no from CMU haha
but a yes from Steinhardt!! so at least I got some good news!
Rejection from Syracuse. . . and, scene. That’s it! All results are in – 2 acceptance, 2 waitlists and 9, count them 9, rejections. And now we continue to wait on the 2 waitlists!
As expected, a no from CMU…but hey…gotta go for it, right? Best wishes to everyone on the rest of your journey! Looking forward to hearing where everyone ends up!!
This LONG, arduous journey is nearing its destination - or at least one of the way stations along the road (several more “scenes” before “that’s a wrap!”). You’ve made it this far. Try to keep breathing while you go through the hair-pulling and teeth gnashing of the decision-making leg (act). Oh, and enjoy the final months of senior year while you’re at it. In a few months you won’t remember what’s laying on the cutting room floor, but the “cast parties” will hold a special place in your heart.
Here are reasons why you may have been rejected …full link follows
3 You may be rejected or wait-listed at a college simply because you are not wealthy.
Every year, a substantial number of private colleges reject or wait-list a certain proportion of applicants not because of grades or test scores or because they would not be a “good fit,” but, rather, simply because their families aren’t rich enough to pay full freight. These schools, in other words, are “need aware” when admitting a share of their students.
This may seem unjust. But colleges say they have no other choice because they have only a limited amount of money to spend on financial aid. “While financial aid is one of the top three expenditures at Oberlin, the amount of funds available is still finite, and we do have to take that into account in the admissions process,” says Elizabeth Houston, who works in the admissions office at Oberlin College.
“If, for instance, we admitted a class comprised entirely of students who could make no financial contribution to their education, we simply couldn’t afford it,” explains Houston in a blog post on the college’s website. “That’s an extreme case, but even taking into account the natural mix of income levels a college might see in their applicant pool, there are still very few institutions that are wealthy enough to afford to be completely need-blind and still meet 100 percent of demonstrated need.”
According to colleges, this typically doesn’t affect low-income students who are at the top of their class. Finances are only taken into account with more marginal students, they say.
Still, in a survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed in 2011, 19 percent of admissions directors at private liberal arts colleges reported that they admit full-pay students with lower grades and test scores than other applicants. These colleges are, in other words, providing affirmative action for the wealthy, despite all of the extraordinary advantages that these students have over their less-fortunate peers.
And this is so wrong …say that order you list colleges you are applying to get sent to every school
Using FAFSA Against Students
Wheres’ the NOT LIKE button?!
Yeah, I was wait listed at Carnegie and NYU, and they both admit openly that, at least for decisions to pull from the wait list, need is taken into account. Not a great sign for me. I come from a single parent household with a dad who’s still recovering from switching jobs more than once after the mortgage industry financially damaged us back in '08. Still keeping my fingers crossed, though, particularly for Carnegie.
Thankfully, DePaul, where I have been accepted, prides themselves on their willingness to assist with finances. Thank goodness.
3-4 more weeks of waiting… Not sure how to handle it anymore
Is DePaul really that willing? I got absolutely zero aid from them, except a grossly large parent PLUS loan (although the theatre school gave me a scholarship). I really like the program and I think I’m going to appeal. It would take another -10k to be competitive with my other offers though. 
@HannahMTheatre - De Paul is a great school with a great President (I went to college with him:))
denied by Webster
@CollegeDadofTwo I’m sorry, I’m sure you have plenty of other great options! Was the Webster denial by email? Thanks! 
@CollegeDadofTwo I adore DePaul, so I definitely have no complaints! Toured the school during Chicago Unifieds. I love the faculty and the gorgeous new facilities. So, if Carnegie doesn’t come through, I will have no issue burying that one and moving on.
Very sorry to hear about Webster!
@Jewel15 It was by snail mail.
Thank you @CollegeDadofTwo
Denied by Webster too today by snail mail! So it’s probably going to be Missouri State ( very inexpensive thanks to academic scholarships and a great program!) or Costal Carolina if D gets off the priority wait list! Didn’t get TX state after making it to very final group of priority hold:( That was a hard one to take !
deadlines are getting close… Ahhhhh 
No from Webster here too.