Where are your kids Getting in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Whoa, DS accepted to Northwestern!!

Lot of shock in our house right now. That was his big reach "what the hell" application. Never thought it was a possibility for our unhooked white male. In fact,we already put in the deposit at Pitt.

Very interested to see what the FA situation will be.

Congrats!!!

Congratulations but could have done without the false “woe is me my kid is a white male” attitude. Northwestern class of 2022 was 56% white. Your kid is in the single most advantaged race/gender class in this country, even for college admissions.

Oh, can it, PP. It can be harder to get in as a white male these days. Just give the poster a break and can the lecture.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa, DS accepted to Northwestern!!

Lot of shock in our house right now. That was his big reach "what the hell" application. Never thought it was a possibility for our unhooked white male. In fact,we already put in the deposit at Pitt.

Very interested to see what the FA situation will be.

Congrats!!!

Congratulations but could have done without the false “woe is me my kid is a white male” attitude. Northwestern class of 2022 was 56% white. Your kid is in the single most advantaged race/gender class in this country, even for college admissions.

Oh, can it, PP. It can be harder to get in as a white male these days. Just give the poster a break and can the lecture.

+1

Mom of 3 white males who all applied to college in the last 4 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa, DS accepted to Northwestern!!

Lot of shock in our house right now. That was his big reach "what the hell" application. Never thought it was a possibility for our unhooked white male. In fact,we already put in the deposit at Pitt.

Very interested to see what the FA situation will be.

Congrats!!!

Congratulations but could have done without the false “woe is me my kid is a white male” attitude. Northwestern class of 2022 was 56% white. Your kid is in the single most advantaged race/gender class in this country, even for college admissions.

Fair point, and not what I meant to imply so broadly. I should have added the clauses "in regular decision" and "from Montgomery County", as we had been told by everyone, including the guidance counselor, that since the ED class at Northwestern is overwhelmingly white and upper income, that RD is when school seeks to balance the class by emphasizing socioeconomic, geographic and racial diversity.

OP, congratulations to your kid!! I'm a minority and I totally understood the context in which you made your original statement. We all use shorthand on these boards, and all of us should read posts kindly and view them in the best light and tone, rather than assuming the worst of others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Why are all these schools so close?


because people in VA think there is VA and then the world. narrow


Most people go to school relatively close to home.


The ones that still have the umbilical cord attached. There is a whole big world out there. Perfect age to enjoy it.

Nothing cracks me up more than UMCP freshman who are 20min from home and spending 13K to live in a moldy leaky can of a dorm.


What is your issue? Why do you care where they go to school? Perhaps they have a financial or medical reason. Maybe they just like it. Maybe they realize these are great schools with incredible academic opportunities. You are contributing nothing to the topic at hand. You really have nothing better to do at 6:30 am than to tell strangers how you laugh at bunch of college students because you think their living conditions are beneath you?

...Not to mention that for many families, these excellent local schools are very affordable! This way, kids can go to college and still have money left for grad school! Why would anyone trash that option?

There is an entire generation of Americans that are saddled with major college debts that they cannot repay. This is a major consideration for MANY families.

That is BS. If people wanted to save money for grad school, they would commute the 20 minute drive, not spend over $10,000 a year to live in a shared dorm. Heck I think it is over $15,000 with meal plan. MORE than tuition.

Or they would go to community college for 2 years ad get their BS for half the price.

Plenty plenty plenty of schools you can attend OOS for less than in-state tuition at UMD and especially all in-state VA schools.

The kids that stay local are doing it because they want the high school 2.0 experience and want their Mommies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa, DS accepted to Northwestern!!

Lot of shock in our house right now. That was his big reach "what the hell" application. Never thought it was a possibility for our unhooked white male. In fact,we already put in the deposit at Pitt.

Very interested to see what the FA situation will be.

Congrats!!!

Congratulations but could have done without the false “woe is me my kid is a white male” attitude. Northwestern class of 2022 was 56% white. Your kid is in the single most advantaged race/gender class in this country, even for college admissions.

Oh, can it, PP. It can be harder to get in as a white male these days. Just give the poster a break and can the lecture.

White girl needing financial aid trying to into a SLAC is just as hard as white male needing financial aid trying to get into STEM school.

Really tough. I get it PP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why are all these schools so close?


because people in VA think there is VA and then the world. narrow


Most people go to school relatively close to home.


The ones that still have the umbilical cord attached. There is a whole big world out there. Perfect age to enjoy it.

Nothing cracks me up more than UMCP freshman who are 20min from home and spending 13K to live in a moldy leaky can of a dorm.


What is your issue? Why do you care where they go to school? Perhaps they have a financial or medical reason. Maybe they just like it. Maybe they realize these are great schools with incredible academic opportunities. You are contributing nothing to the topic at hand. You really have nothing better to do at 6:30 am than to tell strangers how you laugh at bunch of college students because you think their living conditions are beneath you?

...Not to mention that for many families, these excellent local schools are very affordable! This way, kids can go to college and still have money left for grad school! Why would anyone trash that option?

There is an entire generation of Americans that are saddled with major college debts that they cannot repay. This is a major consideration for MANY families.

That is BS. If people wanted to save money for grad school, they would commute the 20 minute drive, not spend over $10,000 a year to live in a shared dorm. Heck I think it is over $15,000 with meal plan. MORE than tuition.

Or they would go to community college for 2 years ad get their BS for half the price.

Plenty plenty plenty of schools you can attend OOS for less than in-state tuition at UMD and especially all in-state VA schools.

The kids that stay local are doing it because they want the high school 2.0 experience and want their Mommies.

PP, I think you really need to think about some things in your life. Why do care so much where these kids go to school or why they make the decisions they do? I can tell you that aside from being aggressive and hostile, you are flat-out wrong. There are very many people for whom local state schools represent a very strong value proposition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why are all these schools so close?


because people in VA think there is VA and then the world. narrow


Most people go to school relatively close to home.


The ones that still have the umbilical cord attached. There is a whole big world out there. Perfect age to enjoy it.

Nothing cracks me up more than UMCP freshman who are 20min from home and spending 13K to live in a moldy leaky can of a dorm.


What is your issue? Why do you care where they go to school? Perhaps they have a financial or medical reason. Maybe they just like it. Maybe they realize these are great schools with incredible academic opportunities. You are contributing nothing to the topic at hand. You really have nothing better to do at 6:30 am than to tell strangers how you laugh at bunch of college students because you think their living conditions are beneath you?

...Not to mention that for many families, these excellent local schools are very affordable! This way, kids can go to college and still have money left for grad school! Why would anyone trash that option?

There is an entire generation of Americans that are saddled with major college debts that they cannot repay. This is a major consideration for MANY families.

That is BS. If people wanted to save money for grad school, they would commute the 20 minute drive, not spend over $10,000 a year to live in a shared dorm. Heck I think it is over $15,000 with meal plan. MORE than tuition.

Or they would go to community college for 2 years ad get their BS for half the price.

Plenty plenty plenty of schools you can attend OOS for less than in-state tuition at UMD and especially all in-state VA schools.

The kids that stay local are doing it because they want the high school 2.0 experience and want their Mommies.

You're scaring me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why are all these schools so close?


because people in VA think there is VA and then the world. narrow


Most people go to school relatively close to home.


The ones that still have the umbilical cord attached. There is a whole big world out there. Perfect age to enjoy it.

Nothing cracks me up more than UMCP freshman who are 20min from home and spending 13K to live in a moldy leaky can of a dorm.


What is your issue? Why do you care where they go to school? Perhaps they have a financial or medical reason. Maybe they just like it. Maybe they realize these are great schools with incredible academic opportunities. You are contributing nothing to the topic at hand. You really have nothing better to do at 6:30 am than to tell strangers how you laugh at bunch of college students because you think their living conditions are beneath you?

...Not to mention that for many families, these excellent local schools are very affordable! This way, kids can go to college and still have money left for grad school! Why would anyone trash that option?

There is an entire generation of Americans that are saddled with major college debts that they cannot repay. This is a major consideration for MANY families.

That is BS. If people wanted to save money for grad school, they would commute the 20 minute drive, not spend over $10,000 a year to live in a shared dorm. Heck I think it is over $15,000 with meal plan. MORE than tuition.

Or they would go to community college for 2 years ad get their BS for half the price.

Plenty plenty plenty of schools you can attend OOS for less than in-state tuition at UMD and especially all in-state VA schools.

The kids that stay local are doing it because they want the high school 2.0 experience and want their Mommies.

Agree. It has nothing to do with money.

[Anonymous]

Son SAT 1390
GPA 3.8

Accepted: UC Berkeley
UVA
Carnegie Mellon
William & Mary

Rejected: Notre Dame
Duke
Georgetown
MIT

[Anonymous]

DS - SAT 1540
GPA W 4.3, 9 APs (4/5 on 8; 3 on 1)

Accepted:
Carleton
Grinnell
Macalester
Denison
Wooster

WL:
Bates
Swarthmore

Rejected:
Colby

No rejections

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Son SAT 1390
GPA 3.8

Accepted: UC Berkeley
UVA
Carnegie Mellon
William & Mary

Rejected: Notre Dame
Duke
Georgetown
MIT

Congrats to your son! Does he have a clear favorite from his Accepted list? Are UVA and W&M in-state options for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Son SAT 1390
GPA 3.8

Accepted: UC Berkeley
UVA
Carnegie Mellon
William & Mary

Rejected: Notre Dame
Duke
Georgetown
MIT

What major for CM? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

^^ Correction

*No other rejections

[Anonymous]

Are you teaching your kids that being a white male is tough? Because the world is set up to favor white males.

[Anonymous]

This can’t be from this year since Berkeley doesn’t have early action and hasn’t released decisions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Son SAT 1390
GPA 3.8

Accepted: UC Berkeley
UVA
Carnegie Mellon
William & Mary

Rejected: Notre Dame
Duke
Georgetown
MIT

Congrats to your son! Does he have a clear favorite from his Accepted list? Are UVA and W&M in-state options for you?