<p>My son has decided. He will going to Juniata this Fall. We are all very pleased with his decision. Now he is busy sorting through the course options and planning for registration. A very exciting time.</p>
<p>Congrats!!! Hoping my d will make her decision soon! Personally I am rooting (quietly) for Juniata!</p>
<p>My son is sending in his deposit to Juniata today. It’s been his favorite all along, and after a nice visit to campus a couple of weeks ago (just to make sure), he made his decision. I hope that his instincts were right and that he spends a happy four years there.</p>
<p>congrats horsfeathers!! Hoping D will also pick Juniata!!</p>
<p>Thank you, Holliesue.</p>
<p>Is the main factor for your daughter the Eagles scholarship? My son was originally interested in it but then withdrew from consideration. He wasn’t sure about the commitment to spend a full year abroad. He can still do the single semester abroad, and the three thousand dollars that the Eagles scholarship would offer (while certainly welcome) was not enough to commit to a year, and so getting or not getting the scholarship did not really enter into our calculations. Plus, as my on cheerfully noted, he probably wouldn’t have gotten it anyway!</p>
<p>Good luck with your daughter’s decision. Since it’s such a close call for her, it means that she really likes both schools and so will probably be happy at either one.</p>
<p>She didn’t get the EAgles fellowship. Honestly I had mixed feelings about her being gone for an entire school year. I do wish she had chosen to apply for the Arts fellows instead…oh well.
She just likes both schools alot, but I am picking up on subtle messages that Juniata is slightly ahead. I just want the decision made so she can register for Orientation there if that is what she chooses! there is only one orientation date that works for her and they are limited to 90 each!</p>
<p>For folks who are going to orientation this June, you may want to book your hotel room as soon as possible. We tried booking for the first orientation (6/12 and 13) and found that the nearby Comfort Inn was already full.</p>
<p>darn IQ-that is what I was worried about. Do you know what time they have to be there on the 12th?wondering if I will need a room for the night before also. I guess I’ll have to find a room in Altoona or State College! I will reserve and cancel if she decides against Juniata.</p>
<p>Last week my daughter received an email invite from Juniata College to a reception at an art museum in NYC to be held last evening, 3/24/11. This was an “accepted” students reception and it was addressed specifically to my daughter. Juniata was my daughter’s first choice and we were all thrilled and my daughter rsvp’d that the three of us would attend. </p>
<p>My daughter and I went shopping for a presentable outfit, and my husband took the afternoon off from work. However, we never received acceptance information from admissions. (The email was signed by Marci, her potential advisor.) And so I called admissions to find out for certain if Kara was accepted. I was leary because Juniata is rigorous according to students I asked.</p>
<p>It turns out my daughter was not accepted. Can you imagine that no one got in touch with us. We would’ve gone to this reception to be told it was a mistake. Talk about quality control and communication between departments!</p>
<p>This really is horrendous and about the worst possible error a school could make. The wind was kicked out of all of us and honestly I am furious. The college process is stressful and emotional enough as it is. Kids HANG on those letters and what happened to my daughter should not happen to anyone. The school needs to take responsibility for such a grievous mistake. Little apology was given. That is very telling in my book. I will write a heartfelt direct letter to the college president, dean of students, admissions office, etc. to let them know what impact it has had on all of us, but I want other families to be aware . . .</p>
<p>Our daughter has just made the announcement. We are thrilled for her. I fits nearly exactly the school profile she wanted from the very beginning of this long process so we too hope she will spend four wonderful years there.</p>
<p>As an FYI to those who may be reading this thread and will in the future be considering applying for the Eagles Abroad Fellowship: the program has changed a bit and now requires only one semester of study abroad during junior year. Of course a student is welcome to do a full year abroad if they so choose, but only one semeseter is required for the Fellowship. Apparently the full year commitment was difficult for some students to fit into a four-year plan as would be the case for my daughter due to her major, or POE as they are affectionately referred to at Juniata. Also, the Fellows must now follow-up with participation in Juniata’s Language in Motion program their senior year before ther receive the $3k scholarship which is then credited to their tuition.</p>
<p>Congratulations Inquisitive Mom and Horsfeathers and best of luck Holliesue. It’s a very exciting time indeed. Go Eagles!</p>
<p>annie85- That is a horrible error. I am sorry you and your daughter were put through this.</p>
<p>annie85-have heard of similar horror stories at other schools. Always such a bad thing when it happens and of course leaves a very bad taste in your mouth. What I have learned from reading these type of stories on CC, is not to trust the email communication and to always wait for either snail mail or phone confirmation! Best of luck to your d!</p>
<p>holliesue-</p>
<p>I don’t know what time people have to be there on the 12th. But, we’re coming in on the 11th. I figure with only 2 days they are probably starting in the morning and with a 3 hour drive I don’t want to arrive exhausted.</p>
<p>Parent100-congrats!!!</p>
<p>holliesue-</p>
<p>I don’t know what time people have to be there on the 12th. But, we’re coming in on the 11th. I figure with only 2 days they are probably starting in the morning and with a 3 hour drive I don’t want to arrive exhausted.</p>
<p>Annie85, I’m sorry for this upsetting situation for your daughter. It won’t make her feel any better, but apparently U. of Delaware just made a similar mistake but on a much more direct and larger scale.</p>
<p>From NY Times:</p>
<p>“Sixty-one applicants to the University of Delaware mistakenly received congratulations on their acceptance to the university last week, only to be told that the notices had been sent in error. The students actually had been designated by the admissions office for the waiting list or outright rejected, according to school admissions officials.”</p>
<p>“…Over the last decade a handful of colleges and universities have mistakenly sent acceptance letters to rejected applicants, including Cornell University, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the University of California, San Diego.”</p>
<p>[U</a>. of Delaware, Citing Computer Glitch, Rescinds 61 Acceptances - NYTimes.com](<a href=“U. of Delaware, Citing Computer Glitch, Rescinds 61 Acceptances - The New York Times”>U. of Delaware, Citing Computer Glitch, Rescinds 61 Acceptances - The New York Times)</p>
<p>My d will also be joining the Class of 2015!</p>
<p>Congratulations on the decision, Holliesue! What was the deciding factor for your daughter?</p>
<p>she just felt at home there everytime she visited. Felt like it would be easy to make friends!</p>
<p>Gosh, I hope that’s true. My son is a shy non-drinker, non-jock. I hope he can find some kindred spirits.</p>