<p>I saw that last year, decisions came out way before the stated deadline and came out at the end of Feburary. Will the same occurr this year?</p>
<p>wow!? reallllly? i would LOVE if that happened! did that really happen last year?</p>
<p>After looking at the thread, it looks like the letters started arriving the last week of February but lasted through March.
Here’s hoping we’re all in the first round!</p>
<p>My daughter who is a graduating senior received her acceptance letter the second or third week in March-they are sent out in waves.</p>
<p>I’ll echo bookmama22’s post… Admissions letters will begin to be sent within the next week or two and will continue to be sent throughout the month of March. The timing of your letters arrival is not at all indicative of the decision that you can expect to recieve. I know that in the past students who have not recieved letters early are concerned that it implies their denial, which is not true! I hope this helps.</p>
<p>^ Thanks so much! ^</p>
<p>Do Combined Admission applicants receive the decisions earlier (before end of February)? And if Co-Admissions applicants are called for interview does that mean they are automatically admitted to at least the regular program?</p>
<p>Boy, this waiting is hard! I guess I will just have to watch the Olympics a lot to stay distracted. I think I’m more nervous than my son is!</p>
<p>have u heared back from UR about interview?</p>
<p>One quick question: Is WES Transfer Credit Evaluation form so important? If I have sent my official transcript, am I still required to submit WES Evaluation as well?</p>
<p>Letters should begin going out this week, and applicants to our combined degree programs are typically prioritized in order to provide each student with ample time to make arrangements to attend the interviewing event. If your son or daughter applied to GRADE, GEAR, or REBS, they should be notified soon. The REMS program has already notified finalists. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>MConklin: thanks for the heads up. Do you know if the online application status will be updated to reflect the admission decision? Or would an email be sent? Or do we simply wait for US mail to deliver the news?</p>
<p>MConklin, I also have a question. My school ranks students and so I have to wait until that is done to send out my mid-year report. The count will be done tonight overnight so I will send out my mid-year reports tomorrow. Do you think my decision will be delayed since it takes time to process it as well?</p>
<p>I have almost same question as the person above: Do you wait till receiving mid-year report before giving out a decision?
And do special program applicants have to take interview at Rochester or an event nearby their homes?</p>
<p>Decisions are only sent via postal services. Electronic notification is not available. However, the financial aid office will deliver financial aid packages, including merit based scholarships, via e-mail.</p>
<p>With regard to midyear reports - applications will be read and decisions will be made and delivered regardless of whether or not a midyear report is available. The midyear report is used to confirm our initial decision, to raise any red flags in the event of a dramatic change in academic performance, etc. If a student is admitted, and the midyear report reflects a signficant decline in grades, the University of Rochester reserves the right to revoke that offer of admission (this rarely happens). So, simply put - send your report as soon as it is available to you.</p>
<p>Finally, special programs (REBS, REMS, GRADE, GEAR, Renaissance) must attend the on-campus interviewing events. If there is a major conflict (i.e. international applicants that cannot obtain a visa), phone interviews may be arranged. It is important to come to campus when you can, though.</p>
<p>Thanks for the helpful clarifications.</p>
<p>Does Rochester pay for special program candidates to come up for interviews? Are there any arrangements for students for whom this might be an issue?</p>
<p>CD, I have read on these forums that Rochester does pay travel expenses up to a certain limit-I want to say that I read $400, but I’ll try to find the reference. Of course, they do house and feed the prospective scholarship student.</p>
<p>I am always weary of posting information regarding financial matters to an online forum, so please understand that the best course of action is to call the office. My understanding is the following:</p>
<p>Not all of our invitation programs offer travel reimbursement. Depending on the program, travel expenses may be reimbursed up to a certain amount, particularly if a student and his/her family are experiencing significant financial hardship. Unless the invitation to the interviewing event explicitly offers to reimburse travel costs, it will most likely be offered to students who would otherwise be unable to attend. However, I encourage any of the invitees to contact the coordinator of the specific program that he/she has been invited to attend for further clarification.</p>
<p>MConklin,
You mean “wary,” right? Although you may also be weary at this time…LOL :D</p>
<p>I was the one who posted that my D was reimbursed for her travel expenses. </p>
<p>Our circumstances were this–she was finalist for the Renaissance Scholarship and we live a significant distance from the school–about 2000 miles! RT airfare between our home town and Rochester was only partially covered by the travel allowance she was given.</p>
<p>(BTW, she had never been to UR’s campus because of the distance and cost involved; she had her initial interview w/ a traveling admission rep.)</p>
<p>I never said that all candidates who were required to have on-campus interviews got reimbursed. I know nothing about the required interviews for the combined degree programs since my D did not apply for any of those.</p>
<p>So would my D have attended the required on campus interview if she had NOT been reimbursed? Almost certainly. But given that she was being “courted” by several other schools, Rochester’s offer to help defray her travel expenses certainly helped UR move up in her consideration.</p>