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    Transcripts: by subject or by year?

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    But what if they prefer by year? Do you just say, sorry can't do it?

    Only one school asked for years, but D had to use their own form online (which is such a pain). We just assigned coursework to the year during which she did the majority of the work. One course was done over 3 years. I chose a year with fewer credits for that course.

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    Choosing a college

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    How were you able to search graduate outcomes? I know the scholarships publish lists but otherwise? I find some of the stuff that comes out of the schools can be a bit misleading.

    Misleading how? "Our school is one of the top producers of XYZ" without hard numbers?

     

    Various ways:

    D asked. Dept heads volunteered the info or it is clearly on the dept websites. We have been given info put out by the office that coordinates fellowships. I follow all the finalist schools on twitter so I see announcements and read press releases.

    Choosing a college

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    Coursework was the most important factor for current high school senior. She wants to major in International Relations but will enter college at the junior-level in Arabic. She needs schools where she will not run out of Arabic. We started with the list of Arabic Language Flagship schools and a list from Foreign Policy about best schools for IR. I searched 112 schools for their Arabic offerings (seriously, I have been using the same legal pad for all my notes).

     

    Second, finances. We eliminated schools we could not afford after running Net Price Calculators and after researching availability and amounts of merit scholarships. Our EFC puts us at full-pay for all but the most generous of schools (Harvard, Yale---not good fits wrt Arabic).

     

    Third, seeing if/how the puzzle pieces of IR and Arabic and multiple study abroad periods necessary for a Language Flagship fit together.

     

    Fourth, investigating the outcomes of graduates. What language level do they reach: superior (D's goal) or Advanced High or lower? Where are they hired? Where do they go to grad school? Do graduates win competitive scholarships and fellowships like Fullbright, CLS, Boren, Schwarzman, and Truman?

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    The 2017 Acceptance Thread

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    My daughter found out today that she was admitted to IU's Jacobs School of Music. She applied for a Bachelors of Science in Music and an Outside Field. Her outside field is global studies, and she found out yesterday that she was admitted as a direct admit scholar to global studies. This came with a small scholarship which we were both happy about. Now we just have to wait until the end of March to see if she receives a scholarship from Jacobs. She will need one to attend.

    Congratulations to your dd, Jilly! Jacobs is an amazing school. I hope more money comes her way.

     

    My D is also an SGIS direct admit. If she attends IU, she'll be an International Studies major (diplomacy, security, and governance concentration) and will attempt both the Arabic and Chinese Language Flagship programs.

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    :-)

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    Second child, older dd, will also graduate in May. She's decided to skip the whole-university commencement in the stadium in favor of just attending her major's convocation :)

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