Girlie AGDee's College Search Thread

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by psusue

That's excellent, Dee! Does that count against other financial aid (meaning you'll get less financial based because of the merit scholarship)? Sorry if this is an inappropriate question, I'm kind of interested in admissions and financial aid so just tell me to shut up if I ask for too much information.

Yes, I'm sure it will. I don't think it really change the required family contribution at all, but hopefully it would mean fewer student loans. She had applied there and U of Michigan early acceptance. We are supposed to hear from Michigan by Dec. 23rd and Depaul by Jan 15th, so this was pretty quick.

And her best friend since kindergarten found out today that she was accepted to Wellesley and will be swimming for them. It was her dream school and she was wait-listed because science scores on the ACT were a little low. She re-took the ACT and has gotten in.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Yes, I'm sure it will. I don't think it really change the required family contribution at all, but hopefully it would mean fewer student loans. She had applied there and U of Michigan early acceptance. We are supposed to hear from Michigan by Dec. 23rd and Depaul by Jan 15th, so this was pretty quick.

Does that mean she has to give these schools an answer sooner than the regular deadline? Or does it just mean she turned her stuff in early, so they responded early?

And congrats on DePaul...I'm a little biased, but I think that the undergrads love it there.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Does that mean she has to give these schools an answer sooner than the regular deadline? Or does it just mean she turned her stuff in early, so they responded early?

And congrats on DePaul...I'm a little biased, but I think that the undergrads love it there.

She turned her stuff in early so they responded early but she has until May 1st to commit. She did not apply "early decision" anywhere because she is so torn between Northwestern and Barnard as number 1s. When we visited DePaul, it seemed like the undergrads were happy, out and about around campus, hanging out on the lawn on a beautiful fall day