Go to the school that wants you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A school that accepts 70-90+% of applicants doesn't really want you personally. You just met their very low standards.

You're a real piece of sh--.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A school that accepts 70-90+% of applicants doesn't really want you personally. You just met their very low standards.

So you think Rose Hulman, the school with the #1 engineering program in the country, with an acceptance rate of 73%, has low standards? Interesting…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A school that accepts 70-90+% of applicants doesn't really want you personally. You just met their very low standards.

You're a real piece of sh--.

Excuse me? This is how I applied back in the late 90s. I was under no delusion that the schools who accepted me considered me an individual. I was a number that met their numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. When I was applying for college I was accepted to an Ivy and several high ranked SLACs. A lower tier SLAC gave me amazing merit support. When I opened the FA letter from Columbia and they were expecting me to go into severe debt (private loans & federal loans) I was like, “nope, clearly you didn’t even intend for me to enroll!” It was easy.

LOL. Quite a humblebrag.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your kid would drop out of the running because the school wants more information? That seems lazy.

Or smart. If they don't want her, then they "just aren't that into you" and screw them. Why should she beg them to admit her?
I say good for her, OP.

Thanks. I feel like there is an element of self respect at play too. I’m proud that she mad her choice she did!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A school that accepts 70-90+% of applicants doesn't really want you personally. You just met their very low standards.

So you think Rose Hulman, the school with the #1 engineering program in the country, with an acceptance rate of 73%, has low standards? Interesting…

RHIT is self-selecting...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A school that accepts 70-90+% of applicants doesn't really want you personally. You just met their very low standards.

You're a real piece of sh--.

Excuse me? This is how I applied back in the late 90s. I was under no delusion that the schools who accepted me considered me an individual. I was a number that met their numbers.

How much merit aid did you get? Enough to cover 1/2 of tuition?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else love this?

My DD received some pretty good merit money from 2 schools but was waitlisted at another that was near the top of her list. The waitlist school required supplemental materials, but when my DD saw that she was like “forget that! I don’t want to go there that badly!”

I was like this too when I was applying (ages ago), and I’m glad my DD felt that way that on her own, rather than start writing letters of interest and sending supplemental info, and then still have the chance to be rejected. Seems like you’re begging a school to take you, when they don’t seem terribly interested.

No need to take this process personally. School isn't screening the applicants, random people with too much unchallengeable power are. That being said, my kids also never bothered to write letters of continued interest, just moved on to other choices.

However, if a kid is indeed really interested, they should send all the letters and any favorable information they can. That's smart, not pathetic. That being said, do send what you need but mentally move on, if it happens it happens but you should start taking genuine interest in your top acceptance and think forward not backwards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A school that accepts 70-90+% of applicants doesn't really want you personally. You just met their very low standards.

So you think Rose Hulman, the school with the #1 engineering program in the country, with an acceptance rate of 73%, has low standards? Interesting…

RHIT is self-selecting...

So now you need to put a qualifier on your statement? Keep moving those goalposts my friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A school that accepts 70-90+% of applicants doesn't really want you personally. You just met their very low standards.

So you think Rose Hulman, the school with the #1 engineering program in the country, with an acceptance rate of 73%, has low standards? Interesting…

RHIT is self-selecting...

So now you need to put a qualifier on your statement? Keep moving those goalposts my friend.

You're the one who used a qualifier first. RHIT is not the #1 engineering program in the country. It's highly ranked among colleges with no graduate programs. Oh, and they don't want or know applicants personally - it's a number things. How do I know? Because I'm an alum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else love this?

My DD received some pretty good merit money from 2 schools but was waitlisted at another that was near the top of her list. The waitlist school required supplemental materials, but when my DD saw that she was like “forget that! I don’t want to go there that badly!”

I was like this too when I was applying (ages ago), and I’m glad my DD felt that way that on her own, rather than start writing letters of interest and sending supplemental info, and then still have the chance to be rejected. Seems like you’re begging a school to take you, when they don’t seem terribly interested.

I guess the question is this a school that anyone that has criteria of X receives Y, or is this an individualized award of merit?

If the latter...completely agree with you. If the former, I guess just understand that this is the school's business model...high rack-rate and merit for everybody.

[Anonymous]

I like to think of it like dating.

You put your best foot forward and display your assets to their best advantage, but you won’t be happy in the long run if you’ve had to twist yourself into something unrealistic or unsustainable in order to be “chosen.” It should be a mutual-admiration situation, where each party gains something from the relationship, and also enriches the other party.

That said, it sometimes requires a second date—or a supplementary essay—to ensure they’re seeing the real you. Sometimes people get lost in the crowd and don’t make a strong first impression; but once the party thins out, you can talk more easily and make that stronger connection.

[Anonymous]

community college always wants you - support local business.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A school that accepts 70-90+% of applicants doesn't really want you personally. You just met their very low standards.

So you think Rose Hulman, the school with the #1 engineering program in the country, with an acceptance rate of 73%, has low standards? Interesting…

RHIT is self-selecting...

So now you need to put a qualifier on your statement? Keep moving those goalposts my friend.

You're the one who used a qualifier first. RHIT is not the #1 engineering program in the country. It's highly ranked among colleges with no graduate programs. Oh, and they don't want or know applicants personally - it's a number things. How do I know? Because I'm an alum.

USNWR says #1 in engineering with no doctorate programs. If you want to split hairs.

I just looked at a list of schools with high acceptance rates and there are so many good schools on there - Michigan State, Minnesota Twin cities- these are both ranked in the 50’s and 60’s according to USNWR. Iowa and Iowa state, U of Delaware…all solid schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:community college always wants you - support local business.

I mean, this isn't wrong.