<p>DePauw University is yet to provide need based financial aid. The person who got in Depauw University got the best merit based that Depauw could provide to international student. I hope the amount that the student have to pay will be “under his belt”.</p>
<p>Middleburry, Colgate,Union, Gettysburg, Fairfield etc. are colleges that I applied to. </p>
<p>P.S: I am the person to get accepted to Depauw University through Early Action.</p>
<p>@batuli congrats!! nyc one >> P.S thing.</p>
<p>@batuli</p>
<p>Congrats. Good luck for your need-based aid though!</p>
<p>Btw, what were your stats?</p>
<p>I was an avid user of CC when I was applying college. Hmmmmm, 4 years back?? Well, I could not resist myself at writing few tips to my Nepalese fellow. I request pardon. My views know how to bounce- @everywhere, # wandering, from rankings to comparison of schools, to admission process, and after graduation opportunities.</p>
<p>Before you apply you have to know that comparing school is more important than ranking school. The uniqueness of each school, the way each school fits with your needs and requirements, and how each one compares with the others are three reasons why ranking schools doesn’t matter when it comes to choosing the best school. So stop saying – “School X is great because it provides JUST full aid to Nepali students, and School Y is better because it is ranked 15 steps ahead of School Z”. Be aware that publication of college rankings (US News, or Princeton Rankings) is a business enterprise that capitalizes on anxiety about college admissions. They can be referred as a source but they do not measure all categories which might mean more important to you. Acceptance rate and Male: Female Ratio might not be as important for you to choose school, right?? This just makes a given school overrated. At the end of the day, your degree is what you make of it. Not because you went to elite schools or top 20 LACs. Yes, I agree - attending great schools provides you with exposure to research, company recruiting, and connect to a large alumni base. But that is it! You have a full control in determining the efficiency and quality of your undergraduate degree. Not all Stanford students get a job at Google or Microsoft, not all Wharton graduates go to Goldman Sachs or PwC, not all Lafayette CS grads go to MIT for a graduate degree. As a matter of proof, if you want to know where all these people graduated from, before they became a CEO of a big organization, or research on your Nepalese senior, get into LinkedIn.com and see their profile. Not all are Ivy graduates who are placed in great companies, great work, and great research facilities.</p>
<p>Don’t be sad when you are denied for admission. It is very much OK to get rejected. Understand that much of what goes into the hard choices college admissions officers have to make is beyond students’ control, such as whether institutions are prioritizing matters like available funding, diversity, legacy applicants, quotas, or athletic recruiting in a given year. There is also some degree of randomness in college admission. The admissions people, who say they consider each applicant “holistically” and pay no attention to who needs financial aid, are actually sitting in a room eating pizza and throwing darts. So find solace in the fact that they’ve rejected your 4.0 GPA, and 760 CR scores for no good reason at all.</p>
<p>Don’t be thrown by the feeder school statistics and resources available for them [whether it be SXC, BNKS, RBS, Malpi, Trinity etc]. Well, I myself kind of feel that earlier in the days BNKS and Rato Bangala students used to get a good treatment when it comes to college application. But I started noticing this is NOT true [I am a SXC grad by the way]. There have been better outputs from other institutions as opposed to BNKS and SXC, or Rato Bangala and Malpi. The bottom half of the class in these schools is no better off than the vast majority of +2 school students in Nepal. So an opinion about getting admission given your high school statistics is not a good idea [unless you are a Hastings, UWC, or IB, it is a different story]. Admission Officers are choosing students rather than their schools, so the right applicant with the right qualifications could come from anywhere. It is a fallacy that only students from Malpi were admitted into ED because they had great resources. I liked who shared that Namrata and other guy from Chitwan, without any pre-knowledge on schools and counseling end up being at Harvard and MIT. </p>
<p>LAC and National Universities
While many of you are applying to LAC for good reasons and full financial aid, I read some posts that expressed interests on National Universities as well. Let me add my opinion on this. Someone mentioned about hidden gems schools like Washington University in Saint Louis, and while some mentioned about BYU- Utah. I agree that these schools have better equipped research labs and top 15 greatest job placements in the nation. So if you can get into national universities application, do it. But don’t compromise your SERIOUS passion of attending LAC.</p>
<p>But how would you know where do you want to go?</p>
<p>Many see LACs as top grad school feeders. Some people want more options and maybe would like to work right out of college or at a better option of doing so. Going off on this; LACs lack engineering (many have 3-2 program) and CORE technical degrees and lack HUGE research opportunities that National Universities provide. At University of Pittsburgh or University of Virginia, Ugrads are sometimes allowed to work with the medical schools researching/interning. LACs lack ultra-research facility and most of your research will be in areas of economics, or international relations, and are very short terms [which won’t make it easy to publish a research paper when you are an undergraduate].</p>
<p>National universities graduate lots of students in science, engineering, and business. And the liberal arts colleges also graduate lots of students with degrees in economics, international relations, physics and chemistry. The national universities are going to have pre-professional programs such as business or engineering that are not usually available at a LAC. If you want to proceed to a professional working career soon after you complete your Bachelor’s degree, National Universities are great options. If you want to publish research papers in technical discipline, National Universities are great. But to make a statement that going to a LAC won’t prepare you for the job market is ridiculous. Lots of students still go to jobs from LACs every year. Although lots of average people who went to average schools and have average jobs may not know about the best LACs, successful people all over the country recognize top 10/top 20 LAC schools.</p>
<p>[Perhaps my perspective is skewed, I attended a private national university where the college recruiting and undergraduate research is highly invested.] </p>
<p>I know I am kind of biased at my opinions, but human tendency: P. But these are my experiences and I want you guys to ponder about these as well. Otherwise, wait until you apply to grad school or start job hunting.</p>
<p>Good Luck guys !</p>
<p>@IPHONE5: thanks a lot brother/sister for sharing your personal views. I totally agree on what you say. I would think it would have benefitted us if we knew about it at the beginning of our process of college search. It’s not too late though. Hope all of us here in CC are now well prepared to face the rejections as well (it happens, without a doubt). Also, would you talk a bit more about your college.
P.S. I also graduated from SXC (first batch of +2).</p>
<p>@batuli: Congrats for your acceptance. Please tell us the amount of merit aid you got at DePauw. All the best for your need-based aid too.
btw are you a guy or a girl?</p>
<p>After coming here, most undergrads will be searching for job after graduation. If you have “options”, then go to a college in a city (New Jersey, New York, Boston). Rank is a huge deception. I currently attend a college in Hartford, which is considered to be a good liberal arts college, but still am struggling to find a good summer internship (though Hartford is considered to be a so so city). LOCATION MATTERS A LOT IF YOU WANT TO FIND A JOB AFTER GRADUATION!!! Again, this is when you have options to choose from!</p>
<p>BTW, is there anyone in the thread coming to Trinity College?</p>
<p>They have provided $19000 merit aid for now and they say it is optimum they provide. Therefore,my attendance of DePauw will rest on need based aid I shall receive. Any four figure amount on my part will keep me on comfortable position. They have said to provide additional need based within few weeks. Lets see how it goes. </p>
<p>My stats,well: A levels transcript generally with As and A*s, Sat score of 2000+,"Moving"personal Essay( I believe), some(2 to be precise) important leadership positions, more than half a dozen achievements of National recognition and 250+ hours of community service from Nepal Scout. These are what I all have.</p>
<p>I do not think my gender is much of concern, at least in College Confidential.</p>
<p>@IPHONE5: Thank you. that was much of the help. I think my earlier posts were addressed at some
point of your post. I had said so much to defend myself. However , still reiterating myself,I think nudging into right direction from someone who has gone through this application process( that may include alumni, guidance counselor ,teachers) is important , and then is the Energy level and determination of the student that counts a lot.</p>
<p>Batuli: congrats!</p>
<p>hey I wanted to know if applying on the final day of the deadline affects the admissions decision. We hear all the time from our seniors to apply early. but are they referring to the early action/decision or early before the deadline? Does applying well ahead of the deadline give any edge?</p>
<p>I applied to two colleges on the 15th of January. And on the 16th, I decided I wanted to apply to one more, and so I did. I even got an email saying they have received my application. Does this mean colleges continue to accept applications even after the deadline? and, will those applications be given the same consideration as those received on time?</p>
<p>Whoa! Never knew there was a Nepali thread here in CC.
So, what’s up my Nepalese friends?
I am almost done with my stuff and now awaiting for response. I guess I can’t be of any help because I really don’t know how the application process works in Nepal. BTW, I am a Nepalese currently residing in US. I took my pre-centop in Nepal and then had to pack my bags and migrate to US. I sometime feel bad for not taking SLC but hey it was a good time for me to start on my SAT’s stuff. I know I started early. lol…</p>
<p>Anyway talking about my college stuff:
I applied to few college. Some of them are Virginia Tech, Penn state,Purdue,UMich…
All of them were RD. Hope I get in with some scholarship because my parents are not paying for it. lol… Have to work my butt off to earn dollars. My SAT wasn’t that great. Got 2140 composite score. Didn’t take any subject test cause I am lazy. lol Took some AP classes such as Calculus, Physics, Psychology e.t.c Some extracurricular activities and community service here and there. So ya just hoping to get in somewhere.</p>
<p>How is your college application and stuff going on? </p>
<p>If I can be of any help let me know! </p>
<p>Cheers!</p>
<p>@nepalimusa
If it is a rolling admission than it gives you an edge if you apply early i.e before the deadline date. For example: There are colleges with rolling admission who base their decision on the availability of seats for that semester. Otherwise meh… It won’t affect at all! </p>
<p>Most of the colleges are flexible with their deadline and I don’t think sending the application one day later will cause any problem but if you are unsure about it contacting admission office is always a great idea!</p>
<p>@thatrandomguy
I am just crossing my fingers that applying late isn’t a deal breaker. </p>
<p>Thanks for the little bit of hope.</p>
<p>@hangover2012
batuli is definitely a guy. (with reference to #241)</p>
<p>I cannot believe why my gender has become a cynosure of educational forum when there was nothing like keeping a secret.</p>
<p>@batuli
haha. I guess people are just eager to know about you!</p>
<p>haha. it is just that your name contradicts with the pronoun you used for yourself (his). To be honest, I thought you were a girl but #241 happened and made me sad.</p>
<p>anyways congrats on your acceptance. i am myself crossing my fingers for Feb 9; middlebury is giving out its ED II decisions on the 9th. 15 more days till I hear the good news!</p>
<p>
LOL.</p>
<p>Why are you sad?</p>
<p>@batuli: you have a very nice name. 
btw I know you now. :P</p>
<p>Guys, any new updates about the colleges and acceptances/rejections?</p>
<p>@hangover2012</p>
<p>Do you know my gender or me? I seriously doubt the latter.</p>
<p>@batuli
everyone is sad that our sassy batuli is a guy. and btw i think i know you too.</p>
<p>14 more days till I hear the good news from Middlebury admissions office.</p>