<p>Car, would you mind posting where else he was accepted? </p>
<p>S was also accepted at Providence, UVM and Bryant.</p>
<p>momtravels, First, I’ll have to tell you the story behind the ones he applied to…
S is very stubborn, we wanted a Catholic college pref Jesuit, he wanted to travel. BC was out, sister goes there and it’s too close to home. PC was out, too close to home. Fordham was out (can’t remember reason)! Villanova did not have major.<br>
Sooo accepted to Umass and another state school. Accepted to a few in North Carolina (would not apply to Chapel Hill). UNH, waitlisted at Elon and did not accept position on WL. Waitlisted at Clemson. That is not to say that he would have been accepted to the schools he did not apply to, we’ll never know but that was his choice. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Unless your child was put on the waitlist by some sort of mistake I doubt he/she will receive any merit money. </p>
<p>Merit money normally goes to students who are in the top quartile or so of standardized test scores for accepted students. If your child was waitlisted it is not likely his/her standardized test scores meet this standard. I know students here who had very high GPAs and test scores that didn’t necessarily correlate that did not receive academic money. You may still get financial aid if you qualify.</p>
<p>"Merit money normally goes to students who are in the top quartile or so of standardized test scores for accepted students. If your child was waitlisted it is not likely his/her standardized test scores meet this standard. "</p>
<p>That’s just it, his standardized test scores are above the average of accepted students. His GPA last year was a 3.87 for the year and this year about a 3.6…his first two years of HS brought his overall GPA down, and unless the admissions counselors looked closely, they probably just saw the aggregate GPA.</p>
<p>It will always be a mystery as to why he was WL in the first place. He should have been accepted from the get-go. I can only think it was because he applied so late?</p>
<p>he’s lucky he was weight listed and accepted at least. I know someone with an B gpa and 2 ap test who was denied. There was someone else who was denied also who had I think 3 Ap classes.</p>
<p>AP classes don’t really mean anything… and I’ve met several people here who don’t even know what AP classes are. And I’ve met people who were valedictorians of their high school classes and don’t have any scholarship money here. </p>
<p>Loyola doesn’t list interest as something they consider for admission. I suppose your son’s case is just an outlier? Maybe his high school is known for academic un-excellence?</p>
<p>Also I know for the previous year they gave out very little money as far as presidential scholarships. They released a list of presidential scholars and it was quite short, they gave out way more Claver scholarships which goes to minority students. The list was very long and there are not a lot of minorities on campus.</p>
<p>“Loyola doesn’t list interest as something they consider for admission. I suppose your son’s case is just an outlier? Maybe his high school is known for academic un-excellence?”</p>
<p>Hardly, our high school is tops in the state of CT if not the country, a blue ribbon school with the highest test scores in a state with the highest test scores in the country. The percentage of graduates going directly to college post graduation is 99%.</p>
<p>People move to this town for the schools, and they pay a high cost to do so, so no, it’s not that his high school is known for “un-exellence”, on the contrary, it’s one of the best public schools in the United States.</p>
<p>“Loyola doesn’t list interest as something they consider for admission. I suppose your son’s case is just an outlier? Maybe his high school is known for academic un-excellence?”</p>
<p>Hardly, our high school is tops in the state of CT if not the country, a blue ribbon school with the highest test scores in a state with the highest test scores in the country. The percentage of graduates going directly to college post graduation is 99%.</p>
<p>People move to this town for the schools, and they pay a high cost to do so, so no, it’s not that his high school is known for “un-excellence”, on the contrary, it’s one of the best public schools in the United States.</p>
<p>Collegeguz I don’t understand your post. Why should my son feel lucky? He’s maintained an A- average for the past 2 years and of course is taking AP classes, he’s had tests this week.</p>
<p>Were your stats that much better?</p>
<p>I’m a little surprised that there are students going to Loyola who don’t know what AP classes are. Frankly it’s a little scary.</p>
<p>It appears that a few highly qualified candidates were waitlisted. It appears they WL students who should have easily gotten in.</p>
<p>I found this on page 4 of this thread.</p>
<p>"Haha, I got waitlisted. Not sure how, 66% acceptance rating according to collegeboard and my stats are well above their 75th percentiles.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how: 2180 SAT/34 ACT/90 GPA w/ AP and Honors Courses/4 year ECs with dedication + extensive community service</p>
<p>I will not be accepting a spot on the waitlist. Good luck everyone! "</p>
<p>When i said feel lucky I was saying that students where denied and weight listed with good stats, so my point is it was like winning the lottery this year. Yes my stats are good, got into university of Delaware and penn state. The thing about me is that I didn’t do perfect my first year but I proved how high my stats are now. In my essay I wrote how tough my first year was and made my point that going into college I wont let the same thing happen again. I’m praying that I got at least a 4 on my Calc BC test. I know my calc AB score should be a 5. I mean for engineering I have all the classes I need. What was his major? If you where trying to get in for business its going to be harder to get in.</p>
<p>The thing about AP classes is that they prove your serious about college. If your took an AP class and get the 5 your proving that you are serious to advance the farthest you can in college. Even if you don’t take the class you can self study. So with those pre credits you can knock down a couple of classes and later you can take higher ones, or work towards a second major or minor later on.</p>
<p>momtravels - If you qualify for need based financial aid, you should expect a very good package, it should not matter when the acceptance was made. From what I have seen at other schools, in order to receive merit based aid, you have to apply by the early acceptance date. Our package was all need based.
Glad to hear that your son is going to Loyola! I think that you (and I) will find that we (and they) made a good decision.</p>
<p>mtravels, I’m sure you saw this, but Loyola had a huge increase in applications this year. Some of this stuff is really random to begin with, and I think the increase magnified that sort of thing. </p>
<p>The important thing is your son is in and he likes it!! </p>
<p>We visited and my son also really liked it, but he was waitlisted and chose not to accept a spot. (In his case, the decision made more sense than I think it may have for your son.)</p>
<p>I GOT IN!!! omg omg omg I’m freaking out. AHH</p>
<p>momtravels…</p>
<p>Your child’s stats are excellent and maybe that’s why Loyola put him on the WL, along with the fact that he applied a little later. They probably thought that he chose them as a safety. I understand that schools like to accept students that are serious about going…the people reading the application may not have felt the interest in his application or essay. </p>
<p>Anyway, water under the bridge. I’m sure he will do well at his choice school.</p>
<p>Mom travels–</p>
<p>I guess that puppy will have to be a greyhound!</p>
<p>Do not weep, Mom, you would not be seeing lots of your son if he went to PC, either—they get very busy with their work, and they don’t want us old folks horning in on their college lives any more than the minimum. Minimum means driving them & their pals to & from the school at Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc, and putting money on the bank card. Our oldest went to school in Providence & we received fewer invitations the longer she was there. If she had gone to school 15 miles away, the same thing would have happened. </p>
<p>Today, however, we have texting, facebook, email, even Skype—when I went to college there was one phone in the dorm’s hall, in a booth, and you took turns receiving calls from your parents, usually on Sunday afternoons. Receiving, because they had the money for the call!</p>
<p>I know you have already made your drive to Loyola since May, but here is a suggestion—try the Merritt Pkwy or 684 (whatever is closer) and use 287 thru White Plains and across to NJ–then take 87/287 through central NJ to rte 202 (Somerville exit), take 202/31 to 31 So. Take that to rte 295/95 so to Philly & etc. No NJ turnpike at all!</p>
<p>There is another shortcut in there—you can take rte 31 in NJ to rte 579 (Lambertville-Rocktown Rd, and its name changes several times) follow it to the intersection of Bear Tavern Rd (one of its names) and county rte 546 (Pennington-Washington Crossing Rd), turn L on 546, go to Delaware R, turn L and follow rte 29 to 95 south, in a couple miles. Go to google maps and look at the route I am describing. Using 579 & 29 makes a nicer quieter drive without all the stoplights–but you have to mind the limit! Pretty in autumn too.</p>
<p>I live right at the corner of 546 & 29. </p>
<p>My dau loves Loyola, is a rising h.s. senior–this is a long 6 months coming up for us. I hope she gets in. We visited PC, too–which she did not like the day we were there, but the next day we visited URI & she decided she liked the compact campus at PC much better! It was very hot the day we hiked all over URI. </p>
<p>I liked the friendliness I found at both PC & Loy., but I have some concerns abt the drinking culture at PC–she is not of that bent & I don’t want her to feel lonely. I know you have to go to Brigham Young to find no drinking (and I am sure they sneak it there) but if it dominates the social life, it is more than I think she’d like. </p>
<p>I hope she can get in–the 30% incease this yr in applications has got us unnerved. She wd normally be a shoo-in with her scores and GPA, which are in the mid 600s & a strong B+/ A- while taking AP classes, but if the high applications keep up the numbers will act to defeat her. </p>
<p>Let me know how your son is doing at Loyola! I am very curious to see whether the new freshman class’ stats has changed much from previous years. As you can guess!</p>
<p>Best wishes to you all!</p>
<p>rereading this thread has been very interesting. i have gone to getting waitlisted at loyola to going to high point to getting into loyola off the waitlist and now i am going to loyola! its so weird to think about what was happening a few months ago. i can’t wait for the fall and im so happy to be a greyhound! :D</p>
<p>Not a lot of people from loyola in this section, but I have to admit I’m pretty excited for the classes. I believe that this year 1,100 or something freshman students will be coming in. By the past years numbers of admitted students that kinda a big step. Anyway I read some random post’s in this thread. Did you really through away and/or burn the loyola shirt?</p>
<p>Anyway they might continue to admit a higher number of students which means better news for the class of 2015.</p>
<p>Yeahh I can’t wait for the fall! and no i didn’t burn it but i really have no idea where that shirt went lolz</p>