<p>SkyGirl,</p>
<p>Admissions is using this CB survey to anonymously collect data from applicants. Honestly, I think it's a waste of your time. As fencersmother suggests, if you have the desire to help out the CB (who does?), then go for it. If you decide not to participate, it will have no effect on your chances of admission.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks Justin and fencersmother.
I definitely wont participate thn. After the crazy Jan's SAT, I have lost all love for CB :).</p>
<p>A Lafayette alum contacted my school requesting that I have an interview with her. I was wondering what part interviews play in Lafayette admissions...informative or evaluative? Are many applicants asked to interview?</p>
<p>want2bIvy,</p>
<p>Alumni interviews are primarily informational...be sure to have some questions ready! With that said, you should also know that our alumni admissions representatives (AARs) are required to fill out short online impression questionnaires following each interview.</p>
<p>If your schedule permits, I would definitely agree to the interview. The information admissions officers gain from your AAR report will be read over, but it usually doesn't make or break any applicant.</p>
<p>Although I can't provide an exact percentage, yes, the majority of applicants who have not interviewed on campus will be offered an off campus alumni interview (provided there is an AAR in your area). Those who are not offered an alumni interview are, of course, not penalized in any way.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
</ul>
<p>Justin,
Since you know a lot about admissions, I thought I ask you this question, if u don't mind.
"By when should I get College Board to send my AP scores to the colleges I am applying? I self studied for all my APs and did not take AP classes. So I dont have AP classes to show in my transcripts and only can show the colleges my scores. But $15 per score report is really a lot for me. So I am short in cash. I already self reported my AP grades. Must I get CB to send in my official grades before admissions make their decisions?"</p>
<p>SkyGirl,</p>
<p>All colleges that I know of ask that all AP scores be sent directly from the College Board in order to receive course credit after you are admitted. Since AP scores are not required for admission to any college, you will not be contacted about sending official score reports just yet. If you self-reported them in the designated space on the Common Application under "Academic Honors," that is sufficient. As soon as you decide on a college, you will then have to spend the $15 to send the official score report.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
</ul>
<p>Justin,
Thanks for answering my question!</p>
<p>Dear Candyman,</p>
<p>Can You Please Update Your Description Of The Dorms? My Son Just Got Accepted Ed To Lafayette. He Is Athletic But Not A D 1 Player, Very Socalble, Likes Basketball And Working Out And Possibly Interested In A Business Economics Degree.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, Justin! The interview went very well; it was great to meet a alum, and I was able to gain more perspective on the experience Lafayette offers. I would reccomend an interview to those who are able to meet with an alum, or visit campus. It is a very comfortable, rather informal meeting, and I think that it will positively affect my prospects for Lafayette admission.</p>
<p>Wecome Debparent, I see the above was your first post!</p>
<p>I am sure Justin a/k/a Candyman will be along before too long to respond to your question -- or perhaps you will be able to find info on the dorms by doing a search of this forum. (See the search option on the blue bar above - you can limit the search to a particular forum if you do an "advanced search").</p>
<p>Congrats on your son's ED acceptance and I hope you will continue posting now that you have taken the plunge!</p>
<p>P.S. OK, I did a search of posts on the Lafayette forum using "dorm" and found this thread: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/lafayette-college/174072-dorm-selection-time.html?highlight=dorms%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/lafayette-college/174072-dorm-selection-time.html?highlight=dorms</a>
It may answer some of your questions.</p>
<p>Hi,
Our daughter graduated in 2005 with a degree in business/econ. This is a major that flushes out early, before you must declare at end of soph. year. And that is beacuse it is hard. She did very well - a natural with the program. Did not get it from me or my H. There are plenty of club sports for your son. Our D. played rugbee - could not believe it - balls are like hot potatoes to her. She had a great "career" at Laf. I am an alum. - long time ago. Let me know if you have any questions. By the way, dorms are all over the place - large, very small, you won't know what he will get. It will work no matter. Our daughter is completing a Masters at Columbia. Laf. prepared her quite well! Good luck!</p>
<p>Debparent,</p>
<p>I recently gave an informal residence hall tour to a member of the Class of 2012. Before the tour, I had typed up a quick "cheat sheet" with residence hall stats and my immediate impressions/highlights of each building. I'll paste the document here for the sake of convenience...if you would like me to elaborate on any point, please let me know. Also understand that it's extremely difficult to categorize a building beyond the hard statistics. I try my best, but it's possible that not all students would agree with my thoughts.</p>
<p>With that said...</p>
<ol>
<li> Watson Hall</li>
<li>64/130 first-year students, co-ed by floor</li>
<li>“Wellness” (substance-free) section: 14 first-year students</li>
<li>Library study space</li>
<li><p>Condition: nothing special, average rooms, walk-in closets, no A/C, no carpeting</p></li>
<li><p>Kirby House</p></li>
<li><p>12/69 first-year students, all-male (mainly varsity athletes)</p></li>
<li><p>Library study space, large lounge with TV</p></li>
<li><p>Location is ideal</p></li>
<li><p>Gilbert's Cafe on ground floor</p></li>
<li><p>Condition: well-maintained, HUGE rooms, HUGE walk-in closets, A/C, no carpeting</p></li>
<li><p>Easton Hall</p></li>
<li><p>50/105 first-year students, co-ed by room</p></li>
<li><p>One large restroom and one lounge/kitchen per floor</p></li>
<li><p>Near Marquis Dining Hall</p></li>
<li><p>Condition: last renovated in ‘02, average rooms, built-in closets, no A/C, no carpeting</p></li>
<li><p>Kamine Hall</p></li>
<li><p>90 first-year students, co-ed by room</p></li>
<li><p>Small lounges/kitchens on each floor</p></li>
<li><p>Removed from campus</p></li>
<li><p>Simon’s Caf</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Justin: is the laundry FREE in each dorm? That is so very cool, by the way!</p>
<p>fencersmother,</p>
<p>Yes, starting this year, the laundry is entirely FREE for students. No more rolls of quarters, no swipe cards, nothing! Well, of course, that $$$ is now simply tacked onto our room & board, but still...it's FREE!</p>
<p>On top of all this, they'll be replacing each and every washer and dryer over the summer with brand new machines. Now if that isn't reason enough to attend Lafayette, I don't know what is.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
</ul>
<p>Geez, Justin, now <em>I</em> want to go to Lafayette (but at Davidson, they do the students' laundry for them).</p>
<p>fencersmother,</p>
<p>Okay, now that's just a bit too lazy.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
</ul>
<p>""Delays are occurring when email is sent to Yahoo accounts. The problem is not unique to Lafayette. If possible, provide a different email address when emailing Admissions.""</p>
<p>I just saw this on Lafayette's website! Did they put it up recently? I provided a yahoo email on my app (:</p>
<p>SkyGirl,</p>
<p>For the sake of those unaware of the notice (which was posted two days ago):</p>
<p><<< Delays are occurring when email is sent to Yahoo accounts. The problem is not unique to Lafayette. If possible, provide a different email address when emailing Admissions. >>></p>
<p>If you provided the College with a Yahoo! address on your application, I wouldn't worry about it. Admissions will contact you by some other means (postal mail) if need be. If you don't have another account, you might consider creating a Gmail account.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
</ul>
<p>I was wondering whether you knew how many academic scholarships are awareded to each incoming class? The average grade point average and SAT scores of recipients are listed on the website, but the actual number of awards given is not mentioned...any info? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>want2bIvy,</p>
<p>As stated on the Lafayette website:</p>
<p><<< Each year, Marquis and Trustee Scholarships are awarded to approximately 15 percent of the entering class. >>></p>
<p>15 percent of the approximately 2,200 students we admit = 330 students receiving a scholarship.</p>
<p>The breakdown of Marquis to Trustee Scholarships varies significantly year to year, but I've heard admissions officers say they usually end up awarding twice the number of Trustee Scholarships as Marquis Scholarships.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
</ul>