<p>carmondd - My son’s applicaton just moved to Step 3 this morning. Under Second Reader, it now says:</p>
<p>The admission counselor for your territory has completed his/her review. Your application is now in the hands of one of our senior second readers.</p>
<p>I’ve been accepted as an athletic recruit RD, so if there any athletes in the pool, you should be hearing back soon.</p>
<p>Best of luck to all of you! I’m sure you’ll all be fine.</p>
<p>“Second Reader
The admission counselor for your territory has completed his/her review. Your application is now in the hands of one of our senior second readers.”</p>
<p>I’m so nervous. D:</p>
<p>I’ve been away for a week - in sunny Florida! Just to confirm some recent posts. </p>
<p>Yes, we do make decisions without the mid-year report, but we will need to see a mid-year report at some point. Usually the mid-year report is used to confirm our initial decision or, in rare circumstances, raise a red flag about a student that we felt was otherwise admissible.</p>
<p>The speed at which your application is read has no bearing on your decision. We sometimes have to read certain applications earlier than others b/c one student may be applying for a combined admissions program or some other type of program.</p>
<p>Rschoeplein… It is not necessary to give your application reviewer a call. We provide that information so that you can contact the correct individual if need be. At times a student will have a question about a missing document, will need to make a correction, or provide us with an update. We felt that having that contact information readily available might make some students more comfortable contacting us with questions when they arise.</p>
<p>Good to be back - happy to answer any questions any of you have!</p>
<p>Do you guys still want Family Recs or is it too late for that? Was unaware of the opportunity til a couple days ago.</p>
<p>We will still accept family letters of recommendation, though we are currently in the midst of application review. I recommend that you send whatever it is you would like to be included in your file as soon as possible.</p>
<p>Also, just clear up some misinformation - with the exception of a select few students that have been chosen as finalists for a very competitive combined admission program, no students have been notified of official admission to the University of Rochester as of yet. Because the process of shaping a freshman class requires a lot of tweaking after initial decisions have been made, we have to reserve the right to change an admissions decision until we send an official letter. So, unless a student has recieved an official letter of admission, he/she has not been admitted.</p>
<p>I hope that this makes sense, and I am, as always, more than happy to answer questions.</p>
<p>MConklin - thanks for the reply. I think it’s great that you are on here to help us all along.
Regards.</p>
<p>S is on step 4.
Does Rochester have athletic recruiting. My understanding was they did not because of their Division Three status.</p>
<p>Rochester (and all D3 schools) can recruit, but can’t offer athletic scholarships.</p>
<p>Mine’s in the 1st reader’s hands…</p>
<p>When do they release decisions?</p>
<p>All decisions will be MAILED to applicants and will arrive no later than April 1.</p>
<p>A very few students (those who are applying to combined degree programs and those who will be interviewed for the Renaissance Scholarships) will hear earlier.</p>
<p>In the past acceptances have been mailed out in several waves, some of which began to arrive in mid to late March.</p>
<p>also, did anyone here get an email from rochester askin you to fill out a survey so that you can see some of the potential scholarships that you could recieve upon acceptance?</p>
<p>Yes, my D got that email, it was helpful to know all the scholarships that are available!</p>
<p>Hi MCkonklin, I am an applicant from China. I received the email containing my login link around 3rd, Jan. When I logged in, I realized that an interview is “highly recommended”. But it’s too late because the interview request has been closed before I even got the email. I tried to email the admission office but I haven’t heard back. I completely understand that it will take a while but I am thinking if I should give them a call ( a call is more direct than emails I guess…) to request an interview. My application is viewed by the first viewer right now, is it too late? What’s the best I can do for now? —Thank you very much</p>
<p>Mine says it’s in committee review. I called them and they said it will stay in that until they mail decisions out…so everyone be prepared wait.</p>
<p>Grachlt… Calling is always the best way to get through to someone. Our priority is to respond to e-mails in a timely matter, so if you have no heard, I think it is best to follow up with a phone call. </p>
<p>That being said, it is getting late to interview. Though we may not at this point be able to accomodate another interview, I think it is worth requesting an interview.</p>
<p>I just want to mention that U of Rochester’s application status web site is the best one out of all the other colleges that my S applied.</p>
<p>my app is still on step 3 and its been like that for like ovr 2 weeks, should i be worried…</p>
<p>carmondd… nope. There are just a lot of applications that go through committee!</p>
<p>I second keylimepie’s comment. I really like the transparency of the application status website.
Regarding what margolma says, does it mean that even if my status says I am in committee review, a decision could have been made already?</p>