Any Parents Privately Disappointed with College Placement?

[Anonymous]

Is it as hard to get in to William and Mary for out of staters as UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it as hard to get in to William and Mary for out of staters as UVA?[/quote

ccording to this 32% of the admissions are from out of state: http://www.princetonreview.com/CollegeofWilliamandMary.aspx

[Anonymous]

What about diversity issues in these smaller, hot shot schools? How much can there be if it costs $50k a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wiliams

88% in top 10th of graduating class
99% in top quarter of graduating class
100% in top half of graduating class

But what about kids who go to high schools that do not rank kids? My child is in high school at one of the Big 3 schools, and he takes a heavy course load -- advanced math and science and difficult language. He is not a straight A student, but generally does very well. How do colleges evaluate kids at schools without rankings? There are definitely straight A kids at his school who are taking much lighter course loads.

[Anonymous]

College admissions directors made it very clear that they look closely at the specific courses kids take. They favor kids who tackle tougher courses. That said, it may be harder to figure out who has the harder course load at place like Sidwell which doesn't label classes as AP

[Anonymous]

Don't worry. The top schools are very familiar with the course loads at area private schools from which students apply every year. At my Ivy, for which I interview as an alumna, the adcom has subcommittees that specialize in applicants from certain geographical areas and even certain schools.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone gone to or had their kid end up at a ``safety school.'' How was the experience after the shock wore off.

[Anonymous]

Pluses to Sewanee: small classes with excellent faculty who will reach out to mentor the students (eg helping them land internships/grad school spots); beautiful campus; very loyal alum network. Minuses: remote location; very expensive like most private liberal arts colleges; not diverse ethnically, racially, or geographically although they are working on it.

[Anonymous]

And much easier to get into since schools like picking kids from different region and not many kids from this area have ever even heard of Sewanee much less applied to it.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all the Sewanee input. I guess we better go for a visit.

[Anonymous]

I do think it is important for parents and kids to be realistic about college choices. I talked to someone recently whose child had just graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt. And both parent and child are still disappointed that the child didn't get in to Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pluses to Sewanee: small classes with excellent faculty who will reach out to mentor the students (eg helping them land internships/grad school spots); beautiful campus; very loyal alum network. Minuses: remote location; very expensive like most private liberal arts colleges; not diverse ethnically, racially, or geographically although they are working on it.

Is any college -- DIII type school actually diverse? They are either white or hbcs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do think it is important for parents and kids to be realistic about college choices. I talked to someone recently whose child had just graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt. And both parent and child are still disappointed that the child didn't get in to Harvard.

That happens a lot: it's human to know that the odds of one's child's getting into Harvard are low yet have high hopes for one's child and STILL be disappointed about the rejection after all those years. I guess this hasn't happeend to you yet? It hasn't happened to me (yet?), but I can imagine how it must feel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wroteluses to Sewanee: small classes with excellent faculty who will reach out to mentor the students (eg helping them land internships/grad school spots); beautiful campus; very loyal alum network. Minuses: remote location; very expensive like most private liberal arts colleges; not diverse ethnically, racially, or geographically although they are working on it.



Is any college -- DIII type school actually diverse? They are either white or hbcs.

What in the world gave you this impression?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think it is important for parents and kids to be realistic about college choices. I talked to someone recently whose child had just graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt. And both parent and child are still disappointed that the child didn't get in to Harvard.

That happens a lot: it's human to know that the odds of one's child's getting into Harvard are low yet have high hopes for one's child and STILL be disappointed about the rejection after all those years. I guess this hasn't happeend to you yet? It hasn't happened to me (yet?), but I can imagine how it must feel.

It hasn't happened and it won't because neither of my children will apply because it is totally unrealistic. We are going through the process for the first time next year and so far i think have a pretty realistic list any one of which DD would be happy to go to. To me that is important. The idea of being disappointed 4 years later after the child has excelled at an excellent college seems really depressing to me.