Early Action Letters

<p>Accepted!
1920 SAT
Political Science major
3.6/4.0</p>

<p>Accepted! (Business school)
3.7 unweighted GPA
2120 SAT
Writer of a full length sci fi/thriller novel + lots and lots of ECs + volunteer service</p>

<p>@carj4kids No mention of major in the letter.</p>

<p>@brodie117579 Not a bad sign. All of the letters were mailed out on the same day, both acceptances and rejections; therefore, the (only) cause is that the mail just hasn’t you reached you yet. Time and decision aren’t correlated in this case.</p>

<p>@MEsearch Scholarship info won’t come out until February, with them promising to let you definitely let you know by February 15th.</p>

<p>Probably not a bad sign, Brodie. My son received his acceptance letter in MA today, but a classmate of his received a deferral today. It would seem that both type letters were sent out at the same time; it is probably just a fluke in the mail that you didn’t receive your letter today. Also, does Loyola reject any students at this time, or is it just acceptances or deferrals?</p>

<p>Son accepted from NJ:
Major: Engineering (no mention in letter, but I don’t think it matters for a smaller, LAC like Loyola)
Stats:
3.97 WGPA
34 ACT / 2160 SAT
7 APs, mostly honors otherwise
Nat Merit Commended, 4th degree black belt, lots of volunteer work with special needs students</p>

<p>The 2/15 scholarship deadline is critical, as this school is outside our budget otherwise.</p>

<p>I am so excited I was accepted! I got my letter 1/13.
Stats:
GPA 3.62 unweighted. 4.0 weighted
SAT: 1680</p>

<p>carj4kids and mtown27, One of the many benefits of Loyola is that you do not need to declare a major until the second semester of your sophomore year. A student can move into any school or major very easily. This makes Loyola a terrific choice for the undecided major. DS entered as an undeclared major and is a junior at the Sellinger Business School. He was considering either engineering or business as a freshman.
Good luck with both your sons’ decisions. Loyola is a wonderful school!</p>

<p>Only concern son has in entering mechanical engineering program is that their website says they are ABET accredited but ABET site has them accredited for Comp Science and Engineering, BSE. Not sure if this means general engineering and it’s not as strong as ME specific?? Most engineering schools have specific ABET’s for all their programs. He may email engineering dept. to ask.</p>

<p>Thank you for that information Funfatdaddy! DS alson wanted ME. He will gave to investigate ABET also. Thanks for the info.</p>

<p>Please don’t take this as a criticism but some of the accepted people on here have credentials that would get them into Ivies. Why are you applying to a school that accepts about 70% of it’s applicants? That is a sincere question. Is it to get significant merit scholarship money? I completely understand if so.</p>

<p>Son received his acceptance in Indiana yesterday.</p>

<p>ACT: 34
GPA: 3.89 / 4.04 weighted (AP only adds to weight)
AP: 4 complete (all 5’s), currently taking 3 AP
School: Small, private college prep high school, not religiously affiliated
EC: Several strong leadership ECs and awards and school community building.
Community Service lacking</p>

<p>Loyola was one of the first schools we visited and he absolutely loved the campus, the sense of community and the students he met. As a parent, it was among my very favorites as we went through the process. His intended major is Statistics, although he has recently begun to think about adding Finance as second major depending on where he does end up. Very late in the process we discovered Notre Dame added a Statistics Major very recently - they did not have one when we checked early in his sophomore and junior years. He has been accepted at Notre Dame and it is a very strong favorite now, need to ensure we can make it work financially. </p>

<p>Academic12 - my son looked at about 15 schools - including some of the “higher level” schools (UPenn, Northwestern, Columbia, UChicago, Johns Hopkins, CWRU). Most of the top schools would have been a stretch for him, although I believe he would have been accepted at a few of them. He ended up only applying to Notre Dame out of the CC “top schools”. He would have applied to Northwestern had Notre Dame deferred or rejected him. He just wasn’t comfortable at the rest of the top schools - something rubbed him wrong at most of them - be it the perception of cutthroat competition or an attitude projected in the presentations. His other applications were to Vermont, Villanova, Loyola Chicago, Denver, Purdue, George Washington and Pittsburgh. The GW application was regular decision and he has been accepted at the others. </p>

<p>Prior to us discovering Notre Dame had his major, Loyola Maryland, George Washington and Denver were at the top of the list.</p>

<p>Academic12…This is a valid question. DS is a junior and chose Loyola in part for the Honors program and a Presidential scholarship. For him the choice has left $$$ for graduate school. In his class at Loyola the acceptance rate was closer to 51%. I was not overly concerned about acceptance rates as to me what matters in college is how much one grows and what one actually does. I have a high school student looking at colleges now and Loyola is on her short list. I am a firm believer in the quality of a Jesuit education. I am saying this as the product of both an Ivy League and Jesuit education. DS has been appropriately challenged and he believes has received a lot more from Loyola than many of his peers at other more well known schools.
Loyola is a great choice. Good Luck with your college search.</p>

<p>We live in NY and my daughter has not yet received notification (mail has already been delivered today). Others in our school district received notification yesterday. Is it worth calling to check on her status…or just be patient?</p>

<p>Accepted! 3.45/3.65 1850</p>

<p>Maybe not the right place to ask this, but am I correct in understanding that the room and board fees do not include food??? I remember they said they didn’t have a traditional meal plan when we were on the tour, but I hope you don’t have to just keep putting money into an account for your child to eat, on top of all the other cost. That could be a deal breaker. :(</p>

<p>The room fee for a dorm is $9116/yr… the dining is separate more a pay as you go system. If you run their dining calculator you get an estimated cost of $2950 for what might be comparable to another colleges 3 meals/day plan. Approx $12k for room and board is on high side to others my son is looking at but not outrageous.</p>

<p>My concern is that would not be included in the amount of aid, scholarships and student loans, and I do not have an extra $2950 per year in my budget. Big problem for me.</p>

<p>I feel your pain. I am not a financial aid expert but I have to believe that any college that will be providing housing in the form of a standard dorm (without kitchen) will calculate in an amount for the average meal costs in their determination.</p>

<p>I guess we can only try!</p>

<p>I hope you are right MEsearch! :)</p>

<p>Accepted into Business
1/75
4.0 UW
32 ACT</p>

<p>Still have not heard anything. Anyone out there still in the dark?</p>