<p>Tell her to find a copy of Jay Mathews "Harvard Schmarvard", he talks about 2nd semester admissions, as well as gap years, etc., it may shed some light and clarify her thinking.</p>
<p>I would ask to meet/speak with admissions to find out what they offer (other than just orientation) to ease the social adjustment concerns. For example, if the student was assured that she would room with a suite of other late arrivers, that could make a difference.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help and suggestions! I spoke with her again today and found out some new information:</p>
<p>-She has until May 1 to make up her mind, so the ED part of her app essentially "disappeared."</p>
<p>-She called and spoke to the director of admissions, who told her that it worked out this way because her grades and gpa just were not where they needed to be, but they really wanted her at their school so they decided to do Jan. admission.</p>
<p>-She's actually feeling much better about the decision today, and is seriously contemplating spending the semester abroad. </p>
<p>Once again, thanks for all of the advice. I think this may work out for the best, and now that she's had some time to recover, she's beginning to see things in a positive light.</p>
<p>Thanks!
Lauren :)</p>
<p>Carolyn-</p>
<p>Apparently they chose not to defer her because they knew she wouldn't have been accepted RD. This was the only way they could let her in without breaking their standards, if you know what I mean.</p>
<p>Lauren,
Thanks for the update. That sounds like a better option - she can check out some other schools and make the final decision after she has all of her acceptances in hand. (I would hope that Hamilton will let her know about any financial aid before she has to make her decision if that's an issue for her.) I wonder if we may see more of this in the RD round - schools using all those extra applications to fill in the blanks of expected losses during first semester. In any case, it sounds like you are a good friend Lauren!</p>
<p>I am applying to Hamilton RD, and I was just wondering what her grades were like (more specifically) to gauge my chances...did she have many Bs, did she take really hard classes? ECs? Community service? I know these are annoying questions and I hate to poke but I was just rejected from my 1st choice school and need some hope! (I posted this here before but the message never came up...if its there and im just not seeing it ..sry!!)</p>
<p>Maybe it's just my parental angst, but I would be overjoyed if either of my kids got in "Early" to their dream school, even if they had to wait to start. It would be a perfect time to go abroad and study their passion, learn a new language, or join a volunteer org for a few months. Reading the first post, it came across as win-win, at least to me. The alternative was likely denial -- this way, the friend can pick and choose options in April. Sure, she'll have to move in during the dead of winter, but hopefully the school will be sensitive to these special 25 kids. Just my $0.02.</p>
<p>I know a girl with another unique ED experience. She applied ED to NYU College of Arts and Sciences. She didn't get into that program, but they accepted her into the 2 year community program instead. She is allowed to withdraw from NYU because she was not accepted to the college she applied to. She is a sci/math person and they do not offer sci/math majors (only electives) at the 2 year program.</p>
<p>It seems like she should withdraw, shouldn't she? but this is her dream school and she's upset but still wants to attend NYU. any advice in this situation? should she just give up the ghost and apply elsewhere?</p>
<p>With the May deadline, I have no problem with Hamilton's offer. It's a win/win offer, IMO. It satisfies a need at Hamilton and provides value to the student -- an acceptance at a reach school that she might not have otherwise gotten.</p>
<p>"She called and spoke to the director of admissions, who told her that it worked out this way because her grades and gpa just were not where they needed to be, but they really wanted her at their school so they decided to do Jan. admission."</p>
<p>I'm glad to hear that Hamilton extended their decision deadline so that Lauren's friend can evaluate all of her options in April. However, Hamilton's thought process still sounds wacky to me. If her grades and gpa are not good enough for September, why would they be good enough for January? She's exactly the student that needs more support of the kind that first years get in orientation and group get-adjusted sessions, not the watered down version she'd get mid-year.</p>
<p>Personally, I love the idea of travelling or volunteering for 6 months between highschool graduation and college, but these experiences can get pricey so may not be practical. And living at home and working when her friends are heading off to college can be dis-spiriting.</p>
<p>If I were her, I'd put the Hamilton option on the back burner and bump up a number 2 or 3 to first place right away.</p>
<p>baby bird, </p>
<p>Couldn't your friend use the 2 year school ( sounds like the Paul McGhee School at NYU)to fill her liberal arts requirement which are pretty much be the same no matter which school she attends. Even if she was accepted into this school, I beleive that they still allow you to register across schools (at least I know they do in the graduate schools) . At the end of the 2 years would she be able to cleanly transfer into CAS with out any loss of credits?</p>
<p>I don't know...I'll ask her. That's a good point. It's just that she's so into math/science, wouldn't it be sad for her to just take math/sci electives at a liberal arts program?</p>
<p>Tell her don't get caught up in that because no matter which school she is enrrolled in half of her credits are going to have to fill the liliberal arts requirements of her degree (english, social science, language, humanites, etc) so it doesn't really matter, and most of these courses, kids are cross registered across schools anyway. She could probably fulfill the requirements for the minor at the school. I have attached the degree requirements for CAS.</p>
<p>She basically only have to complete 32 credits at CAS, to get a degree</p>
<p>that's awesome, thanks so much. I'll tell her on Monday.</p>
<p>Your friend may want to use the time to do whatever remedial work she might need to start off college on the right foot--math refreshers? writing classes?</p>