Our Current Situation - Not thrilled

[Anonymous]

Wishing the best to you and your child, OP. Come back and let us know what the outcomes are. All will be well.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, OP. We are in a similar boat. It's so competitive now that it's hard to predict who will/will not get in, even at targets schools. My DC received four rejections before they got an acceptance at a safety; because of that, they applied RD to a few more schools, although that is not going to make it any easier. FWIW, my older DC went through a similar process, ended up at a flagship OOS school with some merit, and is doing really well. It all works out in the end. Fingers crossed for your DS and everybody's else's kids this year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TROLL.

No one takes THREE physics AP classes

Not true.

AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
& AP Physics C

are all AP Physics courses, as OP stated.

I know many kids who have taken all 3.
Some schools squeeze 1 & 2 into one school year, while others teach them over two years. Either way, there's a separate exam for AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2.
(And 2 separate exams for AP Physics C as well.)

[Anonymous]

He's going to be fine, OP. It's still early, and he already has some good choices.

[Anonymous]

I understand, OP. Would have shared a lot of your thoughts given his stats.

I don't know a lot about UC Boulder, but applying from out of state may be the reason he wasn't offered a CS placement. At UT Austin, it will be *extremely* hard to get into their CS program from out of state. It's already very very hard to get in for the in-state kids who get accepted under the top 6% rule (admits top 6% into UT Austin but major is not guaranteed). I've seen many top top in-state students not be admitted into UT's CS department--it's a renowned CS department.

Rice is an excellent school and if it's his top choice among his remaining options, it's wise for him to let them know. I've seen a few cases where that sort of communication has helped (but of course, ED is the best signal for that message). Or he should communicate that to Purdue if it it's his top choice---can't hurt.

Something will work out---you have every right to express your concerns here and I'm sorry you've received mixed feedback. DCUM can be a tough audience. Your son is an oustanding student and sounds very passionate...in the end those are the qualities that will drive his success more than anything. Hang in there.

[Anonymous]

If your kid is this motivated, they’ll be fine anywhere they go- relax

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Disagree about UTexas at Austin if applying for CS. Almost zero chance for admission. Rice will be difficult as OP did not apply ED.

Agree.

Coming from out of state, UT Austin CS would be a longshot. Rice will be tough in the regular applicant pool, but you never know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still think he has a good shot at UT Austin and Rice, which would be my choices in that mix. Lots of other schools your kid hasn’t heard from yet and has strong chances at.

I know several highly qualified Stem oriented kids who were deferred at Purdue engineering this year (and one qualified but not nearly as Stem focused kid who was accepted to Purdue engineering this year - go figure).

so the CU is the only outlier making you nervous and I’d disregard it- I am sure it has zero to do with anything lacking in your kid’s app and relates to some internal priority you’ll never be able to figure out.

Sit tight, appreciate the current good acceptances, and keep hoping!

Disagree about UTexas at Austin if applying for CS. Almost zero chance for admission. Rice will be difficult as OP did not apply ED.

+1 OOS admittance for UT CS was 6% last year and admissions are only getting harder. Unless you are girl from Alaska…

[Anonymous]

Some times Purdue offers second-choice major admission.

What is the best-case scenario?

1st choice major, Deferral?
Second choice major acceptance?

Who has a better chance of getting into a first-choice major?

[Anonymous]

God this is brutal. My Junior got a B once (teacher checked out during covid), and won’t have as many APs…seems like she won’t get in anywhere even if she can bring her SAT up to 1550.

[Anonymous]

I skipped about eight pages but my thoughts are the following:

I’m guessing “she” was a typo since OP originally said “son” and “Eagle Scout”. If that’s the case then not at all surprising results as CS very popular with male applicants. I would also like to know why no UVA and VT? Both worth a shot if you are in state.

I will echo others and say you don’t have a great attitude and I hope your kid doesn’t pick up on your disappointment. These are all solid schools and the out of state ones are not givens. Be proud of your kid - he has good options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God this is brutal. My Junior got a B once (teacher checked out during covid), and won’t have as many APs…seems like she won’t get in anywhere even if she can bring her SAT up to 1550.

She will definitely get in somewhere! There are more than 2- colleges in this country. She should have reasonable list and love her safeties--like everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people crapping on the OP are off base IMO. Let’s be honest; this kid had top 1% GPA, top 1% SAT scores and all the rest of the package. Schools like Perdue and CU aren’t swimming in kids like this. It’s completely reasonable to be upset that someone with a resume like this isn’t being immediately accepted into the schools mentioned.

I'm sure he got yield protected at CU and probably Perdue too. CU for sure knows he will never enroll there.

Boulder has 80% acceptance rate they don’t do yield protection FFS.

[Anonymous]

NP here - OP I hear you re CU Boulder. Similar situation at our house. Just doesn’t make any sense at all, but thankfully DC does have other strong options. Good luck with upcoming decisions and trust it will all work out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people crapping on the OP are off base IMO. Let’s be honest; this kid had top 1% GPA, top 1% SAT scores and all the rest of the package. Schools like Perdue and CU aren’t swimming in kids like this. It’s completely reasonable to be upset that someone with a resume like this isn’t being immediately accepted into the schools mentioned.

I'm sure he got yield protected at CU and probably Perdue too. CU for sure knows he will never enroll there.

Boulder has 80% acceptance rate they don’t do yield protection FFS.

And OP’s son is in that 80%. Just not for his preferred major. Which is too bad of course.