Accepted!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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<p>My son was accepted to RHIT! He's a happy kid. Unfortunately, the lack of fin. aid is a problem and ROTC isn't an option because he has a physical disability. Rose is his second-choice school (and will be my first if they manage to cough up some $$ in the spring after FAFSA). </p>

<p>Since everyone wants to know... His statistics are in the top quarter at RHIT. His ECs are very low (GEEK!) but he did write a useful computer program for a teacher and he has an over-the-top recommendation from a math teacher. Middle-class white boy, and he attended (and loved) Operation Catapult.</p>

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<p>Congratulations to your son! I applied to Rose last week and am waiting to see what happens. Rose is my top pick for a college. I too am discouraged about the fin. aid. If the FAFSA does not come through for me, Rose will probably be out of my reach.</p>

<p>Good luck with everything!</p>

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<p>Congrats to your son! Hopefully, he will receive a good financial aid package. S1 is very happy at Rose (Jr. year). If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.</p>

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<p>Salve!, We were surprised at how long it took for them to get around to handling his application, so be patient. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Last year the financial aid packages did not go out until March, which made for a long wait from the time of acceptance. The package my son received was very nice, and included a scholarship for having participated in Operation Catapult.</p>

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<p>fireflyscout, out of curiosity, what do you think the average financial aid package would be?</p>

<p>I’m just really nervous for this.</p>

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<p>Salve, the link to the common data set might help - see pages 20 and 21.</p>

<p>For the class that entered in the Fall of 2008, 349 of the 481 students received need based financial aid, with an average package of about $31,600 ($20,000 of which were grants and scholarships).</p>

<p>Hope this helps.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.rose-hulman.edu/irpa/IR/cds/2008/CDS2008_2009.pdf[/url]”>http://www.rose-hulman.edu/irpa/IR/cds/2008/CDS2008_2009.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks dadinator. I have seen those statistics before. I asked a RHIT student about it and he said that he doesn’t know how accurate that is.</p>

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<p>I would also factor in the chances of graduating in 4 years at Rose…vs another school that might take 5 years. That is one factor I would check out. It is very easy to graduate in 4 years at Rose because you can get into the classes you need.</p>

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<p>cheezwhiz, will it also help that I should be able to start taking Sophomore classes my freshman year because of AP classes.</p>

<p>My whole first year will basically be covered by AP.</p>

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<p>It is certainly possible to graduate in 3 years with some schedule planning and incoming credits. I know some Rose grads who did that.</p>

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<p>Congrats to your son, GeekMom! :slight_smile: </p>

<p>I am also a potential member of the class of 2014, having been accepted today. <em>lots of smiles</em></p>

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<p>Congrats GeekMom63! As for the timing, your son was in the first round of admits that went out. We don’t start making decisions until early October every year.</p>

<p>Jared Goulding
Assistant Director of Admissions</p>