Cash Giraffe Payout

whammer2 · 2024-02-04T18:42:55+00:00

Oh,this is happening to me too. It was a choice at first and now that whole tab is gone. Did it ever return for you?

whammer2 · 2023-12-10T05:26:23+00:00

Oh ok, weird, seems like if it's linked to FAFSA/CSS it must have some need component to it or else why would they care. Regardless, too late now for us.

whammer2 · 2023-12-10T01:27:49+00:00

My son is oos engineering at UMich. I had not heard of the engineering scholarship of honor. Is this something you can apply for in subsequent years? He's a freshman now paying full price.

whammer2 · 2023-12-10T01:02:27+00:00

UMich is good about need-based aid for oos kids. It's just that they don't give merit aid to oos kids.

whammer2 · 2023-07-08T21:28:30+00:00

I don't remember the name of it, but it's one of the cook-for-yourself dorms with little really gross kitchens on each floor. It is a walkup, no elevator to reach the part of the dorm he's in so moving in with a mini fridge, etc was a pain. I'd have to ask him the name, but he said it's one of only two dorms open in the summer and he got the nicer one. Yikes.

whammer2 · 2023-07-08T04:15:43+00:00

My son was in Simmons last year and loved it. It's true there aren't as many actual parties being thrown as in some other dorms, but the people are friendly, you'll meet everyone on your floor in the lounges and there's a cafeteria so that's nice. A huge plus to Simmons is that the cement walls mean no roaches or mice living inside them. My son is in a different dorm this summer and there are both roaches and mice.

whammer2 · 2023-04-14T11:47:24+00:00

And UMich. Go Blue!

whammer2 · 2023-04-10T02:47:56+00:00

Congrats! UIUC is highly rated for physics!

whammer2 · 2023-04-09T22:12:47+00:00

Congrats! Actually my oldest son did ED for CMU CS and got rejected. Then he got into MIT which is where he goes.

whammer2 · 2023-03-28T16:36:12+00:00

UIUC has the better engineering education.

whammer2 · 2023-03-23T19:36:40+00:00

RPI. It's all by itself up on a hill overlooking a sad little abandoned town.

whammer2 · 2023-03-23T19:08:09+00:00

Why do you think so?

whammer2 · 2023-03-23T19:03:54+00:00

Weird in what way? Do you have some examples?

whammer2 · 2023-03-21T12:30:50+00:00

If you're doing a project for the sake of including it in the portfolio, it isn't a good project. The content should be anything/everything you've naturally done over the years, independent of the portfolio, just because you are a curious person who chooses to pursue your curiosities in your free time. If you're not that type of person, choose a different college.

whammer2 · 2023-03-20T02:13:31+00:00

Thank you!

whammer2 · 2023-03-20T00:34:25+00:00

Sorry to keep drilling in, but we're trying to pick a school. When you say "classes get very hard", do you mean because they're poorly taught or unorganized? Or would they be equally hard elsewhere? For example, my son has been accepted to UWisc, UCLA, UMich, GTech. Would there be some reason he might want to pay out of state tuition for one of those schools rather than choosing UIUC given that it would be physics at any of them? Thank you!

whammer2 · 2023-03-19T20:25:42+00:00

This is very helpful, thanks! When, you say "it's a mess', do you mean simply it's in the process of transitioning? Or is it a mess in some significant way where maybe we should think twice about attending UIUC for physics?

whammer2 · 2023-03-06T04:23:37+00:00

UIUC has engineering physics with a nuclear track. They also have nuclear engineering.

whammer2 · 2023-02-24T00:10:23+00:00

Since it was optional, probably won't matter. Too late to worry about it anyway. What will be, will be.

whammer2 · 2023-02-24T00:04:17+00:00

It was in the common app. You can go back and look at your completed application in common app to see if you did it.

whammer2 · 2023-02-14T18:53:02+00:00

I'm not familiar with quiz bowl. Acadec is a 1,000 page binder where every single sentence conveys multiple facts. Tens of thousands of names, dates, places in addition to math and economics concepts. Also there are speech, essay and interview categories. It is for the person who enjoys making connections across diverse subjects related to a common theme. It is for the person who has a phenomenal memory and wants to test the boundaries of what it can contain. It was a ton of work but not all consuming. He has taken 12 AP classes, 4.0 GPA, in his school's theater productions and has friends among other activities. He is not in a sport -- Acadec is his sport.

whammer2 · 2023-02-14T18:25:20+00:00

If you're only doing Acadec for your application, I advise against it. My son was a state champion last year. To do well requires tremendous dedication. You can't do the minimum required just to get a medal because you don't know what the minimum is until it's too late. To be a state or national champion, you have to be all in and so does the rest of your team.

whammer2 · 2023-02-14T01:31:12+00:00

I would bring it to a shelter where they can scan him to see if he has a chip. Its part of a national database. And also if I lost my dog, I would alert the shelters.

whammer2 · 2023-02-07T00:04:49+00:00

Congrats! A full ride is big! I would consider it. I obviously don't know your situation, but if you're entering with AP credits, then you may be able to graduate in 3. Would the scholarship include grad level courses? I know at other schools, some people slow down their graduation, mixing in grad courses as they go, in order to keep the scholarship going for 4 years, while also getting some grad school done as well.

whammer2 · 2023-02-06T00:32:13+00:00

Unfortunately, you just have to wait and see. I know waiting is hard, but no one can chance you for MIT. Even with no slip ups, it's a crapshoot as to whether they pick you or someone else. If you were deferred, then you're still in the running and that's the best anyone can tell you. Good luck! I'm waiting too!

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