creekland Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) Each year there are colleges that still have openings after May 1st. If anyone is deciding late that their student wants to attend or wants different options than they have, here is this year's list: http://www.nacacnet.org/research/research-data/College-Openings/Pages/College-Openings-Results.aspx Here's a College Confidential thread discussing the list. It could also be useful as there are some compilations others have made on it: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1889549-colleges-with-openings-for-fall-2016-nacac-annual-list.html#latest There are some surprising schools on the list IMO. ETA: Be aware that the list can change daily as schools fill slots or find they need to fill slots. Edited May 7, 2016 by creekland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Also be aware that the list is no where near exhaustive. Many state Universities are still taking applicants including both of those dd applied to. Ds's LAC sent an email out to students saying they still have openings for next year if they know anyone interested. None of those are on the list. So, if your child is interested in a not so competitive university, large or small, there is still a place for them if they haven't found their spot yet. The bad news is, at all the schools we know that are still accepting applicants, academic scholarship opportunities are gone. That makes it harder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantmom Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Wow, there are some surprising places on there. I thought RIT was a more selective place, surprised they were on there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Wow, there are some surprising places on there. I thought RIT was a more selective place, surprised they were on there. I think some of the more selective schools may have not had enough qualified applicants who ultimately chose to go there. An admissions dept run by people of integrity will not allow in students who are almost certain fail, just to fill seats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 I think some of the more selective schools may have not had enough qualified applicants who ultimately chose to go there. An admissions dept run by people of integrity will not allow in students who are almost certain fail, just to fill seats. Perhaps, but count me among those who would have expected RIT to have a Wait List. They're not good with financial aid. That might be a player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Perhaps, but count me among those who would have expected RIT to have a Wait List. They're not good with financial aid. That might be a player. Well, like I said, not only qualified applicants, but qualified applicants who decided to go there (as opposed to somewhere else with better ____). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) Perhaps, but count me among those who would have expected RIT to have a Wait List. They're not good with financial aid. That might be a player. RIT actually gave one of the best financial aid offers from the privates (and tied for best after they matched another school's offer for us), and ended up being one of dd's two final picks. But dd turned them down for the state school, that has a robotics lab (RIT doesn't), also has coops, and will still cost us (parents) about $10K a year less and not require dd to take on loans. Edited May 19, 2016 by Matryoshka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Well, like I said, not only qualified applicants, but qualified applicants who decided to go there (as opposed to somewhere else with better ____). But that's yield, not wait list. Perhaps they exhausted any wait list too, but it'd be awfully early for that to have happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 RIT actually gave one of the best financial aid offers from the privates (and tied for best after they matched another school's offer for us), and ended up being one of dd's two final picks. But dd turned them down for the state school, that has a robotics lab (RIT doesn't), also has coops, and will still cost us (parents) about $10K a year less and not require dd to take on loans. I suspect it helps that you're in a different state (along with oodles of others who don't live in PA). For us, schools that are good with FA get students down to a similar cost for state schools. The rest though (another school having more of what you wanted) is also key. We don't have any graduates going to RIT this year (uncommon). I don't recall if any students applied. I know more students have mentioned cost to me when telling me where they opted to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 RIT's web site says applications are accepted past the deadline on a space-available basis. They have a wide range of programs, and are a school that admits to the program rather than the overall university. Some programs are more competitive than others, and the requirements for, say, Furniture Design are quite different than those for, say, Game Design or Engineering or Packaging Science or whatever. Plus they have a large "undecided" option. So I wonder if that makes a difference. Chances are things like Game Design are full, but other majors (or "undecided") may not be. Differential AdmissionsStudents applying to RIT choose a specific academic program as part of the admission process. This is important because we offer a variety of academic programs, and requirements differ from one program to another.Applying To More Than One MajorWe also encourage applicants to indicate a second and third program choice when applying for admission. If RIT is unable to offer you admission to your first choice program, you may be qualified for admission to one of your alternative choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantmom Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 RIT actually gave one of the best financial aid offers from the privates (and tied for best after they matched another school's offer for us), and ended up being one of dd's two final picks. But dd turned them down for the state school, that has a robotics lab (RIT doesn't), also has coops, and will still cost us (parents) about $10K a year less and not require dd to take on loans. Which state school was that? DS is very interested in robotics, too. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Which state school was that? DS is very interested in robotics, too. Thanks! UMass Lowell :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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