I have many options though. LSU is a top choice however. Also, my family is moving to Florida this summer so they want me to figure this out soon.
Just a thought, but I was reading a thread from last year and a lot of applicants who waiting as long as we have said they pulled back their application from LSU and committed to a different college. It seemed like most of those who continued waiting got in. I’m really not sure, but maybe this is their way of seeing who is serious about attending LSU and deciding who to admit from that bunch. It’s probably not true, but it’s my desperate attempt at trying to understand their process.
Wondering if they are waiting to see if applicants who were accepted months ago decline their acceptances (if they decide to go to a different school). They will then offer those spots to applicants who have not heard yet.
Just a thought…sort of like a waitlist without really waitlisting you.
Wow…While waiting to hear about $$ from LSU, my S got in to UNC Wilmington…They take like NO ONE from OOS…LOL
@Lacole03 That makes more sense!
@basilwat
My D got into UNCW as well. Sometime ago. It was actually one of the first she heard back from. We are OOS too.
I read they take about 15% OOS only.
@Lacole03 I love it there…my aunt and uncle live there…
I was told 90% will hear back by end of March.
@Schubby1 The end of March? Hopefully this long wait is worth it. I won’t be able to justify it if it isn’t.
I might call to ask for sure.
You should call and make them answer you.
LSU posted financial aid on my Ds portal.
Received VERY little ?
Disappointed. I heard they were fairly generous.
I received an email that said: Take the first step in maximizing your financial aid by submitting the 2020-2021 FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
All FAFSA applications must be submitted by March 15, 2020 in order to complete your Comprehensive Aid Packet, which will be mailed to you in early April.
Yep…did our FAFSA sometime ago. I confirmed with her financial aid person today that what she got is all that will be awarded unless she applied for scholarships. We were directed to a site for that and will pursue that.
Just a heads-up I heard LSU has received over 26,000 applicants this year, so things are moving very slowly because there are so many; I’ve heard about 2 weeks behind. We were told financial aid would be in the mail at the end of Feb, but not sure if that happened as we have not received it yet. Also wanted to throw out I’ve seen this in the news a lot and may give some insight on min requirements for students: “LSU’s incoming freshmen must have a 3.0 high school GPA or a 25 ACT college entrance exam score, with up to 4% of the enrolling class allowed exceptions.” I would guess the exceptions would be utilized for those with specific athletic or artistic talents that would be used at LSU. Sounds like LSU has to stay within these rules or they will have major money withheld. Here’s one article: https://www.lsureveille.com/news/report-louisiana-board-of-regents-toughens-college-admissions-standards/article_052b9590-536f-11ea-b58a-1f0eed05f738.html
Guess I am not getting accepted.
@2020Mommy That explains the delay. I feel like all of the remaining applicants have similar GPAs and SAT/ACT scores, so picking who to accept has gotten 10 times harder for LSU since they have restrictions now. It kind of sucks that it’s happening in the middle of admissions since it puts a lot of us in a tough spot with deadlines. Hopefully everything gets sorted out soon.
It’s weird. I thought LSU was holistic.
Holistic yes, but they still need applicants to meet a baseline GPA/ACT/SAT.
After that, they will look at the remaining parts of your application holistically in conjunction with baseline # expectations.
Don’t lose hope. I know students whose stats are well within the common data set’s range I posted above who haven’t heard back yet. If you google, “LSU common data set,” you can go to LSU’s site and see the stats of students who were admitted last year. While a 23 or lower on the ACT might put you in the 25% range for accepted students, admission reps will still look at your full application, holistically. LSU doesn’t have a cutoff when it comes to admissions. Also, don’t get stressed about it taking so long. While having more applicants is fantastic for LSU, it means that it will take admissions a bit more time to go through applications. If you haven’t yet, send a letter of continued interest to your admission rep. or tour campus if you can. This will show demonstrated interest. Be wise and evaluate your other options, but don’t give up hope.