I donāt know about OOS or 1st Gen, but I did request the average stats for the School of Nursing! The average SAT score was 1360, gpa was 3.88 (uw), and acceptance rate was around 30% for 2019 - 2020. Good luck when decisions come out!!
Iāve seen some other people post these in this thread so I hope this is okay to ask: can I get a chance me?
White Male from in-state smallish public high school applying to LSA
3.954 UW (School does not have weighted grades)
1350 SAT (I retook and got a 1450 but Iām not sure if the score will be considered for EA as it was the November testing date)
5 APs/Several of what the school calls āadvancedā courses/Dual-enrollment program with Davenport University
I have no way to tell but I feel my ECs are decent for what is available where I live
hi. yes my son applied for CoE as an IBDP graduate (public OOS school in US). Did not provide a predicted score however. Transcript only ā which shows GPA(w) and obviously IB courses. I believe in his common app, he did indicate which senior grade IB courses heād be taking. Do you know if UoM looks at IB differently?
In all honesty Iām starting to lose hope on decisions coming out tomorrow. I was already pretty shaky about the 21st being THE date, but with Friday coming sooner and sooner I am having more doubts. The portal thing earlier in the week really gave me hope, but the hope is only withering at this point.
I still think that the 28th is our best bet given that itās both a Friday and very close to last yearās date (the 29th). I doubt the 15 day extension on the EA deadline last year was taken into consideration while choosing a date for this yearās release so Iām expecting a date right around the 29th.
True, but I canāt help but hoping that itād be on the 21st. I mean,it would be so great if theyād end our excruciating wait on Friday the 21st instead of on the 28th!
Exactly. And itās not just material resourcesā¦.its having counselors that have time to sit down with you and help you (my counselor has 900 students!) Iām on my own, in that regard. No help. When I read about ppl talking with their counselor about xyz, I laugh. I canāt get to mine! Having smaller class sizes (some of my classes have 40 kids in them) so that teachers get to know you and can write great letters of rec. My grandma taught for over 59 years in public and private and chartersā¦.she can tell you that privates often (not always) can offer resources and support that Publics cannot. Parents PAY, so they get to dictate what occurs at the school. My school has over 4000 students and is like a cattle operation. Classes get capped and thereās nothing we can do about it because they donāt hire more teachers. Itās sad. Iām definitely sending my own kids to private school.
The question is why? Teachers are paid well. At many publics in our state, class sizes are under 25. Some of the poorer districts spend more money than some of the wealthier districts, because money is distributed at the county level etc. It does vary a lot by state. Look at the NY numbers: Average Public School Spending / Student (2023). The average spending across the country for public schools is 16k as per the above link. The average private school tuition nationally is 12k Average Private School Tuition Cost (2023)
Some of the reasons contributing to this are that private schools have lower overhead due to the fact that they are not mandated to provide special services for high need or at risk students. Public schools systems are required to take any student regardless of ability or disability. They have to hire professionals to work with the special needs students as well as social workers and psychologists. Additionally, there is the cost of transporting students to and from school regardless of distance from the school if they are in district.