<p>got the snail mail acceptance letter today… the envelope/packaging was adorable! and the personalization is always a nice touch.</p>
<p>I received my packet today, does any one know the maximum amount they award for the President’s Scholarship? I was a bit disappointed with it.</p>
<p>From the Trinity website:
MURCHISON, TRUSTEES’, PRESIDENT’S & DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIPS ($4,000 - $17,000):</p>
<p>Anyone have an opinion on Trinity for Communications, particularly someone wanting to pursue Public Relations and possibly minor in Spanish?</p>
<p>Thanks Silverado, guess I didn’t do too poorly then…</p>
<p>My son is in the misdst of awaiting reply from Trinity . Mainly interested in a smaler school engineering program that is interactive, project based , not just test and lecture theory? Any one on this post familiar with this aspect of Trinity.</p>
<p>Also if there is support for students with learning dif’s? Tutoring, note takers etc?</p>
<p>We are Calif residents so are comparing it with Cal poly SL and pomona and UC’s</p>
<p>as well as some NE colleges. RIT, Lafayette etc</p>
<p>Looks like there is also plenty of outdoor rec options for non team sports palyers?</p>
<p>Are their non drinking substance dorms? </p>
<p>Thanks anyone</p>
<p>Accepted this week, Dean’s scholarship. </p>
<p>I am very interested in the Physics/Engineering double major. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Congrats to all, I was thrilled to be accepted.</p>
<p>I was deferred EA. As I’m on a gap year and can’t really update Trinity with my new grades or anything like that, I assume it’s because the adcom didn’t want to make a big financial commitment to an international so early in the application cycle. (Or they genuinely don’t know if they want to accept me or not for some other, non-monetary reason.)</p>
<p>My school has had several EA admits in previous years, but my counselor said that all of us have been deferred this time around. This leads me to believe that Trinity’s either getting more stringent with its financial aid or simply harder to get into–and with an acceptance rate of 29% for internationals (probably lower for internationals seeking aid), it was already hard enough!</p>
<p>Congratulations to those of you who have already been accepted :)</p>
<p>I was deferred EA and so was my friend and we’re both international students. Ghostt, Now i see a correlation. I was kind of mad because kids at my school with lower stats got in. But i guess Trinity and I are just not meant to be</p>
<p>I believe the 29% acceptance rate for internationals was from the class of 2012 or 2013 (not sure). It’s bound to have decreased by now, I’d say ~26-27%. I’m an international student and the first from my school to apply to Trinity (primarily because it’s kind of unknown in rankings-obsessed India). Trinity is a great school so I guess it’s their loss. Anyway, I was accepted EA and was awarded an International Student Scholarship of 25,000$ per year, renewable for four years. I don’t really know if Trinity considers fit to be a major factor in its admissions decisions but I’d say gaining admission has become tougher. You guys shouldn’t lose hope, I’m sure you are great applicants and will get into schools of your choice.</p>
<p>Congratulations, coolblaze! If you don’t mind me asking, did you apply for need-based aid as well, or is that scholarship all the aid you’ll be receiving? (As I understand it, the ISS is merit-based, correct?)</p>
<p>da1ndonlylinda, getting deferred is certainly not the same as getting rejected. You may not be done with Trinity quite yet :)</p>
<p>Yeah I applied for need-based aid. On the ISFAA I mentioned that my parents could pay 20,000$ a year though my EFC is a bit lower than that. I haven’t received a financial aid award letter so I guess that’s all I’ll be getting. I’m not complaining though. And yes in my letter of acceptance, they say that I have been awarded the scholarship ‘in recognition of your academic achievements.’ It’s a nice feeling :)</p>
<p>Okay, thanks for the info! Again, congratulations :)</p>
<p>Have not visited yet, but hope to soon. As a big CTCL fan, I have asked the “Is there something I am failing to take into account?” question about Trinity to myself many times.</p>
<p>I think that being listed on the back page of US News as a “regional” college is the answer. Am suspecting that there are quite a few condemned to that odd category that do not get the visibility of the Best LAC list, that are undiscovered gems. It will not be undiscovered much longer though, because Trinity does seem to have begun a very serious effort to get their name out.</p>
<p>When I mention this college to others, they do assume a Texas “backwardness”, and I understand that. I saw grown men in both AZ and TX wearing cowboy hats to the grocery store. But the big cities everywhere are more cosmopolitan. </p>
<p>Plus maybe Trinity’s website could use a bit of bulking up. It does not seem as though many events, like speakers, etc, are trumpeted. It is easy to navigate but lacks thoroughness.</p>
<p>When we lived in Houston we found an amazing amount of anti-California feeling, but it was among our 40-70 year-old neighbors. I am thinking/hoping it will not be that way among younger people in a college setting. We will see when we visit on Accepted Day.</p>
<p>Sorry, I tried to edit my post and it got deleted. Thanks so much for the quick and perceptive response. For those who missed my prior post, I basically posted a love letter about Trinity. It just seems like such a great school, with everything anyone who believes in the importance of a liberal arts education (a la Colleges that Change Lives) could want, in a great setting, with tremendous resources. I wondered why this wasn’t at the top of the list for many of my student’s classmates here on the West Coast, and noted the bias against Texas here. Hence the post before this, which sounds like a good explanation to me. Thanks again.</p>
<p>Lucky you tealeaves, I have a copy of your post that I just sent out via email (have had the same thing happen on CC):</p>
<p>Today, 09:11 AM #53
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<p>Join Date: Dec 2010
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<p>If I could return to a more general topic (best of luck to everyone waiting): we visited Trinity. Wow–I tried to keep somewhat of a poker face for my student, but inside I was jumping up and down. I went back to “Colleges that Change Lives” to make sure Trinity wasn’t listed. Small class sizes, great faculty dedicated to teaching, great liberal arts (and sciences) orientation with concern for individual growth and development, a student body that appeared engaged, happy, and friendly. Add to that a killer location, 10 minutes from the airport, 10 minutes from San Antonio, but on its own sprawling campus, with hills and trees and lots of immaculate brick buildings, a tower, sculptures and fountains. Step inside some of those buildings and the facilities are tremendous. Great dorms, and a real residential community, grouped together for both freshman and sophomore years. Good weather. I am thrilled my student was accepted here. It seems like a no-brainer. Is there something I am failing to take into account? The school is not known here in California, in fact there seems to be a bias against Texas here, which I do not share. Other than having to take a plane to school, I can’t find a thing not to love. Why is this such a secret?</p>
<p>Possibly due to the fact that CA has quite a few quality UC and State schools that are just as well regarded academically - if not more so - that cost 50% less? Top shelf CA students who can get in UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, etc - not to mention the elite privates - really do not have many reasons to pursue schools outside the state, especially if COA is an over-riding factor.</p>
<p>With all that said, it sounds like Trinity is a great school.</p>
<p>To those above, funny you should mention CTCL and Cali. D applied/was accepted to 2 CTCL schools, Trinity is in the same athletic conference as 7 others of them, and she was accepted at three LACs in Cali (Scripps, CMC and Oxy). Trinity is a wonderful school! In less than three months it will be over! Where did the four years go?!</p>
<p>It was actually the first school she applied to, I believe, and after 14 acceptances she wound up at TU.</p>
<p>Congrats to all those accepted!</p>
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<p>Perhaps not, but for my daughter, she’s worried it might be too small (about the same size as her high school). She and my wife toured informally last year before acceptance. I haven’t visited yet but will on March 5th when daughter will have 2nd look. </p>
<p>TCU has jumped to #1 for her ahead of Trinity because:
- The size “feels right” to her. It’s a very nice campus, about 8,000 undergrads…
- They placed her into the honors program (not sure why/how exactly, as didn’t apply, but it’s exiting and the newly renovated Honors Dorm is impressive)
- TCU is more generous on the AP credits
- Ft. Worth was more interesting and vibrant than we’d though before visiting.
- Football and other sports. Before you scoff, she has really enjoyed attending fb games during high school and hanging out with friends at the games and getting into the school spirit. She doesn’t even know the rules of football, so it’s completely a social thing for her. TCU is brimming with this same energy and she wonders if she’ll miss it at Trinity.</p>
<p>That said, Trinity is indeed a very impressive college and won’t be dismissed without very careful consideration. At present, it sits #2 in daughters mind, but she has yet to visit a school that didn’t get an immediate “visit bump” and renewed interest.</p>
<p>Someone said that TU isn’t considered with the LAC’s in the rankings because of its University status, but U. Richmond and Denison U are.? Although Denison doesn’t have a grad program,really. Then someone else said that U. Richmond separated out its grad program on purpose to qualify for the rankings for higher visibility. Maybe TU should think about doing this. Our son is telling everyone around town that he’s going to TU, but we want him to check it out (3rd time now) on March 5. I bet he’ll return with a TU tee shirt!</p>
<p>These classifications are beyond me. Big, Medium and Small are all you need.</p>
<p>I meant to say “Regional University” ranking in my previous post, not regional college list, which is different (again).</p>
<p>Trinity is #1 for the west, though the top 5 are probably comparable.</p>
<p>silverado: Trinity has an honors program?</p>