Instate N.C.?
After being deferred, my son was denied. It was a bit of a surprise, considering other acceptances and going into the application cycle, this was considered a great option as stats were well above the 75th percentile from past years. Nothing should surprise me this year anymore though. Looking forward to wrapping it all up at the end of March and moving forward.
4 Likes
I think that going test optional was NOT a good strategic move for students this year and many of those got deferred or waitlisted, that those who sent scores were more likely to be considered more seriously because schools had more data to use when looking at their academic history. What do yāall think?
2 Likes
NC State is very highly rated and rigorous. Pretty fun too. STEM is particularly good.
3 Likes
Thoughts on CS at Auburn vs NC State? Both honors?
Same cost, Iād go with NC State.
Obviously, Iām on this site so I like AU as well. When I visited Purdue this summer, I saw a big writeup about an engineering grad student who was doing groundbreaking research. Auburn undergrad.
3 Likes
Nice! Thanks. Definitely not same cost.
Auburn will be full tuition scholarship plus another smaller departmental scholarship.
So far only $5K departmental scholarship at NC state. Waiting for FA -OOS.
1 Like
Hiā¦when did you hear about departmental scholarship @ NC State?
I believe my daughter received an email this past Friday.
1 Like
When we toured back in October, Auburn made it pretty clear how they felt about test-optional. It was intended for those who had difficulty making it to take the test (COVID or whatever the reason may be), NOT for those who just didnāt like their scores. To be honest, I think actually not being able to take a test at some point applied to very few people, and even fewer now.
I wonder if anything will change for the application process this year, or maybe next.
3 Likes
We live in NJ.
He did well with the Big 10. Six for six. I think it will be between UMD & Penn State for CS. The south was not kind. 
3 Likes
Would have thought Auburn, Clemson then NCSU in order of likely admission from OOSā¦been a strange year.
3 Likes
Spring admit has been a thing at UGA for a while. My son had two good friends that went this route this year. Both rented off-campus student housing and took classes at the University of North Georgia Oconee which is about 20 minutes max from campus and commuted. Fall semester flew by, they were still in the middle of everything going on at UGA (although couldnāt rush) and started classes on campus in January. It was a very smooth transition and a great option for these two boys whose dream was to go to UGA
3 Likes
iām still waiting for regular decision, anyone else?
I am pretty sure, but not positive. To go from 17,000 apps to 40,000 has to make decisions incredibly difficult.
3 Likes
Dunno. The only TO school that rejected my daughter was UNC. Was rejected from UGA and UF which required them. Accepted everywhere else (CAPād at UT, but nevertheless) as TO.
Crazy, thatās were my daughter did well.
1 Like
From my understanding, the final Honors College decisions went out today. I read that close to 1500 students applied for something like 400 or 500 spots. Obviously thatās a result of the huge increase in overall applications and a highly qualified incoming class.
That said, I was wondering if anyone has any insight on what exactly the Honors College is looking for when they accept a student. Is it the ācomplete packageā? What weighs in the most - GPA, high school rigor, test scores, ECs, essays? Or is it a combination of all those things?
1 Like
We heard itās new