<p>Just checked the mail and found a big orange envelope addressed to my daughter. As if the big envelope didn't send the message, it has "congratulations" written all over it. Love it.</p>
<p>The mystery that awaits her arrival now is about financial aid.</p>
<p>Good luck to all.</p>
<p>when was it postmarked, thursday? im waiting to hear, im up in northern california haha</p>
<p>Yes, postmarked Thursday. We live maybe 10-15 minutes away from Pitzer, so no surprise it arrived today.</p>
<p>Check out the pictures on the Pitzer admissions Facebook page - no subtle orange, indeed!</p>
<p>■■■■!!! Accepted!! Awesome financial aid!!</p>
<p>Hmm… I also live 15 minutes away from Pitzer</p>
<p>Congrats! your enthusiasm is contagious.
S2 is hoping for an orange envelope as well… but it has significantly farther to travel.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Daughter also got Scripps admit, so Claremont is looking like a good possibility.</p>
<p>I am definitely going to Pitzer!</p>
<p>Thick orange envelope was hard to miss, even when rolled up in the mailbox today. S2 is real pleased, but still trying to choose between 4 schools.</p>
<p>mail in but no news good or bad. Were ALL letters sent on Thurs or only acceptances. Those of you lucky ones who haved already received big orange envelopes, how were they sent? Reg mail or priority?</p>
<p>Striver - regular mail. I was actually surprised it arrived this soon in Texas.
(I don’t know the answer to your first question. I know the feeling every day when we breathed a sigh of relief when there were no “thin” envelopes in the mailbox, either.)</p>
<p>Thanks mom2sons
I’m biting my fingernails in Colorado. No good news, but no bad news either. it’s gonna be a loooooong weekend.</p>
<p>My daughter was only waitlisted. It’s such a hard place to be in because Pitzer was her 1st choice. But she’s already had acceptances from Chapman (w/ scholarship) & UCSC (w/ great fi aid.) Still if her heart is with Pitzer, I don’t want to steal her dream.</p>
<p>We will probably end up sending Chapman their deposit, while she stays on Pitzer waitlist.</p>
<p>Sure wish we’d had one of those big orange envelopes. Congrats to all of you whose kids got accepted.</p>
<p>If anyone knows about Pitzer waitlist and has any tips please let us know.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I am curious I live in San Bernardino, CA about 40 minutes from Claremont, Ca. So why do u guys think I haven’t got the letter yet? I am hoping it is that I have different mailing and permanent addresses.</p>
<p>The weirdest thing just happened…!
I’m an international student got accepted by USC, Pepperdine, LMU, Chapman and Occidental… with merit scholarships in some of them… and got REJECTED by Pitzer!
HOWEVER, a friend of mine, with lower stats and stuff than mine, got accepted!!!</p>
<p>I really can’t explain the reason why such a university would reject me… it’s not Stanford or Harvard, or something!!</p>
<p>Some of my stats are:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.85
SAT: 1920
IB diploma: Business and Management HL (7/7), English HL (6/7), Visual Arts HL (7/7),
Biology SL (6/7), Math SL (7/7), Greek SL (6/7)
extras: internship in an advertising company, tutoring in english for small children of low-income families, internship in a cultural magazine, 13 years of dance, 3 foreign languages, and many more!</p>
<p>If anyone has any ideas about why Pitzer would reject me, and other colleges, such as USC, would accept me… please let me know cause I can’t think of one!</p>
<p>BrookeDavis</p>
<p>Congratulations on being accepted to all those great schools thats something you should be truly proud of. </p>
<p>The thing about Pitzer is that there main focus when searching out applicants isn’t academic excellence represented by just test scores and gpa. They are definately peculiar about their selection and seem to search out the quirky type who bring something interesting to their freshmen class. Since they are having a lower and lower acceptance rate they are becoming much more picky and with a freshmen class of around 250 thats a tough job. Maybe someone else applied had stats similar to you and they couldn’t take you both.</p>
<p>Don’t feel too upset though, relook at your all your acceptance letters and accomplishments and it should rebrighten your day:)</p>
<p>You could be the perfect student and still be denied admission at any College or University. </p>
<p>GPA, ECs, the Recs, and the standardized tests are just a few of many factors that influence the way an admission committee fills up its class. There’s no way to really compare between the way different schools make their choices. Especially at small liberal arts colleges, admission isn’t just about having a great application. They could need more students to play sports, to do music, community service, student government etc. </p>
<p>In the end, there is no way to know why you were denied, but many times the decision doesn’t reflect on the applicant, but rather what the school needs at the time. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about comparing with your friend that got in; like you said, you’ve been accepted at some great schools. You’ll find somewhere great to attend; don’t let the admission process discourage you.</p>
<p>A friend of ours was rejected by Northwestern and got in to Yale, Princeton and HARVARD.
So, schools often don’t accept kids that they think might reject them.
Also, internationals are ticklish things…
You WILL LOVE these other schools.
It ALWAYS works out.</p>