Really? Last year it was a T-shirt, bumper sticker, and a cute cardboard hat cut-out, I think.
DD was looking for a sticker or a T-shirt. May be they will send those later? Columbia keeps sending stuff in small increments, to keep the interest level high.
My daughter, who was accepted into Sam Fox, enjoyed the inclusion of colored pencils in her acceptance packet!
Thinking about it though, The paid flight in April to campus celebration makes up for crayons. Lol.
LOL, I thought for sure it would be at least a t-shirt. My son appreciated all of it though.
do all accepted students get a paid flight in April? Wow. I wonder if they will do anything for admitted wait listers.
The Olin school students and certain students I think. I was fortunate to be one of those. Very grateful. I thought it was a joke. sure enough went online and registered and completed registration. Earlier posts show the same thing for others accepted on this thread on the 15th.
You can always apply somewhere in the artsci department then transfer to Olin. That’s what a lot of my friends did.
Safety on campus? I guess this can happen anywhere. http://fox2now.com/2018/02/20/wash-u-student-suspended-after-officials-find-ar-15-and-handgun-on-campus/
The ED package came with some stickers, which my son immediately put all over his computer. The enrollment form did ask for t shirt size, so one would assume at some point you would get one. Perhaps orientation?
I think maybe if you accept your position at WashU you get a T-shirt then… like a “welcome to the family” package.
My son was accepted and registered for the Bear Day in April, but then I also am seeing something called Celebration Days - does anyone know the difference? Thx.
https://admissions.wustl.edu/visit_site/Pages/celebration.aspx
https://admissions.wustl.edu/visit_site/Pages/spring-welcome.aspx
Here are the links about each one. To me the main difference seems to be Bear Days is a one day thing while Celebration Days is two days
@einyfine ^ sorry forgot to @ you
Sad to say D was rejected at Wash U, Chicaago and Williams. Val/Sal, Penn and math book awards, drum major, plays three instruments, accomplished dancer, formed club, etc., etc. What do these folks want?
I guess the only way my DD can end up with her brother at WashU is if she decides to become the first female Eagle Scout from her brother’s Boy Scout Troop. Or make her learn the secrets of the Chinese yo-yo…of course she’s a 5th grader and has a while to go until college.
Seriously though, I have no ideas what colleges want these days. Kids with the perfect grades/test scores and decent ECs are outright rejected. It’s truly the crapshoot or tossing darts at a dartboard to see who gets in.
My D has top grades and high test scores, but not perfect. She is a really well rounded kid with what I believe to be amazing recommendations (we are not allowed to read them but the teachers who wrote them have said some really special things about her). She has been admitted to schools that her higher ranked classmates were deferred or rejected from. I am actually pleased to see that schools like WashU are not just looking for students with perfect scores. They really do seem to look at the individual applicant during their 8 minute review. You don’t have to be perfect, just really good and the right fit.
My D was also denied by UPenn Wharton, she also has top test scores but not perfect grades 3Bs so far. She invest large amount of time in school leadership and swimming, I think this is the reason why she was accepted by Olin, and she is super excited.
If only S would have taken up swimming, juggling, or sky diving, maybe he would not have been waitlisted! Of course it’s a ridiculous notion. Putting more pressure on our kids to do even more is not the answer, even though we say it in jest. Bottom line is that no matter the stats or story, students will not get into every school they apply to, no matter how qualified. Many who are arguably over qualified do not get in to some schools.There are limited spots and a whole host of factors that determine admission. In some cases it may come down to the mood a particular reader was on that day, or whether something in an essay made them chuckle. It may come down to demographics, whether gender or race, to assemble a diverse student body. It’s part of the process and part of life to understand that whether it’s a college application or job interview, you don’t always get it. Not being admitted says nothing about how qualified a student may have been. I am glad to see that some students who were admitted to Wash U did not have “perfect stats” because that shows that some readers looked at applications holistically. Congrats to those who were accepted and to those who were not, many great things await!
@GTDAD - so sorry to hear that. It seems to be a tough year if part bc of the shear number of applications. My DS was rejected too at WashU but his stats and ECs were not stellar.
Congrats to all those accepted!