Eli Whitney Students Program-2016

Denied. Probably for the best. It would have been like starting over. I learned from others my credits would likely not transfer unless they were a close match to courses taught there. (In all honesty, I didn’t want to live in New Haven, anyway)

Sadly, I didn’t get an email. I happen to log in and check. A bit tasteless given the amount of work you have to put into the application.

I logged into my application but received an email a few minutes ago, also rejected. Disappointed but my daughter is super excited about Cornell and they have the nutritional science program that I really want and it’s also Ivy League so hey, it’s a win for me!!! (and they offer housing!)

Failed. Congrats to others! Well, off to Georgetown I suppose… tears

Georgetown is an excellent school. I have many colleagues who went there.

I wonder how many people were accepted this year… it doesn’t seem like many.

I wondered the same think, I was hoping they would say in the email. And I will say that everything happens for a reason, I just got my financial aid package from Cornell and they have offered me a free ride. So yes, Cornell it is!!!

@immunomom That is AMAZING!!

Not to do this again lol but, any non vets get accepted?

hahaha - @Ahowooh I actually had this conversation last night. I went back through this thread and the only two that I saw accepted are vets. Thoughts?

Hi! Posting quickly to say that I am not a vet and was accepted to the program.

@anon1212 Congrats! I knew that non vets have been accepted before. Just wanted to be sure!

So three so far from this thread, out of the 8-9? Impressive!

@Ahowooh How do you know how many they took?

I was one of the last interviews and she told me they will pick 8 or 9 this year. But they might not, I don’t know.

Congrats to all admits!

First and only post about my experience applying to colleges this semester. I just completed 2 years at junior college and will be starting at Stanford in the Fall. I was in the US Air Force, spent most of my time in logistics related roles in Korea, Germany and Turkey. Now I work for a start-up in the Bay Area as a software engineer.

Accepted: Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia-GS
Denied: Yale

I was able to visit all schools and made an effort to reach out to current or former students. I spent three days visiting Yale. The Eli Whitney program is fully integrated to the curriculum and has about 24 students. Students age range is between 20’s to 60’s. They are assigned to five residential colleges out of twelve. Students can attend part-time and have seven years to complete their undergraduate requirements. That is very generous in my opinion. All are eligible for financial aid. The campus is beautiful and offer all amenities comparable to other colleges I visited. New Haven is not the greatest place to live and crime has always been an issue. There are certain areas that Yale students stick to, mostly in downtown. Reports of students getting robbed are common throughout the school year and someone got shot steps away from campus. http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20160313/man-23-shot-on-elm-street-sunday-near-yales-old-campus
I have a toddler and would have to live off campus so was not feeling New Haven. Also, after talking to few graduate students, many complained about lack of jobs in New Haven for spouses. From what I gathered, Yale is New Haven’s largest employer, and getting hired is very difficult. The union is really strong and pressures Yale to only hire locals and therefore temporary spouses are SOL. I spoke to random students while visiting and lot of them did not know about the Eli Whitney program. Two seniors knew about it and said they have only met a few eli whitneys during their four years. One graduate student told me that it’s a backdoor into Yale for veterans. Yale has had a strained relationship with the military in the past. ROTC program was kicked out during Vietnam and recently returned. I’m guessing Yale is trying to add more veterans to its student body and utilizing the Eli Whitney program as a feeder. There are three to five veterans currently, and Yale admissions visits military bases to recruit vets for the program. Also, there are groups like Service to School, Posse, Warrior Scholar, that help prepare veterans to transition into college life. I think attending these intense sessions is beneficial to understand the rigors of academic requirements. I went through the Stanford 2 to 4 summer program, and do think it played a role in my acceptance. Stanford is very selective and looked at my recent academic performance very carefully, and 2-4 also gave me credits. 2-4 is a official Stanford program where others are independent organizations that conduct bootcamps in partnerships with various universities, I’ve heard mixed reviews about Warrior Scholar and S2S.
No doubt that Yale is an excellent institution. It just depends on how the school fits with your overall career goals.
Good luck to everyone.

I took a hard right turn and chose Yale in the end. After a long talk with one of the Eli Whitney students there about the reality of Yale (not the version I had in my head) it regained it’s appeal. The FA officer ran through the numbers with me and showed that I don’t have to burn through all of my GI Bill bennies to graduate on time without debt, so yeah. Yale, man

That’s an awesome deal that Yale will cover your undergrad. It means you have your GI Bill to cover grad school. Unfortunately, I didn’t get in and I’m headed to Columbia.

Columbia doesn’t really offer a fair deal. Their financial aid is nearly non existent for a veteran because they expect you to sue your GI Bill/Yellow Ribbon. Additionally, and this is the worst part about it, it doesn’t even cover the tuition. You’re still out of pocket about 12 grand. I’ve thought about not going and just applying to a state school, but part of me wants to just do it.

@ThatGuy87 dude, that’s a crap deal. There’s no undergrad name so prestigious that you should go into debt given the schools that’ll throw money at you. I know I’m not in your situation, but if a solid name on the diploma is what you want, do a top LAC or state school, then get the sexy name for grad school. Columbia is not worth losing money on the GI Bill

Agree, but I want into their film program. No doubt, I could save a fortune and go to USC but my instincts are telling me to go to NY.

I wonder what would happen if I applied to Eli Whitney next year. Is it unusual to have someone reapply?

It’s not that unusual. If you go back and check the Eli Whit 2015 or 2014 threads, you’ll see some familiar names