<p>Congrats to all those accepted by CWRU! Just wanted to ask if anyone knows the reason why I got waitlisted:</p>
<p>International student applying for financial aid
4.53 weighted GPA
11 AP 5s, 3 AP 4s
2280 SAT 1, 800 Physics, 800 Math 2
ISEF 1st Place Team 2009, 2nd Place Team 2010
English editor at citywide magazine
... Bunch of other extracurriculars...</p>
<p>Genuinely asking; all feedback is welcome! Thanks!</p>
<p>I think reason 1 is that you require FA to attend(although I don’t how much you applied for, the competition for aid is fierce). Reason 2: you have strong scores, high GPA and outstanding ecs, perhaps cwru don’t want to become your back up school(to maintain yield rate).</p>
<p>I was waitlisted too. I am also an international student. SAT:2240 GPA(uw): 3.77 didn’t apply for FA. But I am sure there will be more schools waiting for you and good luck.</p>
<p>It could be what mii said in reason 2 above where you are such a strong candidate that they believe that you will not likely to attend Case after offering an acceptance. If you really do want to go to case, I would write a letter express your desire and I think there is a good chance they take you off the wait list.</p>
<p>International student asking for financial aid. If I have to guess, if you’re full pay, then no problem with admission. Kudos to Case… FA should be reserved to American students first.</p>
<p>FA has no bearing on whether or not you are accepted- they don’t even see it! It coul have been your essays or recs, but my guess would be the increasing selectivity of Case. A few years ago that might have gotten you in right away, but now they’re scaling down and its a lot harder to get in!</p>
<p>^False. Case is very need-sensitive for internationals. I love the uni, but prolly got waitlisted for the same reason too. But then they’re one of the few that give need-based aid to int’ls, so I can’t complain.</p>
<p>FA is probably the biggest reason, plus your stats are way out of range for CW.I am sure that you will get accepted into a more elite school that has more money and attracts students of your caliber. Good luck.</p>
<p>I was talking about domestic students- they don’t look at FA status for us. You have really good stats though- I was accepted last year with less stats!</p>
<p>So, to sum it up, I was waitlisted either because Case is unwilling to cough up a scholarship that has already been granted to hundreds of other U.S. citizens or my stats are overqualified… both seem quite ridiculous to me, but I suppose that’s the way the cookie crumbles. Admission office has been keeping mum so far, but it probably isn’t in their best interest to divulge such information.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if I still stand a chance at any scholarships as a waitlisted international student?</p>
<p>Dear randomizer1,
My son was rejected from CMU, UPenn, Cornell, Duke, Northwestern with 2280 SAT, SATII Math 800, SATII Bio 720. 3.78 gpa, 7APs (5’s), but was admitted to:
Case, Georgia TEch, Boston, RPI, Binghamton, and other lesser schools. We did need financial aid and he got almost 40K in scholarships and grants and aid. So I don’t think aid was the reason. Who knows what goes with admissions. Are you asian? If so, you are discriminated against. Son is on CMU priority waiting list and was told by Admissions Dir. that if we applied for aid, this would count against him!!! My daughter got into Cornell with much lesser stats, AP’s etc., so who knows with these admissions people. Wish we could see our recommendation letters, wish someone who knew why would tell us too. My son was initially devastated he didn’t get into his top choices, but maybe this a blessing in disguise. Case was impressive after a visit and very appealing financially. Good luck to you. We know how you feel.</p>
<p>I have to say, I really, REALLY do not think this is an issue of “oh, he’s not American and needs lots of money” - Case doesn’t have a problem giving out money! </p>
<p>There’s got to be something else to it; whether it’s that they’re worried you won’t accept, or they have some other issue, I really have no idea… refusal to give money seems very out of character (so to speak) for Case, though, which is a school known for offering extremely generous financial aid packages, and which seems to be pretty happy in its role as a safety school (though getting more selective every year).</p>
<p>I highly recommend actually calling (blargh, international, yes, but maybe use Google Voice or Skype?) the admissions office during their open hours and asking to speak to someone - they’ll talk to you. You might also want to politely poke them and ask for a response if it’s been too long and you haven’t heard anything.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>veritasiness–your screen name made me smile!</p>
<p>Good luck to randomizer1.</p>
<p>Many thanks to all those who took the time to share. I greatly appreciate your stories and your advice.</p>
<p>Just an update: the office says that I will receive a decision by June 1, which in all honesty, is a little too much for me.</p>
<p>I genuinely wanted to go to Case Western, having heard marvelous praises about it, but to be put on the wait list for such a long period of time is… a little discouraging, as if my application is less of a priority compared to others. While I don’t mean to be arrogant, I was under the impression that my qualifications were sufficient for an admit. Apparently, it seems that I misunderstood.</p>
<p>If this is indeed a case of “maintaining a high yield rate” and “refusing to be a safety school,” I don’t see how anyone, especially Case Western students/alumni, can tolerate such behavior. By waitlisting what the admissions office perceives to be “overqualified students,” isn’t Case Western alienating a whole class of students who could significantly contribute to the CW community? If I didn’t know better, it sounds like Case Western is restricting the amount of talent it takes in.</p>
<p>Anyhow, I guess the Case Western saga is over and closed for me. Wish everyone all the best in your college choices!</p>
<p>So sorry for your disappointment. I don’t know if anyone else has mentioned it, but is it a matter of them having too many people with your major already? If your area is oversubscribed, they would have to wait until after they heard from other admits. </p>
<p>They cannot admit more students than they have room for in certain required classes.</p>
<p>Not ruling it out as an impossibility, but I didn’t apply for the PPSP, and didn’t declare a major in my application. All I did was list my academic interests in the Common App and suggest possible majors in the supplement, neither of which seems conclusive enough to waitlist me on the basis of my “possible courses” alone.</p>