<p>Johana, if they were willing to review any decision on merit aid, there would still not be enough to make a difference. The top merit award is $20,000/year–perhaps less this year. That still leaves $80,000 in loans. And while I am a very satisfied AU parent, I must assert that an AU education is categorically not worth that kind of debt burden–especially when you have a absolutely respectable and much more affordable alternative in UF.</p>
<p>You could ask them to review your need-based aid, but even there you have a problem in that AU doesn’t guarantee to meet students’ need.</p>
<p>I am sorry to be the one to say it, but it really doesn’t look as if AU is in the cards for you.</p>
<p>Also Johana, you could totally go there for Grad school, I agree with sikorsky, AU just isn’t totally worth large amount of debts. If I decided not to transfer out of here I’d be paying back 200K!</p>
<p>Johana13: That’s not unheard of. Honestly, your grades and EC’s are good, but they’re normal for AU. I would say if I had to rank your app based off that, you would probably be right around the 70th percentile. If your essays weren’t great then I can definitely see that being your package. </p>
<p>bigkrit: Solid liberal arts. You can decide for yourself ranking wise, but if you don’t want to go to school in the middle of no where and want to do liberal arts, AU isn’t bad at all.</p>
<p>the2013: Lot’s of diversity. We were like one of the first schools to recognize an LGBTQ club and have active Black and Latina Student Alliances. The “freshman” type parties (super open, anyone can go) are generally frat centered, but if that’s not your style there are tons of other parties.</p>
<p>S13 was accepted & is a Poli Sci major. The smaller colleges he was accepted at say they are better for internships b/c he would not be in competition with grad students for internships. How do the internships work at AU? He would love to intern each year, he already has one lined up with a judge in NY for the last quarter of his HS senior year.</p>
<p>I was accepted and will most likely attend AU. Within my application packet, there was an invitation to the University College Program. Do you know anything about the program, and is it worthwhile?</p>
<p>Look at the link above. It’s just basically taking a class with a group of students and living with them on a floor together in Anderson Hall. It’s a fun experience and good way to make friends… and a good way to take a seminar class that is geared towards your interests.</p>
<p>Sorry, I have another question. In which dorm(s) are the honors students usually placed? I have been placed in Hughes, which I think is the honors dorm, but I am not technically in honors (I’m in a three-year though). I am a bit concerned it might be a little awkward if I am in a dorm with mostly honors community kids if I am not in honors. Do you agree, or am I overthinking this?</p>
<p>You were “placed” in Hughes? That is odd, because students choose their own rooms and not until June. The Honors program is housed in Hughes and many of the honors students (particularly freshmen) live there, but they can choose to live elsewhere.</p>
<p>Is it possible that your program is going to be housed together in Hughes? If that is the case, then no need to worry about awkwardness, if there was any need to worry about it in the first place.</p>
<p>Also, this year one floor of Hughes had non-honors freshmen because the honors program didn’t need all the space allocated to it. So, Hughes wasn’t all honors anyway.</p>
<p>I agree with DeskPotato… Did you get into Global Scholars? You might just be housed with them but you might want to call Housing & Dining to make sure.</p>
<p>Plus, I think you’re overthinking it. As a current student, I don’t think just because you’re not in honors people are snobby or will exclude you… and I don’t think you have to make it known to everyone anyways. Trust me, you’re fine even if you are surrounded by a bunch of honors students. Your 3 year BA program is more prestigious anyways lol.</p>
<p>In regard to the “Are students bitter about not being at Georgetown/GW” I would say that it depends. It’s true, a lot of AU students are Georgetown rejects, and some are GW rejects, but students tend to get over it pretty quickly and learn to like AU in its own right.</p>
<p>Kat2013: That is literally the farthest thing from the truth possible. If a grad student and undergrad are competing for the same internship then that grad student needs to take a step back and realize where their life is headed (it’s in the wrong direction) or perhaps the undergrad is just incredibly qualified for their age, but still. Undergrad and grads have their place in DC and are rarely ever even applying for the same internships. Internships are taken for credit through AU as a sophomore, but about half the freshman I know do them for the experience. I have interned both semesters and as a result have a very awesome job set up for this summer/next year. A job I would not have gotten at a smaller, non-DC, school. </p>
<p>bhilliard: I was in UC. I would definitely apply for one of the semester one. My feeling is that the year long ones are too time consuming but the semester ones are great. Word of advice: don’t even look at Professor Flanagan’s UC class, besides that though they’re a great experience.</p>
<p>wmac131: The honors kids were in Hughes this year, but with the addition of a new dorm and a new expansion onto another dorm, that might be changing. As a student, no freshman dorm is “better” or “more fun” than other dorms. They’re all basically the same, expect for the people you live with and what kind of friends you make there. Honestly don’t worry about what dorm you end up in at all.</p>
<p>gbaby91: Very much so. I believe that they’re expanding it this coming year though. From what I hear, it’s a challenging program but worth it if you’re very career oriented.</p>
<p>I am coming to AU in Fall 2013 for the year as an undergraduate study abroad student coming from London, United Kingdom.</p>
<p>As it stands, they have designated me to off-campus housing, meaning I have to find everything myself which is a real pain in the ass…</p>
<p>I was wondering what most AU undergraduates do in 3rd/4th year when they move off-campus - is there a main student area where they tend to all get houses together or do they spread across the city in smaller apartments? What do they all tend to do? </p>
<p>I would prefer to live in a larger house or apartment in a fun area packed with outgoing students (in an attempt to emulate life in halls as much as possible), but I do not know the city or the Uni very well at all so it seems almost impossible! So I guess I’m wondering what area of DC I should look into for renting?</p>
<p>Hi Caseyc-
My D got into public health ucp but she is out of country and they want a yes or no answer…do you know anything about that UCP or UCP in general??</p>
<p>I’m an AU grad and my D went to Rochester. Rochester is much more LAC-like for undergrads than AU, but if you want that city experience you described you would definitely like DC more than ROC.</p>