What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious

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Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM


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Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI

We are DC residents.

Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common


What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.

Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.


Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.


Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.

Their math faculty come from really underwhelming schools like University of Oklahoma and Manhattan college. This confirms to me that bowdoin is a much lower tier than people put on.

Threw up in my mouth


Had to look this up. The Manhattan College guy went on to get a PhD in Math from Brandeis. Is this really so horrible? He probably has a 200 IQ.
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/r.maresca/index.html

Would've been fine if his BS were from Brandeis.
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Anonymous wrote:2023
REACH: Harvard (denied), Penn (denied)
TARGET+: UVA (WL), NEU (WL), BU (merit)
TARGET: WM (accepted), UMD OOS (merit), Lehigh (merit), CWRU (merit)
SAFETY: Pitt (accepted), UMN (merit), Ohio St (merit)

CS major
NOVA public, unhooked, 3.98/4.5, 9 APs/2 DE, 1560, NMSF


Wow. Must be Asian to get WL at UVA and NEU with those stats coming out of a NOVA public.
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Anonymous wrote:2023
REACH: Harvard (denied), Penn (denied)
TARGET+: UVA (WL), NEU (WL), BU (merit)
TARGET: WM (accepted), UMD OOS (merit), Lehigh (merit), CWRU (merit)
SAFETY: Pitt (accepted), UMN (merit), Ohio St (merit)

CS major
NOVA public, unhooked, 3.98/4.5, 9 APs/2 DE, 1560, NMSF


Wow. Must be Asian to get WL at UVA and NEU with those stats coming out of a NOVA public.

Must be. Or white and female?
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Anonymous wrote:2023
REACH: Harvard (denied), Penn (denied)
TARGET+: UVA (WL), NEU (WL), BU (merit)
TARGET: WM (accepted), UMD OOS (merit), Lehigh (merit), CWRU (merit)
SAFETY: Pitt (accepted), UMN (merit), Ohio St (merit)

CS major
NOVA public, unhooked, 3.98/4.5, 9 APs/2 DE, 1560, NMSF


Wow. Must be Asian to get WL at UVA and NEU with those stats coming out of a NOVA public.

Boring white kid. Dummy didn't take AP lang/lit so I figured UVA would be tough. NEU rate is so low and with 90k apps, assuming he didn't stand out.
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Anonymous wrote:2023
REACH: Harvard (denied), Penn (denied)
TARGET+: UVA (WL), NEU (WL), BU (merit)
TARGET: WM (accepted), UMD OOS (merit), Lehigh (merit), CWRU (merit)
SAFETY: Pitt (accepted), UMN (merit), Ohio St (merit)

CS major
NOVA public, unhooked, 3.98/4.5, 9 APs/2 DE, 1560, NMSF


Wow. Must be Asian to get WL at UVA and NEU with those stats coming out of a NOVA public.

NEU denies anyone who doesn't show enough interest. Part of their game.
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Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM


I like this one.


I like this too!

Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI

We are DC residents.

Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common


What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.

Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.


Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.


Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.

Their math faculty come from really underwhelming schools like University of Oklahoma and Manhattan college. This confirms to me that bowdoin is a much lower tier than people put on.

Threw up in my mouth


Had to look this up. The Manhattan College guy went on to get a PhD in Math from Brandeis. Is this really so horrible? He probably has a 200 IQ.
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/r.maresca/index.html

He’s likely decent at math, but a place like Bowdoin should be attracting top faculty from Princeton, Harvard, Yale, or have some national reputation to compensate.
Anonymous
Reach UVA
Safety JMU
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Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM


I like this one.


I like this too!

Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI

We are DC residents.

Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common


What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.

Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.


Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.


Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.

Their math faculty come from really underwhelming schools like University of Oklahoma and Manhattan college. This confirms to me that bowdoin is a much lower tier than people put on.

Threw up in my mouth


Had to look this up. The Manhattan College guy went on to get a PhD in Math from Brandeis. Is this really so horrible? He probably has a 200 IQ.
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/r.maresca/index.html

He’s likely decent at math, but a place like Bowdoin should be attracting top faculty from Princeton, Harvard, Yale, or have some national reputation to compensate.


They should hire the best in their field. HYP doesn't necessarily have the best talent in every area. Rutgers for example apparently has a leading graduate philosophy program.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM


I like this one.


I like this too!

Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI

We are DC residents.

Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common


What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.

Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.


Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.


Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.

Their math faculty come from really underwhelming schools like University of Oklahoma and Manhattan college. This confirms to me that bowdoin is a much lower tier than people put on.

Threw up in my mouth


Had to look this up. The Manhattan College guy went on to get a PhD in Math from Brandeis. Is this really so horrible? He probably has a 200 IQ.
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/r.maresca/index.html

He’s likely decent at math, but a place like Bowdoin should be attracting top faculty from Princeton, Harvard, Yale, or have some national reputation to compensate.


That does seem surprising. I just looked at the math faculty for my kid's midrange LAC that is far less selective than Bowdoin and most of them got PhDs at Cornell or Brown. A couple others at the state's flagship.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM


I like this one.


I like this too!

Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI

We are DC residents.

Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common


What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.

Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.


Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.


Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.

Their math faculty come from really underwhelming schools like University of Oklahoma and Manhattan college. This confirms to me that bowdoin is a much lower tier than people put on.

Threw up in my mouth


Had to look this up. The Manhattan College guy went on to get a PhD in Math from Brandeis. Is this really so horrible? He probably has a 200 IQ.
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/r.maresca/index.html

Would've been fine if his BS were from Brandeis.


Undergrad doesn’t matter, he has his PhD.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM


I like this one.


I like this too!

Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI

We are DC residents.

Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common


What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.

Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.


Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.


Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.

Their math faculty come from really underwhelming schools like University of Oklahoma and Manhattan college. This confirms to me that bowdoin is a much lower tier than people put on.

Threw up in my mouth


Had to look this up. The Manhattan College guy went on to get a PhD in Math from Brandeis. Is this really so horrible? He probably has a 200 IQ.
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/r.maresca/index.html

He’s likely decent at math, but a place like Bowdoin should be attracting top faculty from Princeton, Harvard, Yale, or have some national reputation to compensate.


That does seem surprising. I just looked at the math faculty for my kid's midrange LAC that is far less selective than Bowdoin and most of them got PhDs at Cornell or Brown. A couple others at the state's flagship.


Pretty snobby attitude. Maybe the guy is a standout in his particular niche.
Anonymous
Reach: UMich (oos)
Target: BC, CWRU, UF, BU
Safety: Pitt, Baylor, ASU, UMass

BC.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM


I like this one.


I like this too!

Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI

We are DC residents.

Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common


What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.

Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.


Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.


Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.

Their math faculty come from really underwhelming schools like University of Oklahoma and Manhattan college. This confirms to me that bowdoin is a much lower tier than people put on.

Threw up in my mouth


Had to look this up. The Manhattan College guy went on to get a PhD in Math from Brandeis. Is this really so horrible? He probably has a 200 IQ.
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/r.maresca/index.html

Would've been fine if his BS were from Brandeis.


Undergrad doesn’t matter, he has his PhD.

Undergrad doesn't matter if you went to an okay school. Manhattan college isn't even fine.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM


I like this one.


I like this too!

Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI

We are DC residents.

Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common


What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.

Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.


Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.


Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.

Their math faculty come from really underwhelming schools like University of Oklahoma and Manhattan college. This confirms to me that bowdoin is a much lower tier than people put on.

Threw up in my mouth


Had to look this up. The Manhattan College guy went on to get a PhD in Math from Brandeis. Is this really so horrible? He probably has a 200 IQ.
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/r.maresca/index.html

He’s likely decent at math, but a place like Bowdoin should be attracting top faculty from Princeton, Harvard, Yale, or have some national reputation to compensate.


No, the majority of faculty from HYP want to work at R1 universities not SLACs.
Anonymous
Reach: Brown, Dartmouth
Likely: Muhlenberg
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