2026 acceptances

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Anonymous wrote:Bama poster here, special thanks to the WDE family!

Rivalries, schmivalries! That’s something to celebrate.

Not the OP, but can ya tell I’m the thread cheerleader? This particular board can get rough and I think it’s absolutely great to hear of all these successes. There are lots of terrific schools out there and I hope everyone finds a fit they are happy with and can afford. A LOT of hard work is represented here. It is NOT all about HYPSM.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Berklee College of Music!

Congratulations! Which program/instument?

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Anonymous wrote:Auburn! Hoping to get some merit but not sure when that comes out...

That’s great! Acceptance rate was 85% in 2021- but it was only 50% last year. It’s not as easy anymore to get in according to our HS counselors.

Alabama still has a 77% average rate. A lot of reason kids are heading south- not the weather.

Auburn OOS acceptance rate is around 33 percent. I bet it goes lower this year.

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Anonymous wrote:Bama poster here, special thanks to the WDE family!

Rivalries, schmivalries! That’s something to celebrate.

Not the OP, but can ya tell I’m the thread cheerleader? This particular board can get rough and I think it’s absolutely great to hear of all these successes. There are lots of terrific schools out there and I hope everyone finds a fit they are happy with and can afford. A LOT of hard work is represented here. It is NOT all about HYPSM.

The real test would be how the Bama family would react if Saban went to coach at Auburn . A girl can dream.....

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Pitt w/$20k per year merit and Honors College. Also, in st Auburn. Engineering for both

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Anonymous wrote:Bama poster here, special thanks to the WDE family!

Rivalries, schmivalries! That’s something to celebrate.

Not the OP, but can ya tell I’m the thread cheerleader? This particular board can get rough and I think it’s absolutely great to hear of all these successes. There are lots of terrific schools out there and I hope everyone finds a fit they are happy with and can afford. A LOT of hard work is represented here. It is NOT all about HYPSM.

The real test would be how the Bama family would react if Saban went to coach at Auburn . A girl can dream.....

LOL, he’s having too much fun (making money with much, much less stress) being a sportscaster and churning out some pretty darn funny commercials.

I’m somewhat shell-shocked they cut Freeze loose even before the Iron Bowl and that Pearl walked away right before their season started. Troubled times for AU Athletics.

But they have some upgraded Kinesiology facilities and that’s our DC’s interest. DH is the alum.

/sidebar over

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Anonymous wrote:Pitt w/$20k per year merit and Honors College. Also, in st Auburn. Engineering for both

Most excellent! 🦅

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How are people already getting decisions??? Wasn't the ED deadline only a few days ago?

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Anonymous wrote:How are people already getting decisions??? Wasn't the ED deadline only a few days ago?

Most of these schools don’t have ED. They’re big state schools with rolling or quasi-rolling admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:Penn State (University Park) for Physics!! Now kid is working on the supplementals for honor college. So happy!!

Think like a proton — be positive!

Congrats!

Thank you for all this. I think this is the most positive thread I've ever read on here and it's awesome.

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Anonymous wrote:How are people already getting decisions??? Wasn't the ED deadline only a few days ago?

Most of these schools don’t have ED. They’re big state schools with rolling or quasi-rolling admissions.

My son has received acceptances from some schools that say they have early action. Turns out they are really rolling admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:Penn State (University Park) for Physics!! Now kid is working on the supplementals for honor college. So happy!!

I didn't know they release admit info this early? Is Penn State rolling admission?

I didn't know either!! So pleasantly surprised!!

Do you remember when your child submitted the application?

I’m one of the Penn State posters. My kid had very high stats, and since the other kid applied for physics, I bet they did too. So they might be taking kids with very high test scores, or kids with very high test scores applying for quantitative majors, as a first pass. If it’s a simple SAT/GPA cut score that wouldn’t take them long. My kid applied mid-October, fwiw.

DD that I previously noted on this thread with high stats (NMSF, 1550+, 20 AP/DE, 3.95+ unweighted) has not heard yet so it may still be in batches or by major. She applied early October.

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Congrats all- such a positive thread. There’s talent and opportunity everywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:How are people already getting decisions??? Wasn't the ED deadline only a few days ago?

Many of these schools have rolling admissions, have several “rounds” of it, or even release by program or geographic area (some do “in-state” first).

So a cautionary and encouraging note to those reading through: just because you see an acceptance to a school your DC has applied to and they haven’t heard back means little. Have hope. Be positive. There are literally months of these good news posts to come!!

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My kid has one OOS acceptance, but is waiting for an in-state option EA to make their decision. Our college savings plan is for in-state schools. We would take a 10% penalty if they go OOS.