<p>We applied to 13 schools, in a very very competitive field (nursing) for seats. According to the Association of American Colleges of Nursing:</p>
<p>“U.S. nursing schools turned away 79,659 qualified applicants from baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2012 due to an insufficient number of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors, and budget constraints. Almost two-thirds of the nursing schools responding to the survey pointed to faculty shortages as a reason for not accepting all qualified applicants into entry-level baccalaureate programs.”</p>
<p>This was the reason why we sent out so many applications, we were worried about the feeding frenzy to get a direct admitted spot. D was accepted EA to nearly all schools, and has gotten more acceptances since (deferred to admitted). This really surprised us as she is a good student (lots of AP classes) but isn’t a 2000+ SAT student (about 1800 super score). Her essay was very good in my mind, keeping high grades and pursuing a rigorous academic schedule while in sports, and pursing conferences in that field during the summer months, was key in my mind to her being accepted by so many schools. Its not just based on SAT scores (although very important), I firmly believe they are looking for well rounded students that can add to the school. I heard it once described by a Dean, that its like building a puzzle, many pieces coming together to build a complete picture, each being different from the other. You don’t want all pieces cut to the same shape and being the same color. The merit scholarship was key for us, only one other school came close to Case (within $1K). We are grateful for having so many choices to pick from, we did not expect that. I think D final choice will be Case, after weighing and comparing Pros & Cons of all the schools.</p>
<p>CWRU was not even a consideration for my daughter- she said she would not go to school in Ohio (even though I did and loved the state) but after going to a student information session, she was very impressed. The free application fee was not a factor for us. She, too, was accepted EA and while a good student, did not break 2000 on the SATs. However, she plans to major in Spanish and something else and Spanish AP score last year was 5. and so it makes sense that they are trying to move a little away from the “geek” status. CWRU is now one of the top 3she is considering. The campus visit will make or break it. . </p>
<p>I called Case a couple of weeks ago with the same question regarding the leadership scholarship notification. I was told that Case did not notify the student if they did not get selected.</p>
<p>@laurapb23 your post made me laugh because we were in the same boat here just last year! </p>
<p>I recall telling my son he should really consider CWRU when his GC recommended it, and his response was “Mom - it’s in Cleveland!” (and then he showed me the Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video #2 which is posted on YouTube but I will not link since it’s so misleading - although it did make me laugh). </p>
<p>But when he received his acceptance with very generous merit I said he had to go visit - even if it was just to cross off his list! (In all honesty I have to admit I secretly wanted to visit Cleveland because I’d wanted to go to their Museum of Art for many years) </p>
<p>Anyway that was exactly one year ago and he couldn’t be happier than he is today as a freshman at CWRU! Hope you have a great time at admitted student’s day - let me know if you have any questions. </p>