Ivy day 2026

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got into Dartmouth as a legacy kid (after being rejected at a SCEA school) and is disappointed they were rejected from Penn, Columbia and Brown. I want to knock some sense into them and tell them how fortunate they are. I'm embarrassed to tell any other parents this (most of whom would be over the moon with my kid's options), but instead I'm posting here on DCUM and wondering where I went wrong as a parent...

Congratulations to your child!
It seems like kids emotions are running high right now and they are not exactly thinking straight. There’s been so much pressure and in the end it really is a lottery for these top schools. It’s a difficult time for a lot of kids.

PP here. Thank you for your congrats and you are probably right - maybe the kid will come to their senses eventually. I've been disheartened because kid is saying they only got into Dartmouth because of my legacy and kid is probably right. Did not donate at all, so it wasn't the donations that's for sure. It has been a long slog since the rejection in December and I cannot wait until this time is over (after Duke next Tuesday. why?!?)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid got into Dartmouth as a legacy kid (after being rejected at a SCEA school) and is disappointed they were rejected from Penn, Columbia and Brown. I want to knock some sense into them and tell them how fortunate they are. I'm embarrassed to tell any other parents this (most of whom would be over the moon with my kid's options), but instead I'm posting here on DCUM and wondering where I went wrong as a parent...

Congratulations to your child!
It seems like kids emotions are running high right now and they are not exactly thinking straight. There’s been so much pressure and in the end it really is a lottery for these top schools. It’s a difficult time for a lot of kids.

PP here. Thank you for your congrats and you are probably right - maybe the kid will come to their senses eventually. I've been disheartened because kid is saying they only got into Dartmouth because of my legacy and kid is probably right. Did not donate at all, so it wasn't the donations that's for sure. It has been a long slog since the rejection in December and I cannot wait until this time is over (after Duke next Tuesday. why?!?)

They will snap out of it, Dartmouth is an amazing school- congrats

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In at cornell, waitlisted at yale

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DC going to Princeton - in RD
Rejected from Yale after early deferral

OMG level of excitement in our house after so much waiting for “Ivy Day”

Big exhale!

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Anonymous wrote:DC going to Princeton - in RD
Rejected from Yale after early deferral

OMG level of excitement in our house after so much waiting for “Ivy Day”

Big exhale!

Congrats! My DC is also headed to Princeton!

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Anonymous wrote:in at Columbia (Wl at Barnard, didn't apply to any other Ivy)

My kid is a freshman at Barnard. After she got in she was mad at herself she didn't apply to Columbia. She LOVES Barnard and it truly is the best of both worlds. Classes are smaller and profs more supportive at Barnard, and some Columbia kids that take Barnard classes say they prefer them. Of course the Barnard kids can take classes at Columbia, eat at the different halls, join their clubs/frats, work on Columbia's campus, and go co Columbia parties. I'd totally encourage Barnard!

The kid is in Columbia and waitlisted at Barnard. Why are you talking up Barnard?

...in case she gets off the WL!

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Anonymous wrote:DC going to Princeton - in RD
Rejected from Yale after early deferral

OMG level of excitement in our house after so much waiting for “Ivy Day”

Big exhale!

Congrats! My DC is also headed to Princeton!

Another parent with a child accepted to Princeton.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got into Dartmouth as a legacy kid (after being rejected at a SCEA school) and is disappointed they were rejected from Penn, Columbia and Brown. I want to knock some sense into them and tell them how fortunate they are. I'm embarrassed to tell any other parents this (most of whom would be over the moon with my kid's options), but instead I'm posting here on DCUM and wondering where I went wrong as a parent...

Same for my friend’s kid: rejected scea, in at Dartmouth where a sibling attends, and rejected from other ivies and is very unhappy and believes Dartmouth’s acceptance was bc of sibling.

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Anonymous wrote:DC already in at T10 but none of their friends got into an Ivy…feeling really gloomy and sad today. I hate how college admissions can suck the souls out of otherwise bright and happy kids.

They’ll all be fine tomorrow and will forget it in a few weeks,

What sucks is when you see in SCOIR that you are so much higher in stats than the kids where you end up going. Like, seriously???

How many times do you need to hear that once you’re over a threshold for stats, they look holistically at applicants and higher stats does not trump lower ones?

Yeah, seriously

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Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted Harvard and Princeton. Rejected Brown (legacy).

Wonder if same kid went to the base school, results would have been different.

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We are fortunate to have three excellent options (USC EA and JHU RD with sufficient need-based aid, and full-ride state flagship) so whatever happens on Ivy Day is gravy. In fact, my kid is liking JHU more and more over the past week. So, we won't be terribly disappointed if she gets shutout tomorrow.

>> What a great place to be in!
Good luck and please report back if you come back to this thread.
Very curious how JHU RD admits do with Ivies.

Reporting back: Went 0/5 on Ivies. Rejected at Harvard, Yale (did interview), and Penn. Waitlisted at Columbia and Cornell. So, a JHU RD admit can do poorly with Ivies

Despite going 0/5 on Ivy Day, I'm happy because I felt that the college application process has brought me and my kid closer than ever. I'm excited to see her excitement in connecting with future JHU freshmen on Instagram, talking about what she needs for her dorm room, and looking up academic opportunities available at the school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC going to Princeton - in RD
Rejected from Yale after early deferral

OMG level of excitement in our house after so much waiting for “Ivy Day”

Big exhale!

Congrats! My DC is also headed to Princeton!

Another parent with a child accepted to Princeton.

Congratulations to the three PPs! Are you in the DMV? Which school?

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Anonymous wrote:into Brown. waitlisted or rejected to HYP, Penn and Cornell.

but as Reddit taught my kid: you only need one!

Super happy.

Congrats! Brown is an amazing place to be an undergrad

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Anonymous wrote:In at Cornell. DC is thrilled. Dream school.

yay congrats! DC loves it.

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How did Application Nation kids do this year?