ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at Naviance for WJ, it looks like everyone gets rejected ED, even with strong stats. Do other MCPS schools experience this? I don’t see this pattern for other colleges. Colby rejects or waitlists most but that’s explained by the lack of ED applications. Could Middlebury have a beef with WJ? Did someone breach their ED agreement years ago? Or just how it shook out and they haven’t liked the candidates? Or maybe lack of hooked applicants?

Are those definitely ED applications? I didn't think they differentiated between RD and ED on that Naviance.

They do differentiate in Naviance, at least at our MCPS high school.

+1 DC is at a magnet and not many kids apply to LACs ED. Most are focused on STEM at large national universities. So, small sample size, but looks like 3 have gotten into Midd ED in the last six years. Two normal high stats, and one very low stats (must have been recruited). Otherwise, normal high stats are mostly waitlisted and some tippy-top stats kids got in RD. But very few attend.

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Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

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Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

Sounds like they may be missing the economic middle ground, where many WJ families fall.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at Naviance for WJ, it looks like everyone gets rejected ED, even with strong stats. Do other MCPS schools experience this? I don’t see this pattern for other colleges. Colby rejects or waitlists most but that’s explained by the lack of ED applications. Could Middlebury have a beef with WJ? Did someone breach their ED agreement years ago? Or just how it shook out and they haven’t liked the candidates? Or maybe lack of hooked applicants?

Are those definitely ED applications? I didn't think they differentiated between RD and ED on that Naviance.

They do differentiate in Naviance, at least at our MCPS high school.

+1 DC is at a magnet and not many kids apply to LACs ED. Most are focused on STEM at large national universities. So, small sample size, but looks like 3 have gotten into Midd ED in the last six years. Two normal high stats, and one very low stats (must have been recruited). Otherwise, normal high stats are mostly waitlisted and some tippy-top stats kids got in RD. But very few attend.

Oh, and two kids were rejected ED with very good GPAs but low test scores (in terms of school averages).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

Sounds like they may be missing the economic middle ground, where many WJ families fall.

The economics middle ground is the majority of most of these colleges. You understand the universities would go out of budget if they mostly accepted fgli students right?

[Anonymous]

Someone posted links to all of the local high school's ED pages a few weeks back. I recall seeing a few Middlebury ED acceptances, although I don't recall from what schools. I think some were MCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

Sounds like they may be missing the economic middle ground, where many WJ families fall.

The economics middle ground is the majority of most of these colleges. You understand the universities would go out of budget if they mostly accepted fgli students right?

Your statement doesn’t make any sense given the data provided in this thread. It suggests an inverted bell curve. What are you labeling as the middle ground?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.

Yep, proves the point about private school feeders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

Sounds like they may be missing the economic middle ground, where many WJ families fall.

The economics middle ground is the majority of most of these colleges. You understand the universities would go out of budget if they mostly accepted fgli students right?

Your statement doesn’t make any sense given the data provided in this thread. It suggests an inverted bell curve. What are you labeling as the middle ground?

The middle ground is the middle income of American families, not the delusional 200k salary you’re conjuring up as persecuted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.

Someone has to fund the poors that can’t afford the $90k bill, there should be tax incentives for not taking financial aid. It’s a form of service.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

Sounds like they may be missing the economic middle ground, where many WJ families fall.

The economics middle ground is the majority of most of these colleges. You understand the universities would go out of budget if they mostly accepted fgli students right?

Your statement doesn’t make any sense given the data provided in this thread. It suggests an inverted bell curve. What are you labeling as the middle ground?

The middle ground is the middle income of American families, not the delusional 200k salary you’re conjuring up as persecuted.

I was mainly thinking of families in the $100,000s. Some aid but not $60K of it. The $200K families are probably not getting aid. Though they also aren’t in the donor class, so probably not highly desirable compared to the private school kids. But the middle income of America is not what’s referred to in discussing the inverted bell curve problem in higher ed. You might want to educate yourself a bit more on higher ed to understand the lingo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

Sounds like they may be missing the economic middle ground, where many WJ families fall.

The economics middle ground is the majority of most of these colleges. You understand the universities would go out of budget if they mostly accepted fgli students right?

Your statement doesn’t make any sense given the data provided in this thread. It suggests an inverted bell curve. What are you labeling as the middle ground?

The middle ground is the middle income of American families, not the delusional 200k salary you’re conjuring up as persecuted.

I was mainly thinking of families in the $100,000s. Some aid but not $60K of it. The $200K families are probably not getting aid. Though they also aren’t in the donor class, so probably not highly desirable compared to the private school kids. But the middle income of America is not what’s referred to in discussing the inverted bell curve problem in higher ed. You might want to educate yourself a bit more on higher ed to understand the lingo.

I’m not interested in the persecution complex of people who make twice the median income. Maybe they should learn to save and stop complaining so much- they also get copious amounts of aid these days, it’s sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.

That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.

Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??

Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).

46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.

46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.

Really? Seems about average for the NESCAC.

Amherst: 56%
Bates: 43%
Bowdoin: 50%
Colby: 45%
Conn College: 49%
Hamilton: 50%
Trinity: 40%
Tufts: 40%
Wesleyan: 42%
Williams: 52%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone posted links to all of the local high school's ED pages a few weeks back. I recall seeing a few Middlebury ED acceptances, although I don't recall from what schools. I think some were MCPS.

Einstein has one listed. No athletic commitment mentioned.