and we expressed continued interest for the under grad programs for both universities. we live in ohio and Case was always her undergrad top choice if she landed a good merit scholarship. with her single attempt ACT score of 35, straight As student with 4.4 GPA, lots of leadership positions in school, hospice musician volunteering, leader of school music clubs etc, we always believed she had a great chance of getting some good merit scholarship from Case for under grad.
on Fri, she was admitted to rochester with a deans scholarship (10k per year).
and most shockingly, got waitlisted from Case yday. and their reason for waitlist is housing concerns and too many applicants, at least thats what they said in the letter. maybe this is their way of yield protection? idk.
next steps -
on april 1, CWRU will tell her how much merit scholarship she will get IF she were to get admitted.
on april 8, they will send her an email asking if she is still interested.
before may 1, they want her to commit to another univ.
on may 2 and beyond, they will let her know if she has a spot in Case and if she is admitted, she should forfeit the fee at the other univ and commit to Case.
applying to PPSP has really put us in this most difficult and hopeless situation. never imagined she wouldnt have an undergrad admit from Case. several of her friends who applied to Case in EA or RD with much lesser scores and resumes have gotten admits with 20k scholarships.
moral of the story from our experience - if u badly want that undergrad admit with merit scholarships from schools like Case and that would be your top undergrad choice if BS/MD does not work out, do not apply to their 8-year program.
D has interviewed with cincinnati connections, will find out in the next ten days or so.
thanks for reading and good luck to everybody!