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jocelynDAD
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Posted: Tue Feb 12th, 2008 06:22 am |
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| It is Wash U. Pronounce just as it is written. The WUSTL is an abbrevation for the school, but it is called by the students (at least when S3 attended from 1983-7) - Wash U.
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Consolation
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Posted: Tue Feb 12th, 2008 12:07 pm |
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Students at the school may convert to calling it Wash U when they matriculate, but I fear that Woostuhl is apt to remain more common out amongst the general populace, due to use of the acronym.
On a related note, when we visited the University of Chicago last year, the adcom rep told us that the new president wants people to stop calling it the U of C and start calling it the U of Chicago. Somehow, I doubt he will succeed.
He also wants them to drop the Uncommon Application. What, exactly is the point of that, other than to artificially inflate their selectivity for USN&WR? Maybe his bonus is linked to it. 
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jocelynDAD
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Posted: Tue Feb 12th, 2008 04:19 pm |
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When I first visited Wash U in 1983, it was referred to as Wash U. While my son was a student there, that how he referred to his school. Over the years up to and including his graduation that is how it was referred to by many if not all the persons I met at Wash U.
Heck, I first heard about Wash U from one of their (then) trustees in 1981 and he called it Wash U.
However, what persons who are not connected with the school call it, is probably not of any real consequence in the total scheme of things.
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Momof3
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 09:33 am |
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I am also glad my son procrastinated a bit and we didn't miss a few priority applications. I had one from Drew (where he is now) and Fordham that let us know by Dec.23rd (all free of course) and Wheaton (MA) had a free application if you did the common app by a certain date. Marist had free if you applied online or something like that, Clark if you were at the school for a visit....it does take some detective work sometimes or looking at the bulk of the mail but it saved me quite a bit of money. The state schools rarely have these appications but out of 6 or 7 schools, I only paid for 3 applications. Of course the test fees and other things add up, but a little saved here and there is great.
Drew is looking for outside students but my son said NJ residents are given priority too and I'm sure I read on their online journal back then about NJ residents that got aid..how much though I don't know...it depends what they are looking for. I know Connecticut College was blunt about lookng for males, they gave them more berth in scores, etc. They didn't give my son any reasonable money though, so you have to know one thing might not lead to another. I felt as long as an application was free, and my son was considering it, we would apply. When we got Tulane, he knew he didn't want to go there, so we ignored it, but I think in retrospect, we should have done more detective work with other colleges too.
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Northeastmom
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 04:57 pm |
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| momof3, I might be wrong, but doesn't Connecticut College meet 100% of financial need?
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Momof3
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 11:04 pm |
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I remember them saying that they looked at your financial situation, but I don't know what they saw with us. They said he could have an 8,000 grant a 2,500 Indepdendent College Grant and a 425.00 perkins loan per semester and a subsidized loan and a 650.00 work study. Although it counts toward your package, I automatically delete anything we have to pay back or workstudy money that is not guaranteed and ends up being pocket change. It wasn't horrible, but not doable at all. When they say this amount is awarded to you, this is your cost of attendance, "your need", I like to think they mean "awarded to you" not "has to be given back. "At least that is how I have to look at it to be reasonable.
Conn College was the only college to give us a Perkins loan which is usually for great financial need. When I asked an admissions counselor I knew why they did that, he said probably because 90% of their students don't need aid (it was a high number going full freight) and we were the "poor ones".
Last edited on Tue Mar 4th, 2008 12:36 am by Momof3
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Momof3
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 10:54 am |
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| As a PS to above post, although certain things in college admissions are a given, exceptions are always made. I was surprised to see that a NJ resident (male) received a 21.000 scholarship from Drew without SAT's. I wasn't surprised because of the student, just that he was local and they "usually" use the larger amounts for attracting outside students. Suffice to say, expect the usual, but don't be surprised when the unusual happens.
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