EA decisions

<p>I know of two kids that were rejected. They had below 1200 on sats and like 86 averages.</p>

<p>ohh okay well that actually is a bit relieving
although i'm sorry to hear that for them
but at least we know us getting admitted isnt a long shot
they had to think we had a chance</p>

<p>i don't want to wait two more months =/</p>

<p>Yeah I think Binghamton has to cap their EA for whatever reason and an adcom told me that they only accept 10% EA anyways. It is hard to get in with that kind of acceptance rate.</p>

<p>yea that makes sense, they want to see who's out there.
It's frustrating to hear of people who use it as their safety when i want to get in so bad though. I know 2 people who got in in my school and they barely care cause they don't really want to go there. =/ Not that we don't all have safety schools, but I just love Bing. </p>

<p>Also I've been hearing that Bing is making their stats higher than ever because they're starting to pull away from the SUNY system. According to the guidance counselors in my school Bing is trying to lean towards less Public and more Ivy.
I still think we have a chance though. I can't say the same for kids who apply next year, their stats are on the rise dramatically every year.</p>

<p>Yeah I know how you feel. Some girl applied EA at my school, said its the last school she would never attend and she only applied because her mom made her. I have two gripes with this: EA is supposedly restricted to kids who are extremely interested in attending Binghamton and why apply to any school if you flat out, don't want to go there. I will probably not get in with my SAT score (1220) because Binghamton is becoming so competitive every single year.</p>

<p>And I don't think, Binghamton will not go private any time soon. The school is essentially owned by the state so if Binghamton even generated the money to buy it from the state, the state would probably not even sell it. Now it's more realistic to say Binghamton wants to become more of a UNC.</p>

<p>Exactly. That's also why so many people get deferred. Everyone uses EA just because they don't want to wait but it's supposed to be because you're extremely interested in that specific school. It's supposed to be an unbinding ED. That's why so many schools are starting to get rid of it.
And depending on what school you're going for, you could still get in with that SAT. It seems to me that they just picked the best of the best for EA and if you have friends that got accepted with grades close to yours, you probably missed the cut off. That probably leaves many of us at the top of the RD pool.
We just have to hope that not too many of the RD applicants will be better than us.</p>

<p>Stupid economy.</p>

<p>but arent RD applicants reviewed before the deferred EA's for Regular Admission?maybe the RD applicants might cap the minimum amount of seats before the admins are even able to review the deferred EAs</p>

<p>C2: don't be too sure about that, especially this year......IMO, and no, I don't have inside info, but I would imagine that EA deferrals would be evaluated at the same time as RD.....I would also imagine that EA applicants will, in the end, far surpass the numbers of RD applicants....
Many of you have speculated how the deferrals were assessed; given the economic climate, I don't think you can really speculate....this is not a normal year, or a normal situation....I wouldn't expect the results to look normal either.....</p>

<p>i dont know where everyone keeps coming up with the idea that Rd gets reivewed before us EA, it makes absolutely no sense.</p>

<p>I don't think that Early Action is only for those "extremely interested" in a school. My daughter applied EA to many schools mostly because she was targeted by the schools. Many of the applications were for free. </p>

<p>Only the binding Early Decision applications are for those extremely interested in the school. </p>

<p>In my daughter's situation she won't possibly be able to decide where to go until she hears from all the schools she's applied to. She's got to compare her academic scholarship offers from all of the schools and then compare to Binghamton. I've read on the Binghamton website that there are not many academic scholarships so and as she's out of state Binghamton is already more expensive than some of the other schools she's she's received offers with scholarship money....but because it has such an excellent reputation she definitely can't possibly cross off the list until we hear from all the schools she's applied to.</p>

<p>Those of you lucky enough to live in New York and who were accepted --- what a wonderful school with such an inexpensive cost!!! Your parents must feel so relieved!!</p>

<p>i agree, EA is for those who want quicker decisions so they can make their choice sooner and get it over with, not just those extremely interested</p>

<p>what are your predictions for OOS vs In state for regular admissions?</p>

<p>Dino-We are getting that idea because it is what MOST schools do. It depends on the particular school and was simply speculation. Who knows what Binghamton will do? </p>

<p>And this is the worst year as far as going to college but trust me, when we graduate from college the economy will start to rebound which will create a ton of jobs for us.</p>

<p>Btw, EA is suppose to be for extreme interest. It says that right on the deferral letter and an adcom told the group info session that when I visited in Sept.</p>

<p>sean256 -- While it may say that EA is only for extreme interest on the deferral letter it is not communicated that way when marketed to prospective students. </p>

<p>My daughter, and I'm sure many who post on the CC website, received so many glossy brochures and invitations from many schools inviting her to apply early action. The schools know that these very qualified applicants will apply to many schools in an attempt to find the best match for them. They know that these same applicants will receive academic merit scholarships from many of the schools that they apply to.</p>

<p>It is quite possible that many of these qualified applicants to primarily have an "extreme interest" in finding the best match for them.....without really knowing where they will decide to go. Binghamton is unique in that it is an affordable and very well respected public university that is even affordable to out of state students....although the tuition is more than double. </p>

<p>I see Early Decision and Early Action as very different. My daughter is having a very difficult time deciding which school she should attend and Binghamton is definitely on the list.</p>

<p>"show strong interest"? How can you do that? Just by visiting Bing? I think if Bing has to chose one person between an EA deferral and a RD who share similar stats, Bing would pick the EA one. Since, the deferral letter said they will consider the fact that you applyed EA. So, i don't think the EA deferrals should worry too much.</p>

<p>Show strong interest? There are millions of ways to do that. For one, get into contact with your regional counselor. If you were deferred, this is also your chance to really impress them before they make a decision. If you have additional materials for them to review, be sure to mail it to them promptly, AFTER letting your regional counselor know to expect something. Things such as calling probably won't help - I don't believe their counselors typically answer the phones (I might be mistaken), and they don't ask for any of your information.</p>

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<p>I was extremely creative in what I sent, and I really think it might have been what helped earn me an acceptance letter on Thursday.</p>

<p>Markopolo: why on thursday?</p>

<p>And AdvicePlease, EA is supposed to be for people who consider a school as a top choice or so. When you visit schools they try to make it clear that EA is for those who really want to attend the university. Sean's right. And I realize your daughter got alot of brochures saying that and offering free applications but I think I can confidently state that we've all recieved those.
Also you might want to consider that Binghamton doesn't offer ED. </p>

<p>And as far as RD and EA deferrels- we'll be put back in with the RD kids, not reviewed afterwards, So we can have a fair chance- well with a boost bc we did apply EA.</p>

<p>Early Action is for applicants who want to hear early; at the SUNYs there isn't any implication that the school is one of the applicant's top choices just because they got the paperwork in by Nov 15. If they wanted to make top choice a requirement they'd change to Early Decision like Geneseo or Buffalo.</p>

<p>We can go on all day about what EA is and isn't. All I'm saying is for Binghamton whoever held the information session before the actual tour when I visited said "Early action is an option open to individuals who are strongly considering attending Binghamton".</p>

<p>oh heyyy --- </p>

<p>Definitely disagree with you that EA is for people who consider a school as a top choice or so. Perhaps they communicated something different to you but this is absolutely not communicated in any of the "streamlined" applications that are sent by schools attempting to recruit qualified applications by offering them an opportunity to fill out "easier" applications without paying the application fee. Neither of the SUNYs (Stony Brook and Binghamton) that my daughter applied to waived the fee (at least I don't think they did) but both absolutely repeatedly marketed their schools to my daughter with the promise of an early NONBINDING decision. </p>

<p>Early Decision and Early Action are very different and as my daughter still does not have a top choice she most definitely would not have applied to any school on an Early Decision basis.</p>

<p>If you had strong scores and grades I sure hope that you took advantage of those free applications because my daughter most certainly did and many of the schools offered her substantial academic money (which is very important as she won't get financial aid and we and my daughter will have to borrow to send her to her final choice). If you didn't you may have missed out on some academic scholarship money. My daughter has the choice of several schools that she can go to much cheaper than Binghamton OOS. Neither one of the two schools that offered her full tuition, however, are as good as Binghamton. Binghamton is definitely high on her list of choices because of its fine reputation.</p>

<p>As the only form of aid my daughter will get is academic money it was EXTREMELY important for her to EA apply to schools she was interested in and to see what kind of offers she would get. We strongly encouraged my daughter to apply to many schools. She is a dedicated student with a 1450/1600 SAT, a 4.0 UW GPA, about a 4.9 Weighted GPA, an AP scholar with Honors....and is currently taking 4 more AP courses. She is an incredibly hard worker and dedicated student.</p>

<p>I agree with you that standards should not be lowered for OOS students. I think my daughter's statistics certainly were well within instate acceptance standards. One of PAs larger public universities, University of Pittsburgh, gives full tuition scholarships to OOS students to attend. Binghamton, at least according to the website, gives almost no academic scholarship money to incoming freshmen. Binghamton is an outstanding public university.</p>