alternates to Georgetown and Yale

[Anonymous]

we're a full pay family who is looking for alternatives to my kids dream schools of Harvard, Yale, Georgetown.

boy, high stats, national awards, humanities major.

I guess we'd have a hard time turning down Harvard, etc. But I'd like to skip over the rest of the T20 schools. I'm not sure Georgetown is worth it, but I guess for the SFS. But places like Tufts, BC at 90k makes no sense to me.

Can someone think of some schools with merit aid that might work. In NYS. Binghamton doesn't make his eyes light up, which I get. Doesn't want a SLAC

[Anonymous]

Vanderbilt has good merit aid.

[Anonymous]

William & Mary?

[Anonymous]

William and Mary?

[Anonymous]

depending on humanities angle, St Johns College

[Anonymous]

Schools in the UK that judge applicants by the numbers. Honors programs in state schools and other easier admit privates.

[Anonymous]

Huh?

[Anonymous]

LSE

[Anonymous]

Oxford

[Anonymous]

1. Georgetown is nothing like Yale
2. What???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we're a full pay family who is looking for alternatives to my kids dream schools of Harvard, Yale, Georgetown.

boy, high stats, national awards, humanities major.

I guess we'd have a hard time turning down Harvard, etc. But I'd like to skip over the rest of the T20 schools. I'm not sure Georgetown is worth it, but I guess for the SFS. But places like Tufts, BC at 90k makes no sense to me.

Can someone think of some schools with merit aid that might work. In NYS. Binghamton doesn't make his eyes light up, which I get. Doesn't want a SLAC

omg, you are new to the world of college admissions aren't you? Your white privilege is showing. Your kid will be LUCKY to get into a T100. Every single applicant is as, you described "boy, high stats, national awards, humanities major". well, that was my kid but with a 36 ACT, valedictorian, eagle scout, etc. SCEA Princeton deferred/waitlisted; all ivies, waitlisted; public EA: purdue, Ga Tech and UVA all for aerospace engineering.

Honey, you got to drop your expectations, omg "I guess we'd have a hard time turning down Harvard". My DS, legacy, and all that above was waitlisted, i.e., soft rejection, because unlike colleagues I know from Harvard, we could not pay the seven digit fee to get in.

If you are URM or first generation you might have a chance. Otherwise start reading because you are in for a shock

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. Georgetown is nothing like Yale
2. What???

My thoughts too

[Anonymous]

Why is he opposed to a SLAC, particularly as a humanities major?

[Anonymous]

OP this is my second kid. First is a sophomore in college. Had acceptances to the three t15 reaches on their list. In stem so math is easier to pencil out.

Sorry your son’s admissions journey was disappointing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. Georgetown is nothing like Yale
2. What???

NP These two places both are favorites of the upper crust.