<p>DD3 just received an invitation to visit Earlham at the school's expense. She hasn't actually received a letter of acceptance yet. Earlham is very appealing to her, so it will be great for her to visit. Has anyone else received such an invitation?</p>
<p>Cool! Did your D apply EA? Can you point to other factors that might make your D an especially attractive candidate?</p>
<p>Full disclosure: My D is in the process of applying, but hasn’t submitted the supplement yet.</p>
<p>Green, I really have no idea. Her stats are decent, but not remarkable. Perhaps it is geographic diversity? We met the admissions officer when he was out in Oregon for a college fair. My D liked what he said to her about the school and Earlham became one of only a very few she is applying to.</p>
<p>That is really great! I haven’t had an invitation like that, but now I’m hoping for one.</p>
<p>My son applied and was accepted last year, and then was invited to go there for a visit, Earlham to pay the air fare. He decided not to visit, had already visited the previous Spring and was pretty sure he was going elsewhere (see other posts by me on my being jealous of those whose kids were going to Earlham, when mine wasn’t). If your daughter has not visited and is serious about the school, I strongly recommend that she take them up on this offer. It really is a special place–there is a degree of engagement and sense of purpose at Earlham among the students and faculty that I think you will find is not matched at very many schools. We met students in unscripted situations who were really, really passionate about what they were doing. You really can’t understand it unless you visit and meet the people. And, the campus is really nice, the town is not bad, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks Nepop. DD3 is very interested in Earlham, so this will be great for her. I am wondering about why she received the offer to visit before receiving an acceptance. It seems unlikely they would spend the money to fly her there if she isn’t seen as a good candidate, so I am not too worried.</p>
<p>Earlham, more than most colleges IMO, really looks at the whole person. Of course academics are important, but they would also be looking for students who are passionate about something, engaged in their community, interested in service, intellectually curious – these are more than lip service with Earlham Admissions. Anything in your D’s application that spoke to those qualities would be attractive to them. </p>
<p>When is the visit? Let us know what she thinks.</p>
<p>I know a couple of people who got invitation.</p>
<p>Wow… This would great and I wonder how long we should wait for an invite to visit over making plans ourselves. We’re in NYC - a 12 hour drive as we cannot afford the airfare.</p>
<p>With the exception of Earlham, DD3’s top choices on her very short list of colleges are all within a two hour drive from our home. Earlham is 2500 hundred miles. Earlham is a contender, but there is no way she could choose it over her other good options without visiting. I suspect the school realizes this and further that it is difficult to visit from Oregon. We were still surprised by the offer. Maybe Earlham didn’t get many applicants from Oregon or Washington this year? She will visit during her spring break. I wish I could go, too!</p>
<p>My D just got her acceptance in the mail today (yay!), so we’ll definitely have to figure out how to get there on our own.</p>