Thank you so much for these extensive suggestions. Oh wow, completely missed on Cornell and their human resources program (kind of regret not researching more on this school). But yea, I am going to try and apply for more available instate schools through coalition app and leverage my scholarship as a backup plan.
Its def a crapshoot at other schools but I tried to maximize my fee waiver and my chance in at least getting into of them. Hoping for the best, but honestly not expecting much as early action for some schools have been a blood bath.
Some that you applied to have just RD or ED. so on those you didnât miss.
And ED is not for you because UF is your cost winner.
Just know - you have Alabama there if you need cheap - itâs a 10 minute app.
You can also apply to FAU Honors - itâs on its own campus in Jupiter so not on the main campus. Itâs small size wise - but you may like that. At least take a look. UF is awesome - but it (and UMN) are totally different size wise vs. your other 18 so I worry that may not be right for you. Lots of options in Florida - and forget rank - you are getting a psych degree and wanting to work in HR. Where you go - not that important.
Sorry, but these two statements (âno more than 40kâ and âany amountâ) appear to contradict each other. You need to determine what the hard limit is without taking on an unreasonable amount of debt. It is not worth taking on a truckload of debt no matter how prestigious the school you get into is. Additionally, you need to have money available for your masterâs degree so take that into account as well.
Since youâre asking this after the applications were sent, Iâm wishing you the best of luck. I think that itâs very likely that you will wind up at U of Florida, which is totally fine! Great school, and cheap for you. I do think that you will also get into U Minnesota, but I donât know if theyâll give you enough money, OOS, to match UF. I do think itâs kind of funny, that your two likely admits are in such disparate locations and climates.
The others, none are a sure thing, and yes, the Bâs from 11th and now 12th will adversely affect your chances, but thatâs water under the bridge. Bâs from 9th grade are counted less heavily - schools really like to see an upward trend. I think that if U Florida takes you, and with such great funding, itâs a no-brainer. Thatâs where you go. Donât discount the benefit of being able to get home easily, since itâs pretty clear that your familyâs business may need your continued involvement.
This is what infuriates me about the current application/acceptance climate. The top student at my kidâs high school last year, who had national level awards for writing, highest possible rigor, very high achievement in music, very high athletic achievement, and is just a prince of a young man, didnât get into ANY Ivies or tippy-top schools, and is now at NYU, for which fortunately the family can afford rack rate, 'cause thatâs what theyâre paying. This is the kid who by middle school everyone was saying would be valedictorian (not that our public school has such a thing anymore - God forbid we should recognize purely academic achievement). And he did everything imaginable, with a broad swath of highest level achievement in academics, music, athletics, awards (not to mention perfect test scores) - and nothing. Not that NYU is nothing, of course. Itâs extremely popular (cue the realtorâs mantra of Location, Location, Location), and a great option for those who can pay top dollar and want to be in the Village. But it just seems so unfair to me, especially since his credentials eclipsed those of so many âhookedâ accepted applicants.
The world has changed. Yes itâs crazy and itâs not always about whoâs best. It is often about who could pay. Iâm looking at you Tufts, etc.
I truly believe the best kidsâŠnot the smartest, but the most persistent, hardworking, adaptableâŠwill be successful no matter where they go.
The lesson isâŠone needs that safety. Even those at the top. Or if one wants to spend less they need to build their list around cost. Thatâs what we did. It works.
It is sad and infuriatin that people push you to apply and take your money to do so only to say no. But itâs subjective. Very much so.
We put out a dream. Many of the top kids who exceed any level of minimum still fail in their goal. But hopefully they donât let that define their lives !!
This. 100% This. The ivies arenât the be it and end all. Itâs not a travesty that a val needs to âsettleâ for NYU. Itâs a great school. The student will get a great education. And who knows, maybe will be able to shine even brighter there.
There are plenty of schools where a student can be accepted based on purely academic achievementâŠthey just arenât the highly rejectives. Part of the problem IMO is that students/parents think they/their kid âdeservesâ to go to a highly rejective college.
I donât understand what is unfair? Itâs not for you or any of us to determine whatâs fair.
The holistic evaluation is from the perspective of the collegeâŠthey weight factors/credentials in a way that makes best serves their goals and determine which applicants they want in their class. Hooked applicants are preferenced because they have some quality/qualities that are highly valued by the college. Sure this process could be more transparent, but again, if transparency is the priority, there are schools that post their admission formula on their websites.
OPâŠDid you apply to UMN EA1? I also agree with the poster who raised the issue of your budgetâŠitâs unclear if you will get enough need based aid to make some of these schools affordable. Have you run their net price calculators?
You seem to forget that virtually every one of these schools accepts public funding, and claims an educational institutional tax exemption. You also seem to have forgotten that the origin of âholisticâ admissions was a 1920âs antisemitic redesign of the admissions process made specifically in order to exclude Jews (not to mention the centuries history of excluding Blacks).
That is whatâs unfair. Weâre not talking about invitations to a private party. Weâre talking about powerful gatekeeper institutions that accept taxpayer funding, in one way or another, and yet are applying biased admissions criteria designed to favor certain groups over other groups.
