<p>Thanks Dramacratic. 
Sounds like the accepted students day was helpful.</p>
<p>This might be a blessing in disguise. When I went to Skidmore, I felt that the classes there were easier than my high school classes and it was just a major party school with rich kids who had lots of money to spend on pot. Your daughter will be fine going elsewhere.</p>
<p>Whoaaaa⊠âwhatchyou talkinâ about Willis?â/skipshot?</p>
<p>Looks like skipshot went to Skidmore quite a while ago if her year of birth is truly 1961. I think the school has most likely evolved since the late 70âs, like most schools in the country. However, further insight would be helpful.</p>
<p>Oh, you all. Donât be so sorry. Not going to Skidmore is a better thing. Really. Your kids will be better off. Really. Donât let them go to Skidmore!</p>
<p>I havcenât read this whole thread, not enough time, but I think that a lot of why people are put on the waitlist may have to do with finances. Although the school has a lot of money for other things, their endowment for financial aid isnât very high. I am on the waitlist and one of my friends from school got in and she ahs pretty much the same stats and looks basically the same as me on paper, but her family doesnât need financial aid and mine needs a lot.
Also, just so everyone knows, I just called the admissions office to ask when the waitlisted kids will be notified about their acceptance/rejection and they said as of now it looks like they may not even use the waitlist because they are overenrolled, but weâll be getting letters soon either way.</p>
<p>Yeah, chocolate, I just was told to day that they are not going to use the waitlist as well.
Itâs a bit disappointing, but after reading this thread Iâm starting to feel better about it.</p>
<p>Skidmore is not going to the WL, but chocolate is right. Skidmore has officially announced need aware status and according to the Princeton Review, the 2009 fin aid rate was 50% and thatâs dropped to 40% this year. 40% sounds kind of high but itâs actually extremely low, most schools are around 65%-85% getting financial aid. and when you think of the cost of 54k a year, the majority of families need financial aid. It appears they want to be able to meet âfull needâ but at the same time they are sacrificing plenty of students to do so. I would guess theyâre willing to give financial aid if you are on the extreme high end of the class or are a minority or some other kind of hook, but not for most others. Soooooo if you seem to be an applicant who was pretty comfortably in the middle range for Skidmore and you got WL and you needed financial aid, that might be why.</p>
<p>Full-time freshman enrollment: 664
Number who applied for need-based aid: 333
Number who were judged to have need: 267
Number who were offered aid: 267
Number who had full need met: 267
Average percent of need met: 100%
Average financial aid package: $33,515
Average need-based loan: $2,501
Average need-based scholarship or grant award: $30,546
Average non-need based aid: $10,000
Average indebtedness at graduation: Not reported</p>