When we visited last spring, the admissions rep said the 2014 freshman class was full by Nov. 1 and to get applications submitted in September. So we were a little panicked when she didn’t get it done until mid-October. Then there were some delays with them finding her transcript (may have been due to a typo on high school’s end) and receiving her ACT scores. For 6 weeks, her portal kept saying there were no ACT scores (lesson learned, don’t send them at time of application!). By the end of November, we figured there was no hope of her getting in, but I emailed the school to check on the ACT scores and quickly received a friendly reply saying her scores had been received and her application was ready for review. A little over a week later she received her acceptance email. Her portal still says they are waiting on scores, so I don’t know if the email helped get things going or if it worked out the way it was going to work out.
Admitted 11/3/15
Date applied: 10/8
In state or out of state: OOS (CT)
Act/Sat: 32
GPA weighted and unweighted: UW-3.9; W-4.6
Merit (not need) aid received - $12,000 per yr; invited to apply for Harvey Scholarship Program on 12/18
ECs - Engineering Club, Math Club, 3rd Degree Black Belt Taekwondo, Math and Physics tutor, NetGeneration of Youth Global Scholar
Hook: Adopted, half Korean/half Japanese
Why you think you got accepted/wait listed/rejected: Passionate about Mineral and Mining Engineering?
Finally! I received an email that I was admitted today. Also asked to apply for Harvey Scholars - just have to get that application in by 1/18 deadline.
Admitted: 1/15/16
Date applied: 10/27/15
OOS (PA)
ACT: 34
GPA: 3.98UW / 5.17W
AP/Honors: 7 AP and 15 Honors classes. All AP tests scores of 5 and one got a 4.
ECs: Lacrosse goalie 8 years (varsity starter), Ice hockey 7 years (varsity starter), paid job as healthcare coordinator for skilled nursing/Physical Therapy company (do all their IT work, server maintenance an upgrades, etc), volunteer at food bank and at 2 county parks doing mountain bike and hiking trail repair, 3 years math and science tutor, self paced robotics and self taught programming. Demonstrated passion for engineering in coursework and essays.
Hook: none (white male)
Why do you think you got accepted/wait listed/rejected: Decent stats. Most likely because I had been in contact with my CSM adcom via email a few times since I applied showing interest.
Admitted: Sometime in November
Date applied: 9/9/15
In state or out of state: OOS (Oklahoma)
Act/Sat: 35
GPA weighted and unweighted: 4.0 UW, 4.36 W
Merit (not need) aid received: 14K
ECs: Swimming, Latin, NHS, Engineering Club
Hook: Woman, high scores, athlete
Why you think you got accepted/wait listed/rejected: High scores. Honestly I thought the Mines application was really easy… but not very in-depth. I’ve also got the XX chromosomes. I visited over the summer and got an individual tour of the geophysics department, which was really cool. I’ve also been invited to Harvey.
Other places accepted: University of Oklahoma, University of Tulsa, CU-Boulder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Admitted mid November.
Date applied: Early October
In state or out of state OOS (NJ)
Act/Sat: SAT 780 (M), 720 ®. ACT Composite: 35
GPA weighted and unweighted 3.79/5.69
Merit (not need) aid received - 12k/year
ECs: Marching Band (4 years), NHS (3 years), Chess Club (3 years), Latin Club (4 years), Biology Challenge Team (2 years), Scouts (though not Eagle), Robotics
Hook: Balanced mix of activities, strong academic profile (all APs where possible)
Why you think you got accepted/wait listed/rejected
Admitted today
Date applied: November 10 (“Golden Ticket”)
In state or out of state OOS (OK)
ACT Composite: 32 (E33 M29 R36 S32)
GPA unweighted 3.93
Ranking: top 10%
Merit (not need) aid received - nada so far
ECs: XC (6 years), Soccer (2), Track (2), NHS (4), Spanish Club, Science Fair winner/placer, state competitor (2 years), part-time job (~8 hours/week school year, ~25 summers) since sophomore April)
Why Accepted: Well-rounded, good scores, AP, concurrent college classes (4 by graduation)
Probably will not strongly consider as they don’t offer the specific degree he’s going for.
Accepted: MI, IN, CO, U of Tulsa. Rejected: ND Waiting: WI, VA and Uof Wash - St. Louis
I complained earlier on this thread that S16 applied by late Oct, all parts of app received by Mines 11/6…and no decision in their 30 day time frame. I called them several times since then and they said “30 business days”, then “applications are still under review”, then “we apologize but our review of applications is taking longer than expected”. Until today there has been no word. Today my S16 received two pieces of mail from Mines…one regarding financial aid deadlines, the other congratulating him on his merit scholarship of xxx dollars. So, now we can assume he was admitted (hopefully!), but still no acceptance via e-mail/snail mail…nothing!
Am I the only parent that is frustrated by this school? Mines has been a great option for my son, yet at this point my opinion is so colored by the frustration experienced in the application process. I had really hoped for an acceptance and an opportunity to visit with my son, now I feel reluctant to even consider visiting.
If the application/admissions process is anything like the way the rest of the school is operated it would be wise to send your kids somewhere else. They seem to be 20 years behind every other college.
My son received the accepted email on the 19th. This looks to be a day after the Harvey Scholars was due
He submitted the application on on November 9th. Mines receives transcripts electronically, BUT the ACT is sent by snail mail. We added priority and when we called a week later, they still didn’t have it. This was very frustrating as the FAQ ( http://www.mines.edu/NewFreshmen#FAQ2 ) on submitting ACT scores on their site says to have them sent electronically. Would have ordered the ACT sooner had their FAQ been correct. Hope to here about merit aid soon.
no answer for my son as well. applied on Nov 1st. Do you get postal mail or email from them about acceptance? We sent them email 2 times in last 2-3 weeks asking status but they are very prompt in answering those emails saying that your application in under process.
Admitted
Applied early September but ACT scores took until late December (most frustrating thing ever)
In state
Act - 30 (27 math, 29 science, 33 english, 30 reading)
GPA weighted and unweighted- 3.67/3.92
No merit aid
ECs- play fooball/lax, accomplished chess player, syndicated writer, saxophonist
Hook- being well rounded and having an interesting life story made up for my lower/mid range grades (at least in terms of csm applicants)
Why- honestly a bit surprised, I think I’m definitely on the border but a glowing recommendation and being in state helped me a lot.
I think that the combination of ACT coming in snail mail, their “30 day decision”, and the free Golden Application lead to a pretty potent admissions process. It’s deceptive as to when your application is actually complete unless you sent your ACT score there early and the 30 day process is 30 business days assuming you got it EVERYTHING in before their deadlines. Not trying to justify the wait, but definitely was misleading as to the actual timeline to expect. My understanding is that emails are going out before the packets are but again from the various reports in this thread who really knows what’s happening lol. Poor admissions office is getting hammered
Applied mid October (According to admission office complete Nov 6)
In State, ACT 33, GPA 4.86 or 3.95 unweighted, competitive high school, athlete, EC’s, white male
Who knew good grades would keep you OUT of a college. Is it possible that colleges are delaying/denying admissions to high achievers so they don’t have to distribute merit money?
Know of at least two others from his school who are admitted with lower GPA’s, fewer EC’s and ACT under 30.
@ShriGanesha S received admission decision by e-mail second week in January (applied Oct. 30, app was complete Nov. 6th). It took approx. 9 weeks for decision for a “30 day” decision!
I am wondering if they got a record number of applications this year?
Admitted mid November
Applied mid October
Out of state (LA)
33 ACT
3.8 unweighted
14K/year in merit
Four years in competitive debate, four years in tennis, animal shelter volunteer work.
Hook - IDK, heavy course load maybe
