Duke reopened WL today

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Mine applied to 20 which seemed dumb (we argued about it) but ended up being a wise move in this waitlist-central year. He received 5 top20 options when it was all said and done. Ironically is enrolled at the lowest ranked school of the bunch. Decided to go with best fit over prestige.

Sounds like kid screwed over some classmates by taking up 4 coveted spots too many. Not cool.

You are aware that schools give out more offers than they expect to come right? And then they go to their waitlist if they estimated wrong. So this kid didn't take a spot away from anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:NP- also curious- what’s HLS?

Harvard Law School

HBS - Harvard Business School

Do not share this arcane knowledge because it's more fun when the grads get to watch people draw a blank when they acronym drop.

IYKYK

Thanks. What’s IYKYK? MASH? FUBAR?

GIYF. Or I guess now maybe it is AIIYF.

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes!

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc.
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them.

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply

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Anonymous wrote:It is called: lack of foreigners….

Good for domestic students then? So this is what a maga moment means for U.S. college bound students?
NOT!
Students have already committed elsewhere!!!

Harvard, here they come!

Yeah Harvard will take a bunch off as well next week.

Expecting Friday based on our CCO

What does your CCO say about Harvard WL? Nothing happening today.

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes!

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc.
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them.

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply

If you apply to the top 20 schools as some posters have said, do you even bother to visit? It seams a waste of time if you just plan to choose the highest ranked school and them claim best fit.

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No one visits all the reach schools you apply to.

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes!

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc.
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them.

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply

If you apply to the top 20 schools as some posters have said, do you even bother to visit? It seams a waste of time if you just plan to choose the highest ranked school and them claim best fit.

Doesn't make sense to visit a reach unless you're applying ED.

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We didn't visit any top20 reaches until after acceptance.

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Rice WL moved Friday.

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes!

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc.
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them.

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply

If you apply to the top 20 schools as some posters have said, do you even bother to visit? It seams a waste of time if you just plan to choose the highest ranked school and them claim best fit.

Doesn't make sense to visit a reach unless you're applying ED.

What about those that say they consider Demonstrated Interest? Not talking about Top 10. More like schools in the 11-50 range with low admissions rates and therefore a reach for all ….

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes!

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc.
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them.

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply

If you apply to the top 20 schools as some posters have said, do you even bother to visit? It seams a waste of time if you just plan to choose the highest ranked school and them claim best fit.

Doesn't make sense to visit a reach unless you're applying ED.

What about those that say they consider Demonstrated Interest? Not talking about Top 10. More like schools in the 11-50 range with low admissions rates and therefore a reach for all ….

Online yes.
Visit the ones that make sense.
Go to college visits when they come to your school or come to your city in the fall.

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes!

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc.
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them.

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply

If you apply to the top 20 schools as some posters have said, do you even bother to visit? It seams a waste of time if you just plan to choose the highest ranked school and them claim best fit.

Doesn't make sense to visit a reach unless you're applying ED.

What about those that say they consider Demonstrated Interest? Not talking about Top 10. More like schools in the 11-50 range with low admissions rates and therefore a reach for all ….

Do any schools ranked btw 11 and 20 admit that they consider demonstrated interest? I don't think they do (but I do think that they consider demonstrated interest via supplementals even if they don't track it).

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes!

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc.
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them.

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply

Cool story.

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. Legacy. DD rejected from Duke. Applied ED and rejected in RD round. Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement. I see you, Enraged.

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected. Same level kids. Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life.

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.

Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes!

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc.
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them.

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply

If you apply to the top 20 schools as some posters have said, do you even bother to visit? It seams a waste of time if you just plan to choose the highest ranked school and them claim best fit.

Doesn't make sense to visit a reach unless you're applying ED.

What about those that say they consider Demonstrated Interest? Not talking about Top 10. More like schools in the 11-50 range with low admissions rates and therefore a reach for all ….

Do any schools ranked btw 11 and 20 admit that they consider demonstrated interest? I don't think they do (but I do think that they consider demonstrated interest via supplementals even if they don't track it).

Google?

Northwestern
Duke
Dartmouth
Rice
Michigan
WashU