<p>Congratulations for those who are getting in now EA, including my daughter. The merit aid she was offered is less than what University of Denver offered, so that will have to play in to the decision. If she really wants to go to Earhlam, I’ll have to call admissions and see if they can increase the aid. I think she could be happy at either school, and still is waiting to her from 2 others. Just happy she already has two great schools to choose from.</p>
<p>To those get $15,000 year merit aid, do you mind posting your stats: gpa and ACT/SAT? I would have thought my daughter’s merit aid would be higher, but maybe she doesn’t match stats with those getting more money.</p>
<p>Also, the personalized acceptance letter was lovely. A nice touch in this rather impersonal process.</p>
<p>Congratulations on the recent acceptances! Very exciting!!</p>
<p>The financial aid office has always been extremely helpful when we’ve had questions in the past. </p>
<p>If any of your families has an expected family contribution (EFC) on FAFSA of $12,000 or less, please PM me and I’ll give you a lot of details about a great scholarship program on campus.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all! That acceptance letter really is something, eh?</p>
<p>Woody is right; don’t hesitate to call Financial Aid with any questions. The people there are very nice and always helpful.</p>
<p>Congrats to everybody! It sounds like some EA acceptances are coming a little early! The More the Merrier!</p>
<p>My D received acceptance today with good-sized merit scholarship and creative expression award as well. We were very pleased, but the total is less than many she has already received from comparable schools (Wooster, Ohio Wesleyan, Guilford, Hiram, Hanover, etc). I’m wondering if this is because Earlham meets need better than these other schools … but it’s all speculation on my part. I think my daughter would be a great fit for Earlham, and we look forward to visiting, but ultimately and unfortunately, a lot hinges on finances. Our EFC is around $5500-6K, her ACT very middling, her GPA about 3.5 UW, 4.2W, and a very comprehensive performing arts resume for the last 6-8 years, with leadership and awards. She is a quirky kid, creative type (sometimes head in the clouds), who would probably really benefit from the close ties to an advisor … or had someone keeping tabs for accountability…that aspect of Earlham, and the accepting nature of the student body, really appeal to me. schleppenheimer, loved reading your posts and hope your son has found his happy place.</p>
<p>For those of you wondering about Earlham’s merit aid, I got my $15,000 scholarship with a 3.7 GPA unweighted, 3.9 weighted. I sent in my SAT scores (670 CR, 670 M), but since Earlham is test-optional, I’m not sure if they really mattered or not. I also have a 28 ACT, although I didn’t send this one in. </p>
<p>If my academic record had any part in this, I also have six AP classes on my transcript, with a seventh in my senior year course load.</p>
<p>What are my chances for boston college, if I plan on transferring for Fall 2014 from University of San Francisco(first semester freshman with 16 credits).Got a GPA of 3.68 and ACT composite score is 26, TOEFL 102. Do you think I have a chance, and what’s the probabilty of getting accepted?</p>
<p>Thanks to all for the congratulations. Do you think it would be rude to call the financial aid office asking how much they think the net price of attending will be? Would they even be able to estimate this information? I want to visit but I can’t convince my parents to take me there unless they are sure that it is actually an affordable choice. I turned in my FAFSA on the 11th.</p>
<p>To those who asked about merit aid, I got a $20,000 scholarship. My SAT is 2190 (780 CR, 730 M, 680 W) and my GPA is 3.9 UW / 4.2 W .</p>
<p>Collision, if you haven’t found this already, you should be able to calculate your estimated cost of attendance here: [Calculate</a> Your Estimated Cost, Financial Aid | Earlham College](<a href=“http://www.earlham.edu/financial-aid/planning/calculate-your-estimated-cost/]Calculate”>http://www.earlham.edu/financial-aid/planning/calculate-your-estimated-cost/)</p>
<p>I did do the net price calculator but it seemed to be calculating in merit and financial aid in the same category. So I have no idea if they gave me more or less merit than estimated and if the calculator gave me an accurate number. Should I just trust that the calculator is accurate?</p>
<p>Don’t trust those calculators to be really accurate. Call the FA office. They’re very, very helpful! </p>
<p>I asked them to explain stuff to us from the FA package and they said that after our questions about it, they were going to make it more clear to other students what that stuff meant. Then we were asked in a personal meeting with the head of the FA office to give our opinions on their new (at the time) online FA info section of the student account. He took down notes on what we had to say about it. They like input and questions! </p>
<p>So, DS is finishing up senior year, and the plan is to still go to Earlham. In fact, the plan is to go on August Wilderness – Ontario. That should be a lot of fun. But as parents, we have two concerns:</p>
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<li><p>In November, on top of inattentive ADD issues and high-functioning autism issues, my son started to have seizures. Only two in a year, and they seem to be controlled, but the anti-seizure medication has just kicked his butt as far as making him super tired and cognitively slow for a good chunk of this year. I think (?) that the neurologist has figured out the right dosage, and things are slowly improving, but it is just yet another wrench thrown into the anxiety of going away to college. I really think DS is ok, he must have a very mild type of seizures, but when you already have trouble getting your stimulants to work, the anti-seizure meds just make it all EVEN WORSE.</p></li>
<li><p>We visited the disability office, and had a nice talk with Donna Keesling. It would seem that Earlham’s way of handling disability students is more “hands-off” than other colleges I have heard about. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – I’m just trying to prepare for what’s ahead. Donna gave us the impression that the professors and the students tend to handle any “issues” – and the student must procure any help that they need. The disability office is basically just there for handling LiveScribe pens for note taking, handling Kurzweil 3000 software for reading and writing help, and the writing lab. No overseeing of the student to make sure they are on task. Understandable, in that these kids are adults and need to proceed as adults. But I wonder – do their academic advisors help out in a kind of “guidance” position? Any experience anybody out there has had in this way at Earlham would be wonderful to hear about!</p></li>
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<p>Schleppenheimer, We – and our college counselor – were surprised to learn that EC did not have a learning center staffed with learning specialists. Our DS loved Earlham but decided to go to Susquehanna in good measure because it has such a great skill center. . </p>
<p>Another question for anybody with any knowledge about Earlham dorms. The choice for Freshman is between Bundy and Barrett halls. I have read that Bundy is possibly the more social of the two. Has anybody heard if one or the other halls is TOO SOCIAL??? As in too loud, too much fun, not enough quiet for study? I kinda doubt that either one is all that bad, but I’m wondering what the current impressions are about which one is considered the “wild” dorm…</p>
<p>I’ve heard both Barrett and Bundy being referred to as “loud” or “social” or “the party dorm,” so it probably depends on who’s living in them (both have also been called “quiet”). There are quiet hours, though, so there should be time for studying in either one. As an incoming freshman myself, I noted a preference for Barrett in my housing survey simply because Bundy lacks air conditioning. I heard Bundy has bigger rooms though.</p>
<p>I’d go with Barrett. D lived in Bundy her first year and found the lack of AC almost unbearable, although the room was quite spacious. She never complained about the partying though. According to her, Olvey-Andis is party central, or was when she was on campus.</p>
<p>New Question -</p>
<p>You know the Earlham Countdown Checklist that your kid uses to fill out all the forms necessary for Earlham?</p>
<p>On the Checklist, all of the form titles are in blue and are hyperlinks, except for the Advising Questionnaire, which is NOT blue and tells you to go back to TheHeart. When you do so, my son can’t find ANYTHING that says or refers him to an advising questionnaire. Anybody else have that problem?</p>
<p>OOPS – figured out the answer to finding the Advising Questionnaire after all… thanks anyways!</p>
<p>Good. I couldn’t have helped anyway because our Countdown was all by mail. My goodness, that was an exciting summer. :-)</p>