<p>Definitely have your daughter contact her admissions counselor. It’s his or her job to answer questions.</p>
<p>My daughter’s LAC offers a well known ASL and Deaf Studies program. I gather you live in the northeast but my point is, there are many options available and no college is a make or break, I’ll die if I don’t get accepted at XX U, situation.</p>
<p>You may also want to note that to get CDI certification, only an associate’s is required. You need to consider spending such a huge amount for a Bachelor’s when it isn’t actually required for the professional certification needed to get the jobs…she could attend a CC, get practicum experience, get credentialed, and then continue studying with greater focus on communication disorders, communication sciences down the road. Who knows, a job could offer tuition dollars as a benefit…</p>
<p>Applicants for the CDI Performance Exam must meet both the knowledge requirement and the educational requirement. Candidates are not considered registered until all eligibility documentations and fees have been processed by the RID Certification Department.</p>
<p>Knowledge Requirement: </p>
<pre><code>Have taken and passed the CDI Knowledge Exam within 5 years.
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<p>Educational Requirement:
The educational requirement is met when at least one of the following is complete:</p>
<pre><code>Hold an associate’s degree or higher in any field and have already submitted a copy of your college transcript to RID or attach an official copy of your college transcript with the application.
Do not have an associate’s degree or higher, but have already submitted an approved Educational Equivalency Application or have attached a completed Educational Equivalency Application to this exam application.
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<p>She also might look into communicative disorders. I took three semesters of ASL at my state university as required for the Comm Dis. degree. Later, I got two teaching credentials including a communicatively handicapped credential and I taught deaf/hard-of-hearing/deaf-blind children for several years. I was <em>not</em> fluent in ASL, though I have been called upon to interpret on many occasions. However, I am most definitely <em>not</em> an interpreter and have a hard time understanding fast signing by native ASLers. Interpreter programs around here are two year and not four year. (I’m in So Cal)</p>
<p>Anyhow, on topic, I agree she should email admissions. You can help by editing or reviewing her email to make sure it includes everything important that she needs to communicate.</p>
<p>I also know of a double legacy that did not get in this year, and my D was only accepted to the NUin program. She had great stats and graduated first in her class of 360. Got accepted to a couple of more competetive schools and significant merit aid at others. You should definitely come up with a list of backup schools. As someone else mentioned the video will get her in more so than the fact that she is a legacy. </p>
<p>If you feel that an interview would boost your DD’s chances, absolutely have her contact the admission’s person who told her that she could get a legacy interview and ask for one. She can then use that reply which probably will refer her to her regional or (if applicable) the legacy admissions counselor who will be handling or application, to shoe horn an interview. </p>
<p>In some cases, there are varying degrees of legacy impact. Though legacy might loosely be used for any number of situations where it may be a tip factor, true specially flagged, impact legacy is often reserved for those who are direct offspring of alums from the specific division a university. Often admissions offices will say there are some advantages of being legacy but not go into the types of legacy and the impact. My BIL is heavily involved with is alma mater who will consider my son “legacy” but not for the true legacy pool where it packs a heavier wallop.</p>
<p>I also agree that interviews that go wrong can be an issue. Even if the admissions info says that there is no impact from an interview, when it comes to selective admissions, it all can count. I know personally of a case where a student did not benefit from an interview available for admissions and special cases only. He would have done better skipping it, and I have a kid who falls into that same category. Another who generally would benefit greatly. It can vary. </p>
<p>DH and I both went to the same flagship school, as did my BIL and MIL. DH also went on to the flagship law school. We have donated money, plus have purchased season tickets for sports events throughout the decades. Our first son graduated 2012 and did not get in. Grades were 3.1 and a 1750 SAT (math and verbal). He had a few bad grades in Jr. and Sr. year. We were livid. Livid enough to stop any contributions and haven’t gone to the University in a couple of years. I know we will get over it, but we haven’t yet. It really doesn’t matter if you are a legacy…unless you are a legacy that spends $$$$$$$…which we weren’t that type. Sure…it might help if your kid is extremely bright, who knows. </p>
<p>^^^ we had a similar situation with our alma mater. Our younger son is a very good student with very solid grades and test scores and was well above the median for test scores and GPA. We’ve always given money and we both worked there too after graduation. He first was waitlisted and ultimately didn’t get in. I think there are legacies and there are <strong>legacies</strong> who can donate megabucks. We sadly are in the former category. All’s well that ends well but like you, @conmama I still feel a bit “raw” about it all. </p>
<p>BTMell, our son was waitlisted, also. Personally, I think it was just a “nod” to us as legacies…with no real intention of letting him in. I know it’s his own fault (not putting forth more effort in H.S. and not studying for the SAT), but he would have been fine. Yes, we are still feeling “raw” as you put it. Since we only live an hour or so away from the school, the boys grew up going to many games, touring the campus afterwards, basically feeling like this is where they would be going. So did we. My youngest is in H.S. and wants to go there, but he won’t get in. His SAT’s are worse than DS1. However, he’s bound and determined to get there…even if it means going to the satellite school in our city (if he can get in), then transferring. We’ll see…</p>
<p>@conmama - that’s my theory of the waitlist too! I don’t mean to sound sour grapes - he’s ended up at a fabulous school that’s really a much better match for him - but still…</p>
<p>It’s a state flagship, and I get the feeling that public schools don’t weigh legacy as much as many privates. Also, they tend to care more about stuff like GPA and class rank when looking at apps. However, state flagships in general also take in a lot of transfers. Some of them even have guaranteed transfer pathways. That’s a route that your kids can explore if they really want to go . . .</p>
<p>BTW, 2nd kid with the worse SAT may actually get in if he has a higher GPA.</p>
<p>@PurpleTitan …that is a good point about legacies and flagship schools that I never thought of. There are probably just too many of us legacies for it to mean much of anything. You know, that makes me feel better thinking of it from that point of view, so thanks for that. DS2 won’t get in. His GPA is basically the same…I think he will end up being a transfer if he really wants to go. That’s not all bad, though. He could use a semester or two at home with support </p>