3 Possibilities for the Admission Decision
Excerpt from Jumpstart Meeting #18 c/o 2020
What does it really mean to be “Admitted”, “Rejected” or “WAITLISTED”?
YOUR 3 OPTIONS
What Does “Admitted” Mean?
For all schools - By May 1st You must deposit for admissions to “hold your spot”.
CSU – Accepting Admission will allow you to get Housing Information
and is not binding until you make the deposit (non-refundable)
CSU - What does “Conditional Admission” Mean – Provided no 2nd
Semester D’s of F’s or no significant reduction in Cumulative GPA (Retaining an INDEX of 2950)
The next step is ENROLLMENT which includes:
DEPOSIT of HOUSING, REGISTERING FOR ORIENTATION and REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES
What Does “Rejection” Mean?
It means that you were not accepted to the Freshman Class of Fall 2020- Spring 2021
A student can ASK about appeal – which may be more
effective this year......since students’ attendance patterns will be changed by families’ response to CV-19
However.....as with any appeal, here are the 3 problems:
Waitlisted student will be reviewed first – if there are waitlist students
Students who can prove that there is something WRONG in the review will be looked at before appeals for other reasons
Other appeal students will not get grant aid since the budget is deleted of expended by the time the appeal is considered (well after May 1st)
What Does “Waitlist” Mean?
The College or University believes a student can succeed on a campus, but the campus does not have the budget or resources to offer admissions. Some schools will place some of these students on a “Waitlist”.
Many times, usually in 30 to 45 days after May 1st , colleges will return to the wait list
Funding will be greatly reduced
What If I Do Not Get Into The College I REALLY Want?
Take Some Time to Work Through It but......Life needs to go on
Review the Other Schools to Which You are or will be accepted
It’s Good Time to Think About Your Career
It’s a Good Time to Understand that
Success in Life is Often 3 Steps Forward and 2 Steps Back