<p>S just got his acceptance letter! We’re very happy. Congrats to everyone here who has heard positive news, and good luck to those of you still waiting for your letter.</p>
<p>By the way, for those of you who are still waiting to hear: it was a regular business size envelope, not an 8 1/2 x 11 size. I was a bit worried that was not a good sign, but I was wrong!</p>
<p>Got my acceptance letter yesterday! Congrats everyone who has heard! I really enjoyed the personalized letter.
I’d like to reiterate what SodiumFree said: Don’t be alarmed by a small letter!</p>
<p>congrats everyone! =) I just received an acceptance letter as well.</p>
<p>I was just wondering if any of your letters mentioned merit awards… mine didn’t, and I wasn’t sure if that meant I didn’t get anything, or if it would just come later.</p>
<p>@phoenixr and aplomb: I didn’t get any merit notification in my letter. However, I read that the dean’s awards don’t come out for a few weeks by mail in the past. So I’m assuming we have to wait for that for 2 weeks if we’re getting an award.</p>
<p>There was no merit information in S’s letter, so I’m glad to read your post, iltli92.</p>
<p>Love the information about the personalized acceptance letter and my D will too - she is still raving about her admissions interview. Questions were all derived from her resume, not a canned list. If that personal attention trickles to the learning environment, how wonderful for Earlham students.</p>
<p>We live in Colorado, so hoping that letter (small envelope will not panic us) arrives Monday.</p>
<p>Have noticed that Earlham, along with Wooster, are happily stingy with their mailings. Other schools, like Dickenson, sent something almost every day - good to see our tuition dollars not wasted on hyper marketing efforts.</p>
<p>Congratulations SodiumFree, greg6or, and aplomb!</p>
<p>To those awaiting merit awards: Last year, D’s scholarship letter arrived about 10 days later. Like the admission letter, it was a single sheet, arriving in a small envelope. Note, though, that D was RD; I don’t know if this makes a difference in the timing or not.</p>
<p>Earlham’s acceptance letter has got to be the most touching one my son has gotten so far (it came today). I really liked how they pointed out qualities/activities specific to him and called them by name. They really did carefully read his essay and resume!</p>
<p>Big sister is excited about S’s Earlham admit. We are from the south and she is at Grinnell. Something about the midwest is very appealing to both of my kids.</p>
<p>Someone had mentioned name recognition. I wouldn’t worry about it. Grinnell, like Earlham is a place few average folks in the south have heard of. In academic circles, there is instant recognition and respect for both schools.</p>
<p>Glad to see so many familiar names with acceptances so far. Fingers crossed for the rest. We didn’t receive word of merit aid yet, either. When we visited on Preview Day (MLK Day) the student panel said that the school worked really hard to meet need - my impression is that if you don’t get offered what you need off the bat, you should contact them and they’ll work with you as much as they can - another note of personalization I just really like.</p>
<p>Hey Hornet, where in the South? We’re Atlanta but have ties all over.</p>
<p>My daughter was also accepted. She is very pleased. It will be a tough decision time come April.</p>
<p>Congrats to all of you thus far! We hope for that letter Monday or Tuesday. Nothing has changed on D’s Earlham account, so???</p>
<p>Planning a visit for early March. Would appreciate suggestions for the must see or must consider items.</p>
<p>DIrene,
Our account hasn’t changed so I would guess that doesn’t mean anything. The acceptance letter came yesterday but was dated 1/27.</p>
<p>Our daughter’s letter arrived today - very impressive in how personal it was. Lots to consider and now planning a visit for earch March. Best of luck to the rest of you if you are still waiting to hear.</p>
<p>We are from Florida and Earlham is my D first choice. She was thrilled to receive her acceptance yesterday. I love finding this web site, I need reassurance that Earlham is as great as she thinks it is. She is a quiet, artsy, kid with a great view of people and life. No big colleges for her, she also applied and got into Elon, New College, and Agnes Scott. I would love any support, the smoking thing is unnerving?? Thanks!!!</p>
<p>abaney–I would not be unnerved about the smoking thing. I doubt that any or much higher of a percentage of students at Earlham smoke than the average school. As with all other schools, can’t smoke in the buildings, so at particular times and places you might see what seem like a lot of people smoking. My son and I spent a day and a half there, we did not notice a smoking issue at all, I don’t even recollect seeing anyone smoking. If this is your D’s first choice, you should feel great about it–I have said this elsewhere, at no other school did we find students so engaged. Son also was admitted, but, to my chagrin, his top choice is elsewhere.</p>
<p>Any international students received their notifications as yet? I’m still waiting for mine. If I don’t get it by next Monday, then I’m sending an email.</p>
<p>abaney, Let me reassure you – your D already sounds like an Earlham student. Earlham is a distinctive school. It most definitely is not for everyone, but for certain students, I believe it would be hard to find a better choice. From what you said, IMO your D will thrive there. </p>
<p>Regarding smoking, I’m afraid that several of us gave the impression that Earlham is one big smoke-filled room. It’s not. Smokers will congregate around ashtrays, of course, which tend to be near building entrances – just as they do in public places anywhere in the country. Perhaps it’s because they gather in those particular spots that makes them noticeable. For me, it’s just the strangeness of seeing people my D’s age smoking that made me notice them (which makes me realize that people my D’s age are now adults and can make adult choices!). But it’s not pervasive and inescapable, not at all.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all the new acceptees! (We loved the letter too :))</p>
<p>abaney: We are from NJ and my daughter was also accepted to Earlham and New College and we have visited both colleges. The visit to Earlham was during one of the summer day long programs where there were some students and faculty and the day included question and answer sessions, an interview, tour, and lunch. My daughter also attended a class. It is difficult to put a finger on the overall feel but a few things she liked about Earlham are the diversity, friendliness of the people, wide curriculum, and study abroad programs. I liked the honesty with which questions were met from the faculty, the initiatives the college does to be a good neighbor to the local town such as community outreach, providing access to the townspeople to use the gym facilities, and inviting locals in to give lessons on weaving, ect. It just struck me that the college tried very hard to integrate into the community and be accepting of differences in opinion and beliefs. My overall thought is that Earlham produces good citizens.</p>
<p>I hope that helps a little.</p>
<p>My son is a sophomore at Earlham and couldn’t be happier. Shelbymom, my son sounds exactly like yours even down to his favorite authors (he once wore a towel over his shoulder on towel day, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, in high school). My son was quiet, still is, and had a few friends in high school. Now he has lots of them who decided this year to live on the same floor in the same dorm. They are big gamers, not partiers except for LAN parties where they can have like 20 kids. On birthdays kids bake other kids cakes in the kitchens. Very friendly and very accepting of all and no pressure to party or be a certain kind of person. Matter of fact, I’m accepted too!! Even ate dinner with his friends in the dining hall when I was visiting. We’re from Maryland and he has friends from CA, PA, MA, OH and many other places. As for smoking, I haven’t seen much plus you see it on all campuses anyway. My son visited Wooster and didn’t get that community feel there and that was that. He stays on campus on weekends occasionally taking a campus van somewhere or walks to a nearby restaurant. Academically he thinks, at least in the bio classes (his major) they do try to weed out people with very hard tests, but he’s still committed. As for no one hearing about it, it’s not the name of the place it’s the fit. We all know it’s a good school and well recognized in academia. Good Luck to all!</p>
<p>All the parent’s posts here have definitely impressed me. I haven’t had the chance to visit yet, sadly (though my parents visited w/ my sister during her college hunt some years back). I really want to visit now- it actually sounds like a better fit for me than some of the schools I’ve been considering. I hope I get to see Earlham!</p>