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Kid got into both Purdue and cu Boulder aerospace this week. Nice to have options while he’s waiting on TX to get their act together after deferring 95%. Hearing from Michigan Friday. He’s lucky to have some nice options.

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36 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

Heard from CU Boulder early. Junior Brown was admitted to the engineering school but no word on any merit scholarship. So, she went 13/13 and got merit aid at 12/13.

Same here - she got into CU but no word on merit.

 

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2 hours ago, txduck87 said:

Kid got into both Purdue and cu Boulder aerospace this week. Nice to have options while he’s waiting on TX to get their act together after deferring 95%. Hearing from Michigan Friday. He’s lucky to have some nice options.

 

goto purdue, especially for engineering 

congrats 

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Heard from CU Boulder early. Junior Brown was admitted to the engineering school but no word on any merit scholarship. So, she went 13/13 and got merit aid at 12/13.

We clicked on a link to see some merit. Not huge but at least something. Pricetag there is nuts.
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49 minutes ago, txduck87 said:


We clicked on a link to see some merit. Not huge but at least something. Pricetag there is nuts.

discovered the same here. they fleece out of state kids - COACH PRIME effect!

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Heard from CU Boulder early. Junior Brown was admitted to the engineering school but no word on any merit scholarship. So, she went 13/13 and got merit aid at 12/13.

So, where she heading?
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13 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Heard from CU Boulder early. Junior Brown was admitted to the engineering school but no word on any merit scholarship. So, she went 13/13 and got merit aid at 12/13.

 

13 hours ago, The Dog said:

Same here - she got into CU but no word on merit.

 

1 hour ago, txduck87 said:

We clicked on a link to see some merit. Not huge but at least something. Pricetag there is nuts.

First, congrats!  I went through this last year with my first kid, and regardless of the ultimate destination, it's fun seeing all the options rolling out for your children.

Second, one of my best friend's daughter is a sophomore at CU.  She absolutely loves it.  But she got a pittance of merit aid.  And, she's in an apartment this year, and I forgot the monthly nut, but it's incredible, even split three ways with roommates, but I guess not surprising given what I've read of the housing costs in Boulder.  So factor that into the budget if your kids go there. 

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Yeah it’s fun but stressful. I’m on my 3rd (and last) kid! I believe it all works out in the end for most and kids can be happy in lots of different places. Go somewhere you WANT to be and not where you think you SHOULD.

One went to Georgetown and other is currently on the 40 acres and both loved their choices.

Hardest part is forcing yourself to get out and meet people in those first few weeks and months. Sets the tone for your social life in my experience with my first 2.

Good luck all. Fall move ins are just around the corner! Fun stuff.

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On 1/22/2025 at 9:49 PM, tx 3 putt said:

goto purdue, especially for engineering 

Actually CU is great for aerospace engineering.  My cousin did his MS & PhD there and has crushed it at Lockheed-Martin.  Senior Fellow & Chief Engineer, pretty much top of the tech track.

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Actually CU is great for aerospace engineering.  My cousin did his MS & PhD there and has crushed it at Lockheed-Martin.  Senior Fellow & Chief Engineer, pretty much top of the tech track.

Yeah he’s leaning there right now pending Texas.
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Pulled the same crap as Texas and just delayed decisions until April. Called it a “postponement”.

This feels like a bit of a scam at this point. I wonder if all of them are trying to push as late as possible to force kids to commit and not be subject to the waterfall effect of holding spots as a backup/safety.
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On 1/21/2025 at 1:31 PM, orange dream said:

Is Baylor hard to get into?

It's Baylor. Don't take no for an answer and force your way in. 

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Had a great engineering alumni lunch on Saturday and posted this message ...

 

Another great alumni lunch today. If a bigger school denied you entry into their engineering college, please reach out to me. There are many options out there past am and ut. An engineering degree is for life !

 

 

just thought I'd pass along the message here. lots of great people here, with smart kids

An engineer from any accredited program and a years or two experience is valuable to many many companies. i'm talking about upstream and downstream businesses 

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I gave up any dream of either of my kids attending UT a long time ago.  The admissions standards are one thing, where even for a lot of smart in-state kids UT is becoming a "reach" school.  But my kids were born and have grown up about 15 minutes from campus, and I think a huge part of the college experience is getting some distance and independence from your parents. 

I think my daughter probably had a decent shot of getting admitted based on numbers alone and her likely major, but she didn't want to apply to a single school in Texas, and that really opened up my eyes to the possibilities of great schools and exciting college experiences far away from her dad.  

So tx 3 putt's message is a good one, whether for aspiring engineers or any other major.  

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22 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I gave up any dream of either of my kids attending UT a long time ago.  The admissions standards are one thing, where even for a lot of smart in-state kids UT is becoming a "reach" school.  But my kids were born and have grown up about 15 minutes from campus, and I think a huge part of the college experience is getting some distance and independence from your parents. 

I think my daughter probably had a decent shot of getting admitted based on numbers alone and her likely major, but she didn't want to apply to a single school in Texas, and that really opened up my eyes to the possibilities of great schools and exciting college experiences far away from her dad.  

So tx 3 putt's message is a good one, whether for aspiring engineers or any other major.  

 

when i was in college / back in my day !!!!

ut and am were easily the two giants for engineering in Texas. well everything has grown by leaps snd bounds. the need for all college grads remain high. when looking at smaller programs look at retention rate and hiring rate / where their last couple of graduating classes ended up. 

my first job out of college, it was me, a ut grad and an ou grad on our first day

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