<p>I am posting this discussion so that people can communicate during this application season! Feel free to leave stats! As a major outlier in the application pool, I felt obligated to make a way for us to keep each other posted on the admissions process! </p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>ACT: 23 (24 if super scored)
GPA: 3.2
Lots of Honors and AP classes</p>
<p>Lots of volunteer hours and extracurriculars</p>
<p>AU is my absolute top school ( and a reach school)!</p>
<p>I’ve received mail stating that decisions will be mailed on the week of March 17th!</p>
<p>@singitbrookieg - Do you know if they also e-mail decisions and when that happens?</p>
<p>Could be possible that applicants receive email acceptances before mailed acceptances as they have in the past</p>
<p>@bk4972b - Any idea as to when e-mail acceptances might be going out? Are they usually sent the same day (presumably, March 17th) that snail mail letters go out? TIA</p>
<p>@Hoggirl - No clue about when, but in the past few years students have received email acceptances before snail mail. Sorry!</p>
<p>When reading other years’ posts, emails were only sent to international students. This year may be different, but I would expect snail mail.</p>
<p>I think you may be correct, singitbrookieg. My daughter was an RD admit last year and only heard through snail mail. No email, phone call - nothing else before the thick envelope. Good luck all!</p>
<p>i’ve heard from many sources that the snail mail will be sent the week of 3/17!! i’m getting so excited. it’s a lot sooner than i thought!</p>
<p>I’m honestly scared to death about this decision because I know I don’t have the grades to get in. </p>
<p>Snail mail is tough on those of us who live where it still seems to come in on a mule train! Ha ha!</p>
<p>March 17th?! That’s pretty exciting. I thought I’d have to wait until sometime in April.</p>
<p>Can’t wait to find out. I figure that I will probably get in, but I am very much worried about scholarships. I’ve read that they typically give out a max of about 20k/yr for merit, which my dad definitely won’t go for. It would stink to get in but not be able to go. :(</p>
<p>Yeah, same thing here. I get the idea that American isn’t terribly hard to get into so long as you have the grades and scores. The real challenge seems to be getting aid.</p>
<p>At least you all have a decent chance of getting in! I’m just crossing my fingers on this one!</p>
<p>hi everyone:) just went to American University’s open house today…and got alot of info…like yea tey are sending the decisions ONLY through mail On march 17th…so if u live nearby u could get them the 18th…on ur acceptance letter it will tell u if u got into any of the special programs including honora. Also included will be ur financial aid package…this year they r giving more money out on need based aid rather than merit based aid. Also only 45 stidents in honors program and 1,600 freshman for upcoming year…!!!</p>
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>Anyone hear back about the Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars Program?</p>
<p>nope</p>
<p>the calls for the fred douglass scholarship happened last week</p>