Ivy Day. Good luck everyone!

[Anonymous]

New poster to this thread. Such a wonderful opportunity for your daughter. I am so thrilled for her. Agree with many of the posters here. Please, reach out to Harvard’s first gen office and learn more about supports offered. This is an opportunity of a lifetime. Let her spread her wings and soar. Also so stoked that DCUM has spots of these brightness underneath all the snark and meanness. Many best wishes and we are cheering for her. Please update once you decide.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how many kids get waitlisted at places like Harvard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know how many kids get waitlisted at places like Harvard?

I don’t know Harvard’s numbers although I expect a quick Google search would pull up an article with that info. I think Yale’s wait list this year is something like 1100.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congrats to your daughter. She sounds awesome. People are right that these are transitions for everyone. If chooses Harvard and has questions feel free to reach out. I went there and have family there now and happy to chat with her if ever helpful. (I also interview as alum and actually believe it can be very helpful fwiw)

I am the poster. The recent posts have been very encouraging. Yesterday was ecstatic but we are growing a bit more anxious.
Her father wants her to remain near the family. He would rather her go to UVA (1-hour drive from home )
She wants to be a pediatrician and my recent research suggests that UVA would better pre-med option. More and more we
are leaning toward UVA. It just feels like a more comfortable place for her and the family. Any thoughts?

Yea. Don’t do that!

You can always transfer to UVA.

Send her to the Ivy.

[Anonymous]

A kid like her will do well ANYWHERE. But Harvard will get her a leg up in life, and they have supports in place for first gen students. She can always transfer to UVA if she does not like it. Congratulations to you and her. 12 years of anything is a commitment. Kudos to her.

[Anonymous]

I would strongly suggest Not passing up on Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brown: Rejected
UPen: accepted
Harvard: accepted
4.6 GPA
11 APs all 5s
1540 SAT
Great EC

I don’t know any kids who had all 5s on 11 APs. That shows great academic ability in a wide variety of subjects. Super impressive!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know how many kids get waitlisted at places like Harvard?

Use the google machine, enter "havard" and "Common data set" and all will be revealed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brown: Rejected
UPen: accepted
Harvard: accepted
4.6 GPA
11 APs all 5s
1540 SAT
Great EC

I don’t know any kids who had all 5s on 11 APs. That shows great academic ability in a wide variety of subjects. Super impressive!

It really doesn’t matter, it is first gen
DC got top score (5/7) in all his AP/IB, magnet, higher GPA, higher SAT and better EC, still got waitlist or rejected everywhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brown: Rejected
UPen: accepted
Harvard: accepted
4.6 GPA
11 APs all 5s
1540 SAT
Great EC

I don’t know any kids who had all 5s on 11 APs. That shows great academic ability in a wide variety of subjects. Super impressive!

It really doesn’t matter, it is first gen
DC got top score (5/7) in all his AP/IB, magnet, higher GPA, higher SAT and better EC, still got waitlist or rejected everywhere

Indeed. Our child had all 5s on 12 APs, higher GPA and SAT and more impressive ECs, and wasn’t accepted by any Ivies, MIT and Stanford. Accepted by another great T10 college though.

[Anonymous]

While 5s on APs are pretty much the norm at TJ, the impressive thing is that this girl did it at a school where I imagine the standard of competition and rigor of the courses aren't as high.

She must have put in a lot of work on her own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brown: Rejected
UPen: accepted
Harvard: accepted
4.6 GPA
11 APs all 5s
1540 SAT
Great EC

I don’t know any kids who had all 5s on 11 APs. That shows great academic ability in a wide variety of subjects. Super impressive!

It really doesn’t matter, it is first gen
DC got top score (5/7) in all his AP/IB, magnet, higher GPA, higher SAT and better EC, still got waitlist or rejected everywhere

Indeed. Our child had all 5s on 12 APs, higher GPA and SAT and more impressive ECs, and wasn’t accepted by any Ivies, MIT and Stanford. Accepted by another great T10 college though.

That narrows the list to Chicago, Duke, Northwestern, & JHU. Not bad. Congratulations ! (My money is on U Chicago ED 2.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brown: Rejected
UPen: accepted
Harvard: accepted
4.6 GPA
11 APs all 5s
1540 SAT
Great EC

I don’t know any kids who had all 5s on 11 APs. That shows great academic ability in a wide variety of subjects. Super impressive!

This is all impressive...but I honestly don't know anyone that had 5s on 11 APs as a Junior. Again...this is not 5s on 11 APs total...but she has to have already taken the tests by her junior year of HS. Most have like 7 or 8 by Jr year, and then end their entire HS career with 12-13.

I suppose the school could let her start taking APs in Freshman year. Perhaps this is common at a TJ or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know how many kids get waitlisted at places like Harvard?

Use the google machine, enter "havard" and "Common data set" and all will be revealed.

Well, maybe spell Harvard right when using “the Google machine.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know how many kids get waitlisted at places like Harvard?

Use the google machine, enter "havard" and "Common data set" and all will be revealed.

Well, maybe spell Harvard right when using “the Google machine.”

Way to miss the point.