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CS at Boulder is a robust program that provides practical experience. Smart kids from our high school chose Boulder over more highly ranked programs all the time. They get jobs at FAANG, startups, in the defense industryâCU does a really good job of launching graduates.
There is also an entrepreneurial spirit at CU and ten Makerspaces on campus where students can bring their ideas to fruition with the support of Boulderâs thriving startup culture. There is a lot of VC money in Boulder and no shortage of really smart, ambitious people.
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My son is a current Sophomore at CU. CU offers a âCU Student Sports Passâ for all athletics including home football and basketball games. I believe this year the pass was $180. My son has not had a problem attending all of the football games, but the basketball games are more challenging to attend because of space limitations.
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I keep hearing this and am interested in reasoning⊠is it just the rankings? The acceptance rate? The perceived quality of student in the major? Both are excellent programs and Purdue is more difficult to get into, but I think a big part of that is the cost⊠Purdue is a bargain and presumably has a much higher yield rate because of this. Having worked with many grads across the top schools in the field, I can tell you that there is MUCH more variation inter-student within a school than inter-school among quality programs. If the âsameâ student goes to each of these three schools, why is Purdue better? Not attacking, just interested in the reasoning behind this fairly common statement (and it goes for other such comparisons between quality programs).
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Thanks for this note. My D likes to ski so that is one incentive for her. Does anyone know how big are classes at Boulder ?
I have heard UC classes are big ; hard to get into classes at.
Probably depends on school/major. As with any large state school, some early classes will likely be large. Iâd post in a general CU forum where the Q will get seen by more current students or just give the department a call and ask.
Well I had emailed admissions a few days ago asking if there was any chance merit was still coming and didnât get a response. So I guess that was the response.
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My middle son goes to UCLA and they have something similar called the Den Pass for $160 - similarly, they have no problem getting into every football game, but do have to stand in line for wristbands to get into basketball games. Its great that all sporting events are covered in that one time cost!
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My son is a current Sophmore at CU and was a direct admit into Leeds (OOS). One of his current roommates is also in Leedâs as a Sophmore, but entered through the Pre-Business program(also OOS). Itâs a great program and your son will love living with other pre-business students. He will attend classes in the dorm with other pre-business students. He will take the exact same business courses his freshman year as direct admits and then he will transition straight into Leedâs if he maintains the required gpa (which is fair and attainable). The university WANTS your student to succeed and provides resources to help. My observation is CU does an incredible job creating cohorts of students within the same colleges in order to create a small community for students to quickly connect. My son was in the Business RAP dorm his freshman year and made so many friends and found great study groups - I highly recommend it. My son received the Chancellor Scholarship as a direct admit - very appreciative, but the Presidential Scholarship is incredible - congrats!! Did your son have 3 years of the same foreign language? That is a requirement for direct admission and might be what prevented his direct admission into Leedâs. At least that is the story my sonâs roommate claims:) Who knows? But if he received the Presidential Scholarship, then he is a great student that will succeed at CU. Good luck with your decision and Sko Buffs!
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Our son admitted to Physics program, OOS, no mention of merit (no hyperlink in his admission letter - weâve double checked!).
Some are big. Classes in Chem 140 (a classroom, not a course) can be 400. Obviously just lecture and usually have a small group meeting too. Some classes are 30.
Really, does it matter once they are over 50? There isnât going to be a discussion if they are that big, just a lecture. Often when they are big they are recorded so thatâs helpful if you miss a class or just want to watch again.
Much harder to get into a particular lab section than a huge lecture section. Those have a limited number of lab stations.
Did get a response from admissions
âFor automatic consideration scholarships, you will be notified if you received a scholarship along with your admission decision. Students who submit a complete admissions application on or before November 15 will receive an admission decision no later than February 1. Students who apply by January 15 can expect a decision on or before April 1.â
So doesnât look like there is any chance of merit. Canât even waste the money to visit and risk her falling in love.
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Thank you for this detailed information. RAP is very appealing. My son did have 3 years of foreign language. He did not submit test scores and did not have a lot of APs so perhaps that is why they gave him pre-business. I am guessing being OOS and having a high GPA, they gave him a generous scholarship to incent him to enroll as it certainly helps with their stats. I have seen a lot of posts of kids getting scholarship money but not being admitted directly to their majors, and then kids admitted to their majors and not getting any money. But who knows?!
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I spoke to them on the phone and they said theyâd finish finalizing money and aid by mid feb.
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Scholarships/Merit and financial aid are different things though. Financial aid is based on your EFC which in many cases means âhere is your loan you qualified forâ
Still holding on to hope that mine gets a surprise scholarship.
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If CU redistributes merit aid, then there could be some late awards. CU is a super safety for kids from our high school. Looking at last yearâs Naviance numbers, 89% of applicants were accepted but only 40% enrolled. This year, I already know several kids who will be declining their CU scholarships to attend OOS colleges.
So, if CU is high on your childâs list and you can wait it out, merit aid might come your way closer to the deposit deadline.
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So seems like there is still some hope getting merit$ ?
We are OOS as well. Without that merit information it is hard to make an informed decision , planning to visit colleges during our spring break.
Also curious about this.
Fingers crossed!
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That is not the impression I got when I talked to admissions but it doesnât hurt to hold on to hope. What I was told is merit was mentioned in the accepted letter or you didnât get it. You can apply for their scholarships but it wouldnât be like the automatic merit ones. But there is no harm waiting it out. For us, itâs so far that I canât take her and risk her falling in love