@Jcara514 Our mail came at 3:00 and we did not get anything either.
@ididagoodjob I donāt think going guarantees acceptance but I would think not going especially when you live in the state could be a strike against you.
This is one of the reasons why I dislike the whole chance me, stats thing. I donāt have a document ready to cut and paste at any moment to measure up or be measured up to someone else. It causes comparisons and it does not tell the entire story.
@rphmom8 - CONGRATULATIONS!!! A blessing!!
Son received the acceptance packet today.
31 ACT, 97 avg. decent ECās (sports especially). No merit aid unfortunately. He received a $25k per year merit award from Trinity, so that is looking rather appealing.
CONGRATULATIONS!
I feel for you. It makes no sense, to me at least, that someone from the 130 shortlisted finalists for the Marquis Awards would not even be offered admission. It is only mandatory to be invited as a finalist, and to attend the Dynamic Assessment, to be eligible for the āFellowshipā. For all the other Marquis awards, everyone is eligible, including those not even invited for the Marquis Dynamic Assessment. Letās just hope the issue is with the mail, and you shall get your package tomorrow.
Anyone in Florida get a package? I just moved so maybe my mail is screwed up. Although I also probably got rejected lol. Do waitlisted people get mail
Saying a prayer for those of us that didnāt get a decision yesterday. Hoping that today will be a good day ???.
Ugh. Looking bad for DS. Nothing on informed delivery, not even an item with no image. So sad as this was his #1 choice and his stats are well above the average.
DS accepted. Received package yesterday (SW PA). No merit money at all. He has many other options, most with generous merit aid (in fact, Lafayette is the only acceptance that hasnāt included merit). So weāll sadly have to pass.
For those who are curious, he has a 4.0 gpa, 1430 SAT, many APās/Honors, good EC. We are still waiting to hear from 3 more colleges this week. We will be so glad when this process is over. The COVID-19 challenges have made an already anxious time even more anxious! Peace to everyone in the midst of this.
@four4college Same here. No package yesterday. Stats well above average. In line with some or most acceptances. Sometimes itās just a mystery.
Same here - no package - stats well above average. Nothing on informed delivery here today.
I guess we will have to wait until 4:00 today to find out for sure but Iām not optimistic. I really wish they just posted it on the portal like most other schools and then sent out the mailer. Such a hard wait if you didnāt get what you were hoping for.
DD didnāt get anything yesterday either. Stats above average, lots of leadership, volunteer experiences, ECās, already accepted to Case Western, American, and Fordham. And she is a legacy! (I went to LafayetteāMom). Iām worriedā¦
TBH, i wanted to post on their IG page last night that they should rethink how they are notifying their prospective students. But then I thought better of it because I didnāt want to give my kid a reputation for having the problem mother. This is the first of our 11 decisions so far that everyone did not get notified at the same time (outside of ED, EA & special programs) and itās stressful during an already stressful time. Iām not sure if this is how they do it every year.
I just dont get why they couldnāt put it on the portal if decisions were final. it puts much unneeded stress to send out letters first
for future applicants:
Accepted! I was hoping for at least a partial scholarship but did not get one 
Majors: international affairs and mathematics-economics
SAT: 1560
GPA: 4.988 (weighted), I donāt know unweighted
subject tests: us history (800), math 2 (790), world history (770)
no class rank
junior year AP: art history (5), lang (5), physics 1 (4), us history (5)
senior year AP: calc bc, us gov, English lit, Spanish language and culture, macro
Female, white
extracurriculars: model un president for two years with five awards, debate captain, internship on a statewide campaign, concert choir/a capella, rector or a large retreat at my school, political columnist in my school newspaper, volunteering at a home for lower-income seniors, founder/president of my schoolās jsa chapter, other less important commitments, secretary of a statewide political organization (NJ)
awards: first place amc 10 and amc 12, gold medalist national Spanish exam (2x), various model un awards, scholarship finalist for my school, brandeis book award, multiple honor societies, guest speaker at a teen leadership camp
common app essay: about how my personal experiences changed my view of politics/religion. itās definitely good but not the best thing Iāve written
Accepted: UVM, Pitt, American, Colby, Georgetown, Conn College, Lafayette
Waitlisted: Bowdoin, Bates, Amherst, Swarthmore, Middlebury
Deferred: Dartmouth
Rejected: None
DD Accepted - nothing showed up on informed delivery today! NY State, hour north of NYC!
SAT 1380, GPA 4.0, tons of extracurriculars
Just curious if those of you who were not given any FA or Merit were invited to or in attendance at the Marquis Assessment Experience?
I think they should have just put decisions in the portal on Friday when they mailed decisions. Why subject students and their families to unnecessary angst. I am so over this process. For those of you who donāt get the news you want , just remember that there are lots of great schools out there. Your student will get into one of them and will do well.