<p>…bump…</p>
<p>Anyone receive letters since the first batch in late December?</p>
<p>Nope…still waiting. (I applied to Dean’s Scholars Honors.) I guess it might be because I’m just out of top 1%?</p>
<p>My D who applied to DS hasn’t heard anything yet. We are OOS. She did get message on her status check in November that she was a leading applicant…admitted. Still waiting and best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Has anyone received a decision?</p>
<p>Does anyone know if Dean’s Scholars will notify by February 15, or is that date just for regular admissions notifications?</p>
<p>I’m hoping to know something soon so I can make some decisions.</p>
<p>Spoke with GC today and she spoke with DS today and they reported that the committee would be making the rest of their decisions this week and early next, with decisions being mailed late next week.</p>
<p>Excellent. Thanks for sharing. Now things are moving! Yes !!! Just want to know.</p>
<p>@collegeshopping: I am thinking the only notification will be by mail. Is that correct, or does it show up on Status Check?</p>
<p>^ true, eaglemom10. Now, more than a month after the letter from DS was issued, my senior’s status check still says something vague like, “everything received–under review.”</p>
<p>All I know for sure is that her Plan II acceptance came by mail, and as of today, on her choice of majors it says “Plan II-Interested”. In her packet from Plan II it said that will not update either and to not worry…lol.</p>
<p>Not much longer now. Wonder if they send out denial letters at the same time?</p>
<p>I was wondering the same thing eaglemom. I’d hate to get a supposed acceptance letter only to discover it was a rejection letter. If I knew for sure they were both being sent at the same time, I’d just hold my breath and hope for the best!</p>
<p>My situation:
I was accepted both to UT natural science honors and to Stanford university. I decided to go to Stanford. However, my mom will not let me commit to Stanford or reject UT. She’s a fan of indecision. I want to email the Dean’s Scholars people to tell them I will not be attending UT so that someone else can get in in my place.</p>
<p>** My Question:**
If I email the Dean’s Scholars people and tell them I will not be attending UT, will this free up a spot for someone else to be accepted to Dean’s Scholars??
PLEASE HELP!!</p>
<p>btw if you’re interested about the profile of accepted Dean’s Scholars students, here are my stats:
Rank: 10/761 at time of application
SAT: 2400 (one sitting)
AP: 5 (World History, US history, English, Bio), 4 (French)
senior classes: Chem AP, Calc BC, Stats AP, Band, Gov/Eco AP, English AP, Physics.
EC: leadership positions in band and clubs, took a summer microbiology class.
Awards: national merit scholar, “outstanding” in various sciences, honor roll. region band, area band. nothing big.</p>
<p>Short answer: Maybe.</p>
<p>Based on status reports being made here, it sounds like they are still reviewing applications and making decisions. If that’s true, then your “no” might free up a spot they could extend to others. If they’re done, it’s doubtful your reply will have an impact. Schools make more offers than they can ever accommodate because they expect some students will turn them down; they are simply trying to protect their “yield,” the total number that say “yes” in the end.</p>
<p>Congrats on both acceptances! And wow…what a hard decision! DS has so much to offer that it is definitely competitive with any elite college. Did you participate in the recent DS open house day? Have you visited Stanford? There are a lot of pros and cons to each. I’m sure your mom is very proud of you. As a mom, the only caution I’d add is, don’t do anything without her being on board unless you are 18 and you–not your mom or other family–are bearing 100% responsibility for funding your college years. This is my second senior to go through the process, so I’ve been on CC for a while, and I have read some very sad stories borne of family misunderstanding.</p>
<p>LNSebastian, are you trying to force your mom’s hand? I think, as TXArtemis explains, that it is a rough process in that there is no way of knowing exactly how many kids are going to accept the DS offer, though there may be some statistical methods they use for estimates. So informing them of the decision early may not have any effect.</p>
<p>Have you received a financial aid offer from Stanford? To me, it sounds like your mom may be waiting for the financial aid package. Stanford is known for giving fairly generous financial aid, but maybe she wants to be sure. Of course, if you do not need financial aid, or already received a generous offer, then I am way off, so you should ignore this. I just know that if my son someday receives acceptances from highly expensive institutions of higher education, no final decisions will be made until financial aid offers are received.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice, everyone. my mom has already decided to let me go to Stanford, the problem is that she won’t let me commit yet. We already have our financial aid offer (i.e.: none :() and I went to the Honors Colloquium and visited Stanford. You made a good point that UT is already considering that some people won’t accept their offer. It’s probably unlikely that one person’s response will change the number of people accepted. I guess I’ll just remind my mom that they send out final decisions on Feb 15 and maybe she’ll change her mind… :/</p>
<p>LNSebastian,</p>
<p>they actually have some sort of waitlist for DS; my roommate got off it really late, so the answer to your question is yes.
grats on Stanford!</p>
<p>Still nothing here. Anyone else heard anything?</p>
<p>And LN, as someone who really wants in, I would greatly appreciate it if those not accepting the DS invite would let the college know. Just one more chance for me to get in. Congrats on your Stanford acceptance.</p>
<p>My daughter is still waiting also. But I bet if we were giving a medal away for Mailbox checking…I’d be in the running!!</p>
<p>I got into honors via email today at 5 PM.</p>
<p>They said they were emailing first and then sending a letter in the next few days.</p>