Worried about acceptance did we build list wrong?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It isn't "we" it's "I" as in your kid. That's where you went wrong. It isn't about you as the parent. At all.

No, OP is correct. It’s “we”. Parents and kids build college lists together.

Question is why do you feel the need to grammar check a months old post?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ED Wash U - Deferred
1490 SAT, 3.9 unweighted, 4.6 weighted, solid activities & leadership, eagle scout, applied undecided most places, strong science/math classes
Anyone having doubts? Very worried. Waiting on:
Rice University
Tufts University
Duke
Boston College
Boston University
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
Northeastern University
Villanova
Pitt

How did northeastern work out? Pitt?

[Anonymous]

For those with experience who think ED to Wash U for this kid was not strategic, what are good ED alternatives? (Parent of a junior with somewhat similar profile)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those with experience who think ED to Wash U for this kid was not strategic, what are good ED alternatives? (Parent of a junior with somewhat similar profile)

By the numbers, ED WashU would have worked out at our private and the area public magnets, with a big assumption: That 3.9uw/4.6W put them top 15% for the private or top 10% for public magnet, and the student had most rigorous courses in all areas or at least 4 of the 5 core areas.

3.9uw and 4.6W which happens to be in the top 10% and the student took APES, APBio, APlanguage, no AP foreign language, APCalcAB, AP gov, APEcon, AP world, APGeo AP precal is not going to get into WAShU ED if students at that school have all the basics plus APChem APBio, APLiterature, AP spanish, AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP world AP geo.

AO's look at courses in the context of the school. WashU does not expect every single top course for unhooked like most ivies do, especially for ED, but the above example is a student who missed the top course in every core area. That is an easy reject from WashU and any school ranked similar or higher as far as peer group(ie T20 private or better). The deferral indicates OP kid had some of the top courses in some areas. Or, the gpa is borderline at their high school, or both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those with experience who think ED to Wash U for this kid was not strategic, what are good ED alternatives? (Parent of a junior with somewhat similar profile)

Lack of a strong or distinctive narrative or major. Kids like this disappear into the crowd because they’re not memorable. They seem weaker than others with a strong through line.

Hard to make the case in committtee.

[Anonymous]

By now OP should have heard from a lot of these schools. Any updates, OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You apply to a lot of reaches to hit one in RD. And if done thoughtfully and in a very tailored way, yes, it can work!

Worked for both my kids who applied to 20-22 schools each.
At Ivy and T10.

100% this.
But it has to be strategic and targeted RD apps - with really outstanding supplemental essays (we discovered the supps are more important than the main essay - who knew!!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those with experience who think ED to Wash U for this kid was not strategic, what are good ED alternatives? (Parent of a junior with somewhat similar profile)

By the numbers, ED WashU would have worked out at our private and the area public magnets, with a big assumption: That 3.9uw/4.6W put them top 15% for the private or top 10% for public magnet, and the student had most rigorous courses in all areas or at least 4 of the 5 core areas.

3.9uw and 4.6W which happens to be in the top 10% and the student took APES, APBio, APlanguage, no AP foreign language, APCalcAB, AP gov, APEcon, AP world, APGeo AP precal is not going to get into WAShU ED if students at that school have all the basics plus APChem APBio, APLiterature, AP spanish, AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP world AP geo.

AO's look at courses in the context of the school. WashU does not expect every single top course for unhooked like most ivies do, especially for ED, but the above example is a student who missed the top course in every core area. That is an easy reject from WashU and any school ranked similar or higher as far as peer group(ie T20 private or better). The deferral indicates OP kid had some of the top courses in some areas. Or, the gpa is borderline at their high school, or both.

I don't think your analysis about AP science is accurate. My kids have all been accepted into top schools with AP Bio and APES. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn't "we" it's "I" as in your kid. That's where you went wrong. It isn't about you as the parent. At all.

No, OP is correct. It’s “we”. Parents and kids build college lists together.

Question is why do you feel the need to grammar check a months old post?

and in a few years they will post we are looking for jobs in the _____ area and then after that we are looking at _________area to settle down in. Let your kid start making decisions, sure you might pay some of it but let them decide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn't "we" it's "I" as in your kid. That's where you went wrong. It isn't about you as the parent. At all.

No, OP is correct. It’s “we”. Parents and kids build college lists together.

Question is why do you feel the need to grammar check a months old post?

and in a few years they will post we are looking for jobs in the _____ area and then after that we are looking at _________area to settle down in. Let your kid start making decisions, sure you might pay some of it but let them decide.

To each their own. MYOB. What works for your child and your family does not mean the same thing for another child and another family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those with experience who think ED to Wash U for this kid was not strategic, what are good ED alternatives? (Parent of a junior with somewhat similar profile)

By the numbers, ED WashU would have worked out at our private and the area public magnets, with a big assumption: That 3.9uw/4.6W put them top 15% for the private or top 10% for public magnet, and the student had most rigorous courses in all areas or at least 4 of the 5 core areas.

3.9uw and 4.6W which happens to be in the top 10% and the student took APES, APBio, APlanguage, no AP foreign language, APCalcAB, AP gov, APEcon, AP world, APGeo AP precal is not going to get into WAShU ED if students at that school have all the basics plus APChem APBio, APLiterature, AP spanish, AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP world AP geo.

AO's look at courses in the context of the school. WashU does not expect every single top course for unhooked like most ivies do, especially for ED, but the above example is a student who missed the top course in every core area. That is an easy reject from WashU and any school ranked similar or higher as far as peer group(ie T20 private or better). The deferral indicates OP kid had some of the top courses in some areas. Or, the gpa is borderline at their high school, or both.

Don’t have to be in the top 20 percent of class at our private for Wash U ED so I disagree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those with experience who think ED to Wash U for this kid was not strategic, what are good ED alternatives? (Parent of a junior with somewhat similar profile)

By the numbers, ED WashU would have worked out at our private and the area public magnets, with a big assumption: That 3.9uw/4.6W put them top 15% for the private or top 10% for public magnet, and the student had most rigorous courses in all areas or at least 4 of the 5 core areas.

3.9uw and 4.6W which happens to be in the top 10% and the student took APES, APBio, APlanguage, no AP foreign language, APCalcAB, AP gov, APEcon, AP world, APGeo AP precal is not going to get into WAShU ED if students at that school have all the basics plus APChem APBio, APLiterature, AP spanish, AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP world AP geo.

AO's look at courses in the context of the school. WashU does not expect every single top course for unhooked like most ivies do, especially for ED, but the above example is a student who missed the top course in every core area. That is an easy reject from WashU and any school ranked similar or higher as far as peer group(ie T20 private or better). The deferral indicates OP kid had some of the top courses in some areas. Or, the gpa is borderline at their high school, or both.

Don’t have to be in the top 20 percent of class at our private for Wash U ED so I disagree.

Same at our private.
Top 30-35% or so works maybe even lower if ED1.

Everything is HS dependent.