<p>I think my kid's status changed just over this weekend. Anybody else?</p>
<p>(But I know it may still take weeks for a snail mail letter to appear.)</p>
<p>I just checked my D’s status and it now says “File complete, decision pending”. Is that what your status says. Any word on how long it will take until we get the final decision?</p>
<p>@ 8pawnsfeet: It said “File complete, decision pending” up until last week from about the time they probably logged in fall grades, but as of today it now says just “Decision Reached.” It had probably said decision pending for about 2 weeks, I think?</p>
<p>Not sure if there is a “Decision mailed” status, or if this is the end of the line with the status updates.</p>
<p>Thanks for the additional info. When I checked her portal late last week it still said “Fall Grades Requested” so I guess her app is slowly moving through the procession to a final decision. My D did not apply to Dodge, did your S or D?</p>
<p>My kid is your basic Undecided. How about others?</p>
<p>No, not a Dodge applicant.</p>
<p>My Dd’s status changed to decision reached as of today. She has the highest GPA she has ever had right now and the coach emailed her today asking if she had heard anything. We are in CA and close to Chapman so hopefully we won’t have to wait too much longer!</p>
<p>My dd just received a big fat envelope from Chapman today! It looks like very good news! Im waiting for her to come home to open it!</p>
<p>Congrats, what state do you live in?</p>
<p>Hooray for your daughter, Andi!</p>
<p>Thanks! We live in CA. We are only 25 mins from Chapman. So, it didn’t take long for us to get the mail.</p>
<p>Big fat acceptance envelope arrived today in the Pacific Northwest!</p>
<p>Congratulations Jane345 on your S acceptance! It must be great news for your family! I see from your other posts that your S has been accepted into a number of small size colleges. Does he know which one he wants to attend yet in the fall?</p>
<p>In your previous post on this thread you said your S was Undecided in regards to a major. What major was he accepted into at Chapman U? Again congratulations to your S!</p>
<p>Congrats to Jane345 and andi0527. Fat envelopes are always a good thing!!</p>
<p>Does anyone else’s status still say “Decision Pending”.</p>
<p>My D’s status still says Roll to Regular Decision. Wish she had Fall Grades because she had an excellent mid year transcript. Hope they look at them during their decision process.</p>
<p>Coralbrook, I can’t imagine they WOULN’T look at midyear grades for all the RD applicants, including the ones “Rolled.” I’m sure that will help your daughter!</p>
<p>Sukahjoy: Thank you. My kid applied Undecided and was admitted with Undecided as his major. Says so right in the acceptance letter! I learned in this process that statistically, about a 1/3 of all college applicants in the US apply as “undecided.” And the average college student changes their major about 3 times! Isn’t that interesting?</p>
<p>My D’s status has not changed from decision pending yet. Is anyone else in this situation? Although they requested her fall grades, from what I was told her app has not been rolled to regular decision.</p>
<p>Thank you Jane345 for your information regarding your S being accepted to Chapman U with a major of Undeclared. Again congratulations! I have not been a college student for a long time and did not realize this option was available. I wonder if it makes it more difficult to be accepted at a college if one does not declare a major; but evidently not at a Liberal Arts college. The ins & outs of the Undeclared major at Chapman U are discussed here (as I am sure Jane345 you know but I am showing it for others viewing this thread):</p>
<p>[Undeclared</a> FAQ | Chapman University](<a href=“Page Not Found | Chapman University”>Page Not Found | Chapman University)</p>
<p>Evidently (from what I have learned since reading your post) Liberal Arts schools have found that an Undeclared major is a good choice for some students. One of the primary advantages of taking the wide range of courses that make up the liberal arts curriculum at Chapman U is that they enable a student to become more aware of different aspects of themselves, while at the same time, becoming more aware of the variety of academic disciplines and subject areas that are available as possible majors. The liberal arts curriculum will likely result in their discovery of new personal interests and new choices for majors, some of which may be in fields that they didnt even know existed: (a) discovering the full range of choices for majors that are available, (b) discovering where ones special interests, values, talents, and abilities lie, and (c) discovering what specialized major best matches their special interests, values, talents, and abilities.</p>
<p>When I was attending UC Berkeley many fellow students were changing majors because they were no longer getting As in the upper division classes in their major. It is amazing how many students start off wanting to go to Med school but when they are faced with the competition they gave up and switched to a major they thought they could get a job at in the future or be able to go to grad school in that new major.</p>
<p>What I have seen Jane345, yes students switch majors, but if they switch after their sophomore year it will takes students 5 to 5 ½ years to achieve the 4 year bachelors degree. Work will always be work for all but a few, so what I have always told young people is that since they will have to spend at least 35 years working it is better to do something that they find interesting and matches their talents, and abilities. So a delay of 1 or 2 years to figure out the right major for them will be worth it in the long run and will lead to a happier life (even though this delay will cost more money to families and/or students in the short term to achieve their bachelors degree).</p>
<p>A couple of articles regarding not graduating in 4 years if money is a concern:</p>
<p>[Bad</a> College Advice - the Undeclared Major - Forbes](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/sites/troyonink/2010/12/16/bad-college-advice-the-undeclared-major/]Bad”>Bad College Advice - the Undeclared Major)</p>
<p>[An</a> undeclared major can prove costly | college, career, student - News - The Orange County Register](<a href=“An undeclared major can prove costly – Orange County Register”>An undeclared major can prove costly – Orange County Register)</p>
<p>Still waiting on a decision after sending in Fall Semester grades. Anyone else hear back yet?</p>
<p>Seeing as regular decision mails out next Friday, I might just expect it then, at this point.</p>