Good luck for Ivy Day!

[Anonymous]

If you receive an acceptance, please come back and share stats! (NOT for trying to ascertain others' chances, I don't think that's a thing with T15anymore, would just be fascinating to see.)


Good luck!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Just attended a talk yesterday where a college counselor said that NO ONE was safe anymore when applying at any institution with a 20% or lower admit rate.

This is old news. If a school accepts 2 in 10 applicants (and most Top 20 schools select less than 1), no kid is a guarantee. But my hunch is that a special kid will get into some top school. I would advise the kid to take his shot ED, and then have a big backup plan. I have not heard of a valedictorian being shut out completely, for example. She may not get into an Ivy but she will get in somewhere.

PP you replied to. That same counselor told us that in many years of practice, the only kid he was reasonably sure would get into an Ivy had been told by their athletic coach that if the student kept up their grades, he would make sure she got in.

The counselor also told us that academic excellence is merely a tool for universities to reject you, if you're not good enough. Once you have the grades/scores/top courses, they look at what else you've done in order to be let in.

Valedictorians, my foot. Some have been rejected from all the Ivies they applied to, PP. Stop dreaming.

I think you misunderstood me (or apologies for not being clear). Valedictorians have been getting rejected from all Ivies for decades - that was not what I meant. What I meant to say is I would be surprised if a valedictorian was completely shut out of every school. I have not heard of a valedictorian who had zero college choices. They will go somewhere and get a great education!

Ah, sorry. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Half the schools in the top 10 and top 20 aren't even "Ivies" - not sure how many of them are already out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you receive an acceptance, please come back and share stats! (NOT for trying to ascertain others' chances, I don't think that's a thing with T15anymore, would just be fascinating to see.)


Good luck!!!!

I'm never sure why anyone posts stats on this board. No matter how high, someone completely trashed the post.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone else roll their eyes at the WSJ article on how Ivies will not release their acceptance rates out of concern for applicants’ mental health???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you receive an acceptance, please come back and share stats! (NOT for trying to ascertain others' chances, I don't think that's a thing with T15anymore, would just be fascinating to see.)


Good luck!!!!

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you receive an acceptance, please come back and share stats! (NOT for trying to ascertain others' chances, I don't think that's a thing with T15anymore, would just be fascinating to see.)


Good luck!!!!

34-28-36

This made me laugh out loud. Well played!

[Anonymous]

When does do they come out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you receive an acceptance, please come back and share stats! (NOT for trying to ascertain others' chances, I don't think that's a thing with T15anymore, would just be fascinating to see.)


Good luck!!!!

34-28-36

This made me laugh out loud. Well played!

She's a brick. House.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When does do they come out?

7 pm tonight.

[Anonymous]

Did my kid apply to an ivy? Not even close. But I'll have my popcorn ready at 7 and log on here!

[Anonymous]

My kid was WL last year...and then got in. Just offering hope. You never know. We were not at all expecting it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did my kid apply to an ivy? Not even close. But I'll have my popcorn ready at 7 and log on here!

This was me and I hope it didn’t come across as snarky. I really do want to see some good results! Good luck to all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else roll their eyes at the WSJ article on how Ivies will not release their acceptance rates out of concern for applicants’ mental health???

Great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else roll their eyes at the WSJ article on how Ivies will not release their acceptance rates out of concern for applicants’ mental health???

Great!

I think releasing them would help mental health not the opposite!!!

If I knew I only had a 4% chance and got rejected vs I got rejected from a 50% admittance the sting would be less.

My kids HS team cut 15 out of 18 JV player. there’s company in misery Versus if 1 out if 18 were cut. They were joking about it and the absurdity.