<p>Hey, i have been browsing and this looks like a really helpful place. At the moment i am a sophomore on the east coast but i really want to go to college here. Anyways i have a few questions. When applying does one tell whether they want a substance or substance free dorm? what is the acceptance rate? do things such as beinga 3 year varsity athlete among other things really help get in? what classes get counted in one's gpa? thanks in advance</p>
<p>For substance free dorms, Williams Village (specifically Darley North) is the substance free dorm. My D was there last year as a freshman. Generally she liked it, but wished that she were on the Main Campus. She wasn't because she didn't decide to go there until late April. One of her biggest complaints was that the floors were so small and she only had 24 other girls on it (she likes to meet a wide variety of people). Plus, "substance free" means that you're not supposed to have substances in the dorm; it does not mean that folks won't use substances and then RETURN to their dorm rooms in such a state. The other thing; probably 90% of all upperclassmen live off campus, so most dorm occupants are freshman. Something to consider.</p>
<p>As for the acceptance rate, from the 2006 Princeton Review book, they say it is 85%. I don't know about a transfer acceptance rate.</p>
<p>I don't know the answer to your other two questions, but good luck!!! My D is a second-year student and my S will be a freshmen there next year. Our experiences have been positive ones thus far.</p>
<p>thanks for the response. your help is greatly appreciated. would you say there is high competition for out of staters?</p>
<p>I think that they actually seem to want a good number of out-of-staters because of the higher tuition rates they pay.</p>
<p>The out of state students come from all 50 states, but a great majority of them are from Texas and California. Obviously, that doesn't preclude you (or anyone else). In inital acceptance, they look a lot at test scores, gpa, class rank, and classes taken. For transfer students, I would guess that these would also come into play as well as your college grades at your current school. But please bear in mind that I'm only a Mom, not an admissions counselor.</p>
<p>My kids love Boulder. Lots of things to do; great little restaurants and shops, good hiking and skiing close by. It's a really pretty and fun college town.</p>
<p>Good luck!!!</p>
<p>I'm on the east coast as well (GA). I was accepted to CU in November, but I'm waiting to see what UGA says. I was accepted with this stuff...</p>
<p>GPA 3.75 UW, 3.85 W
Class rank 39/459
SAT 1220 or 1790 total; 620 M, 600 CR, 570 W
4 AP's senior year
6 honors classes 9-11</p>
<p>EC's: Beta club (several service projects), Spanish Honor Society, Academic team</p>
<p>Honors: Academic letter ("A" average 9-11), perfect attendance, Who's Who, GA Gov's Honors nominee</p>
<p>Hope some of that helped in answering your question about what kind of stuff they look for.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any information about what it really takes to recieve the scholarship for those in the top 1-3% of the admitted class at Boulder? The website was pretty unspecific. Have any approximations of SAT scores/APs/grades? I'm guessing those are the only determing factors...</p>
<p>The top scholarships to out of state students ---
Daughter, currently ranked #1, 3.9+ GPA, SAT 660 CR, 760 Math, 710 Writing was told she would likely be offered the smaller one (Chancelor's Achievement - $10,000 total over 4 years) but not the larger one (Presidential - $40,000 over 4 years). It's her verbal score that's at issue.
She was told boosting her verbal to the 690/700 range would help - no promises of course.
Note that they do stack the two - you can be offered both the Presidential & the Chancelors for a total of $50,000 over 4 years - at least that's my understanding.</p>
<p>Note that the engineering scholarship minimum verbal score is 690 for freshman - that's posted on the engineering web site.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>My S was awarded the Chancellors scholarship (15K over four years). Top 15- 20% of HS class, 600 M, 650 CR, don't remember writing score. He is a freshman this year, finishing up finals, and is very happy there.</p>
<p>oops - massmom is correct about the Chancelor's scholarship being $15,000 per year ($5000 during years 1 & 2, $2500 during years 3 & 4)</p>
<p>Out-of-state is good. They want your money. I had a 3.0 gpa in high school and a bad ranking. I was accepted last year. Of course, the three-year athlete looks good, too. Once you are accepted, you can put yourself down for substance-free housing on the housing app. There are also substance-free dorms on campus. I know for sure there is one in the engineering quad, but I'm not sure about any others. Look at the website.</p>
<p>CU offers some great programs. I ended up transferring to CSU. Good luck with your college applications!</p>
<p>I live in the area, and CU is most of my friends super safety school. THe only kids who actually want to attend are engineering majors. Almost everything else there is overrated and overpriced for the education recieved. Of course if you want to anything can be a good education but reputation wise engineering is the only good thing. All of my friends that have gone there have become stoners and drink alot. Like ColoradoMomof2 said... substance free housing doesn't mean everyone there will be clean, it just means the dorms will. If substance free is important to you I caution you against Boulder in general.</p>
<p>how competitive are the in-state scholarships? I'm a colorado resident and will probably end up going to CU because I can't afford to go anywhere else. So far the private schools I've been accepted to have given me no financial aid. So I'm looking for merit money. </p>
<p>Am I competitive for an in-state scholarship? </p>
<p>rank: 1/113
SAT: 720 CR, 730 M, 740 W
all 5s for AP scores except a 4 for Calc BC
editor of the school newspaper, summer internship with local paper, lead roles in school plays, blah blah blah. Basically, I'm very active.</p>
<p>Blindkite, I think you have excellent stats and test scores to be considered for an in-state scholarship. You might want to apply for both the PLC (President's Leadership) and the Norlin. There are others out there, but I'm not all that familiar with the scholarship opportunities. Good luck!!</p>
<p>From what I have seen, CU has a good academic reputation in not just engineering, but in the biological sciences, business, and journalism (particularly advertising). These are areas that my kids are interested in so there may be others that I'm not aware of.</p>
<p>mercurymaster, I just got a letter in the mail today saying I was awarded the Presidential Scholarship, and to be honest, I'm very surprised. My stats are as follows:</p>
<p>Gender: M
Location: Georgia
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.64
GPA - Weighted: 3.86
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 459</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>SAT I Math: 620
SAT I Critical Reading: 600
SAT I Writing: 570</p>
<p>I didn't even do the essay on the application, and they only saw a very small list of my EC's. I hope this helps answer your question.</p>
<p>What is the presidential scholarship? I was honestly kind of disappointed that I wasn't offered anything with my admission. Do they not do this for in-staters? I feel like my stats and achievements should put me in the top of the applicant pool.</p>