The Miami Student: Miami will notify accepted students sooner

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<p>As reported in the student</a> newspaper:</p>

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With added pressure to deliver high enrollment numbers for fall 2010, Miami University will be alerting prospective students much earlier of their acceptance than in previous years.</p>

<p>"We want them to know earlier so we can work on yield activity and generate enthusiasm," said John Skillings, special assistant to the president for enrollment management. "They still don't have to answer until May 1."</p>

<p>Skillings said Miami is in the midst of enrollment season for students.</p>

<p>Applications for the binding early decision were due by Nov. 1, 2009, and students were mailed acceptance letters Dec. 1, 2009. Applications for early action, which is not binding, were due Dec. 1, 2009, and students are normally notified by Feb. 15, but some students who applied early action have already received notifications.</p>

<p>"1,053 early notifications were sent out this week," Skillings said. "As we review and complete a set of applications we will send out notifications."</p>

<p>Thirdly, regular decision applications are due by Feb. 1 and students are notified by March 15. Early notifications for regular decision applicants will depend on how early students mail in their applications.</p>

<p>Skillings said depending on the student's expressed interest, specific divisions and departments will contact potential students and share what's special in that field.</p>

<p>Miami's goal for the 2010 incoming first-year class is 3,450 to 3,550, according to Skillings...

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<p>Wonder if early notification will also apply to Miami Honors…</p>

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<p>“1,053 early notifications were sent out this week,” Skillings said. “As we review and complete a set of applications we will send out notifications.”</p>

<p>Anyone hear this past week? If so, was it by mail, email and/or online? The article suggests that only those offered admission will hear early. Is that true?</p>

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<p>A friend of ours (applied for Harrison/Honors by the Nov. 1 deadline (EA not ED)) received their admit/honors acceptance in a big envelope—(not online) towards the end of December.</p>

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<p>Yes, late December is standard for Harrison applicants. @OHKID-- unless you hear otherwise, I wouldn’t expect earlier notification from Honors; they’re almost entirely separate from regular admissions.</p>

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<p>The Honors application, which was an additional application to the regular application, was due Nov.2 as part of the Harrison application. Those decisions have been made and were sent out late December. I don’t think there is any way to be part of Honors for next year if the application was not in by the Nov. 2 date.</p>

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<p>What kinds of credentials are honors students posting. My son is about a 3.8 (weighted) gpa with heavy ap coursework (bc calc as a junior, apush, aplit, apchem). He just posted a disappointing 204 psat score (significantly better in quantitative - but can’t remember the spread). He would love to do honors, but not sure he’s going to qualify.
OOS student.</p>

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<p>Actually there are three deadlines to apply for honors:</p>

<p>Nov. 2., dec. 1 and Feb. 1</p>

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<p>Plus a broad range of (2009) students: From Miami’s site:</p>

<p>Test scores ranged from 24 to 36 on the ACT and 1100-1600 on the SAT I (V+M)</p>

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<p>FYI:</p>

<p>The chair for the School of Fine Arts’ [well</a> regarded](<a href=“College of Creative Arts | Miami University”>Academics | College of Creative Arts | Miami University) Architecture + Interior Design department has sent out acceptance emails to the 27 applicants that have been accepted to both Miami Honors and the architectural and/or interior design program.</p>

<p>Perhaps, similar emails will be sent out to candidates before they receive their formal acceptance packages via regular mail.</p>

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<p>i appreciate them sending the letters early.</p>

<p>i did not apply to the honors program, but i did apply early action and i received an early letter 1/20 notifying me that my packet will be sent february 1st.</p>

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<p>We received an e-mail from Admissions today that said decision letters for Early Action applications will be mailed on Friday, January 29th and also posted online on Monday, February 1 at 12:00 am. It looks like the original timeline.</p>

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<p>I received an email tonight stating that decision letters will be mailed on Jan. 29th.
You will be able to view the decisions online at 12 am Feb 1st. My daughter applied early action/honors college. Did anyone else get the email?</p>

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<p>Same here.</p>

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<p>Son received the email. Unfortunately, I think Miami will have to rethink these late decisions. My son and many of his HS friends have been accepted by OSU and received numerous phone calls from OSU since receiving notification in Dec. </p>

<p>2 months is a long time to get used to the idea that you are a “buckeye”. The OSU phone calls and mailings kept coming while Miami was out of sight, out of mind. My perception is that Ohio’s best and brightest HS students now consider OSU the premier school in the state. </p>

<p>This is not the same OSU from 20 years ago. As a parent (and former Miami Alum) I have a hard time justifying 4 grand more for Miami and (gulp) a for a school that has fallen behind OSU.</p>

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<p>Yes, you are right. My daughter is losing patience with her schools that are sending
out later decisions. She has already received many acceptance/scholarship letters
from schools. None of these were early decision, some were early action, and some
were special personal applications that were sent to her. I see many schools that like to
send out these quick, easy, free applications. Several of the schools responded within
days, to 2-3 wks. Some were smaller schools, others were larger schools. It may be
that the early bird catches the worm. Some are also now inviting her to special programs/
weekends,which helps bring the students to the colleges.</p>

<p>My older daughter applied to and was accepted to the honors program at Ohio State
last year. Ohio State did let her know earlier on that she was accepted. She participated in
the Maximus competition , which is a good way to lure potential students to campus to check it
out.They called MANY times over a few months period, up until about mid April when she told
them she had selected another school ( she is currently a freshman in the honors program at
Tulane University in New Orleans; it was a better fit for her and her goals ). The academics are
very good at Ohio State, and as you say, much better than than 20 years ago.</p>

<p>The schools who are lagging in response time may find themselves losing out on some exceptional
students to the ever growing number of schools who are responding at a much earlier/faster pace.</p>

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<p>I think January 22nd is an “early notification,” not a laggard as some have intimated. My daughter applied OOS EA Honors to Miami and received a letter earlier this week congratulating her and advising a formal packet with merit scholarship information would be forthcoming next week. This schedule is consistent with Miami’s stated notification plan and is not atypical of similar size schools. My daughter also was accepted at Tulane at the end of November and has received almost daily e-mail messages pushing for her enrollment plans, which are impossible to decide not knowing prospects for financial aid. Of course the top school in the state, UVA, makes everyone wait until April 1st to learn their fate. While I appreciate everyone’s desire to learn of the decision ASAP, I think students need ample time to consider their full options as well as plan for school visits not to mention concentrate on first semester grades and a personal life.</p>

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<p>^Your rationale is absolutely true when it comes to comparing Miami to similar sized schools - especially east coast ones. But what OhioPublic and Caidydid are referring to (and my husband noted the same thing) is that Miami’s toughest competition for top students is Ohio State, since both are state, public schools. OSU’s earlier notification timeframe simply does put a little bit of hurt on Miami…I have talked to other families in that state over the past few years and they have noted the same thing.</p>

<p>My son was admitted to OSU in mid-November…and isn’t really even interested in his Miami decision at this point. I think that’s a shame…but not atypical according to other parents I have talked to.</p>

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<p>Likewise, for the Chicago-area students (one of Miami’s biggest out of state markets), anyone applying EA (or rolling RD) to Big Ten schools other than OSU, such as UIUC, IU, Iowa, UW-Madison, has had their acceptance in hand since mid December. My S loved Miami when we visited in late August, and I like the emphasis on undergraduate studies, but keeping up enthusiasm is tough.</p>

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<p>Miami may need to re-evaluate their deadline/decision dates to mesh better with other Ohio schools, and many schools outside of Ohio. As I said in an earlier response, many schools now send out a so called personal application early on to attract potential students. These are usually a shortened application, usually no essays. They are also free and promise a quick response time. These are usually sent out before early decision or early action deadlines. A student can find out quickly, early ( Oct.-Dec ), and still have until May 1st to decide.</p>

<p>My daughter applied to several schools this year in this manner, schools she may not have otherwise noticed or applied to. The schools followed through quickly, and with scholarship offers with the acceptance letters. There are ones in this group she is seriously considering. It is a mental boost to the student when the first acceptance letters are sent. These schools have the benefit of a longer period of time to pursue the student. By the time the later schools send out their responses, some students may have already been swayed to another school.</p>

<p>My daughter this year did also apply to OU. She was at first put off by the possible six week response time. But it did not take nearly that long, she received the letter a month ago. But she has also applied to places that will not send out replies until mid March. We both feel that responses sent out mid March / April first are too late. It does not benefit the universities nor the students. The students need time to make that final decision, weighing all their options, and maybe making final visits.</p>