<p>I guess that might affect it…
I have a feeling I’m going to be waiting a bit longer than I would have liked
I don’t see why they can’t just email and get it over with</p>
<p>I should have been more clear… </p>
<p>If CBH has had a late interviewer, perhaps UFE has had one (or two) also.</p>
<p>ohhh gotcha</p>
<p>So, I had a scary morning…my mom comes up to my room and says “it’s a skinny envelope” from Bama…I brace myself, open it…and it’s a personal letter from Dr. Halli…I mean, it was nice of him to send but it scared the crap out of me!!!</p>
<p>I gotta think this double finalist thing with UFE/CBH is a bad idea if you are looking at raising the yield of top students. UA is essentially feeding on it’s own. I understand that there are some students who can handle it and look forward to the challenge, but wouldn’t they get a higher number of high performing students if each program was exclusive of the other? I would think that if you were the last one not accepted to either program, you are still an extremely strong student and would be an assett to UA. However, I bet they lose the overwhelming majority of those last few finalist in both programs in order to let some student double book. Unfortunately, they turn off the very students they would like to attend.</p>
<p>^^^You make a very good point that UA should consider the implications of allowing students to participate in both programs. I personally see no problem in allowing students to interview for both, but maybe they should have to choose which program they like better.</p>
<p>DS got that Dr. Halli letter too - while it was nice - very nice - nothing earth-shattering. Was hoping against hope that it was DS being pulled off the CBH reserve list.</p>
<p>D got a letter from Dr. Halli yesterday also; we were both so pleased by how personal it was. She is so ready to be in Tuscaloosa :)</p>
<p>saw on facebook that one fellow got her letter today…she’s from Alabama, so it should be soon for most of us!!!</p>
<p>i agree with my3tuitions. the double dipping is kind of silly. sure, i guess kids can shoot for both, but, really, i think it would be better if kids were in one or the other … not both.</p>
<p>share the wealth a little!!</p>
<p>MikeWozowski, many of the current freshman students in CBH also apply to Fellows (including my son and his friends), but only a few were selected to interview for both programs last February.</p>
<p>:( no recent honors day invite mentioned above, no dr halli letter and no word on cbhp reserve pool (although woudnt expect to hear anything on that for a while anyway) </p>
<p>re the double app… uab lets you apply to multiple programs but you can only be in one.</p>
<p>definitely agree that limiting prospects to one of the two, (Fellows or CBHP) would make the final decision much easier for more people, esp. considering most are probably weighing UA against another equally prestigious opportunity or two! The lack of invite to either has DS wavering, though little things like the Dr. Halli letter seem to help.</p>
<p>same here al34. he has research opportunities/programs at other schools and that is a huge criteria for his choice. he made semi for fellows but no finalist interview, and reserve pool for cbhp but if they dont let them know before decision date, he will go into the decision with what is on the table and definite</p>
<p>What was the Dr. Halli letter about? I don’t think he sends the final UFE invites; I think those come from Dr. Morgan. </p>
<p>The lack of honors day invites is odd since there is no rhyme or reason as to why some got and some didn’t. Seems like one odd data-base of addresses was used, without knowing that the database was incomplete.</p>
<p>As for the few that are in both UFE and CBH…yes, it is a few…not a big number. I don’t think the school wants to limit those few to choosing just one because they are such vastly different programs. And, some kids are well suited for both. </p>
<p>It is understandable that CBH has to limit its number of students because it involves class time. However, there is no reason why UFE has to limit its number to 40 kids. If there are 5 kids in both UFE and CBH this incoming class, then there is NO reason why UFE couldn’t choose 45 kids (so that no one is negatively affected by the double-choice). I’m not saying that they need to open UFE to - say - 75 kids, but there is no reason that 45-50 kids can’t be in UFE…it’s essentially a service program.</p>
<p>didnt rocket say they said something about no definite set number for ufe?</p>
<p>here it is (by rocket) so i guess there could be more than or less than 40</p>
<p>"They also made a point that there weren’t a number of spots to fill. They would take however many kids would fit well into the program</p>
<p>EVERYONE was soooo talented…it was overwhelming "</p>
<p>My D’s letter talked about the two majors she is interested in, and the study abroad opportunities that tie into what she talked about with the department advisor. He mentioned that both he and his wife teach at Alabama at Oxford (and about both classes) along with talking about Dr. Mendle in the history department. He also mentioned a graduate scholarship specific to her current career plans. </p>
<p>The thing that got me, is that it was so personal. There was info in there that really could only have come from her meeting with the history dept. faculty member. It wasn’t a form letter generated by: IHP + UHP + History + Anthropology.</p>
<p>i can see where that type of letter would help a waivering student!! personal touches are great. oh well!</p>
<p>DSs was similarly personal, if there was some element of plugging into a form letter it didn’t show. He discussed the Engineering Dept. and specific course offerings, some of which were outside his field but then said "although this is not in your direct area of interest it is a WONDERFUL course which you would really enjoy. Then went onto discuss a course Dean Sharpe has created in DSs specific field, and where some in his field have gone on to post-grad.</p>
<p>Was nice to get it definitely, but as parent56 above, if nothing has changed come decision time he is going to have to choose between the concrete offerings at hand, not the slight chance that he’ll get into CBHP later.</p>
<p>So, are these Dr. Halli letters for students who went to UFE or CBHP weekend? If they are personalized, it makes sense that they all couldn’t get sent out at the same time.</p>
<p>Also, glad to hear that UFE isn’t going to restrict to a certain number. That takes away the problem of student being in both CBH and UFE.</p>