Thank you for a response! I guess, we are staying with the school who offered us good merit and who really wants my kid.
It does not mean I will stop checking! ?
I got an email yesterday asking if I wanted to stay on the list. FYI I need lots of financial aid.
My daughter got an email yesterday saying the waitlist is closed, but they are inviting a few students to remain on an ‘extended wait list.’ Will the torture never end?! (I told her to forget it and focus on the school that admitted her with a fellowship and merit aid! But she seems to want to see how this plays out.) Scorpio40, I feel your pain!!
Scorpio40, I have a hunch that your son and my daughter are headed to the same college? (Hint: Is it outside Boston?)
Yes! We got the same letter! At this point, he just wants to go to a college where he committed…
He has not even replied to this letter! Did your daughter reply? Do you think our chances are higher now? I wonder how many kids are left on that extended waitlist?
We decided not to stay on the Extended Waiting list and move on! Good luck to everyone!
Actually, we decided to stay on the list! No matter how we look at it, Haverford is still his dream school! He was disappointed a bit that he was not admitted, but we are not ready to give up! We had a long conversation about it, but this school has everything he wants: strong science program and very good warm atmosphere…
it is just an excellent school!
so good luck to us all! Hope we hear some good news! Now that I know how much he wants this school, I am even wondering if it is a good idea to withdraw his application from the college we committed to (excellent college!) and apply next year if he does not get off the waitlist? Maybe then we can qualify for at least some Metit?
I’ve been observing this thread for a while, and I find it important to advise you not to withdraw that commitment, unless if your son is unquestionably “ride or die” for Haverford. Regardless, Haverford offers NO merit, full stop. It is unfortunate, and even Haverford doesn’t actually meet a family’s “full” demonstrated need when it comes to grants, only what they determine to be demonstrated need. But it’s important to note that schools like Haverford could be hit hard by this pandemic, what with demands for tuition refunds for this semester and next(?) semester. It isn’t out of the realm of possibility that Haverford cannot commit to meeting 100% of demonstrated need next year, should your son take a gap year and reapply. Also, depending on your demographics, admission off of even the extended waitlist is unreliable. I assume, since the college your son has committed to is somewhere outside of Boston, it is a similarly prestigious college/university. I would suggest taking the opportunity to attend that institution on a relatively more generous aid package than Haverford.
Many posters have already covered this on this thread. Haverford offers no merit, and you said you would not qualify for need based aid.
So, it seems you would be full pay…what does Haverford’s net price calculator give you as a COA estimate?
https://www.haverford.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator
Please do not pull the enrollment at the other school at this time.
I have to disagree. Haverford has been very upfront that they have zero plans to change their aid formula or stop meeting full need. They also have announced plans to have in-person classes for fall, so I don’t think there will be any more melt than usual.
Edited to add- but yes, they never offer merit to anyone. At all. Ever. Only grants, and you can guess your child’s based off of their net price calculator.