what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
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Anonymous
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Rejected UVA. OOS.
Accepted Georgetown |
Anonymous
What? |
Anonymous
| Rejected at UMiami, in at UVA |
Anonymous
| Rejected Georgetown. In at Hopkins. |
Anonymous
Was this all today? Or a prior year's cycle? |
Anonymous
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Rejected from Franklin & Marshall.
Accepted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Penn and a few top SLACs. |
Anonymous
Of course it happens — but some commenters here (wrongly) think that all colleges that consider yield are automatically second-rate. Realistically, all schools have to calibrate their admissions decisions to make sure they get a first-year cohort that's not too big, and not too small. They have dorm space and classroom size to consider — and the AOs' bosses also want to see a decent yield. Of course there are miscalculations, and some kids get rejected despite great stats and a genuine desire to attend, even as some lower-stats kids get in. I wouldn't use that as a way to disparage the school, though – that's not an easy job at all. |
Anonymous
This was 2021. We couldn’t believe it. But it didn’t matter, Columbia was the goal. That’s why kids shouldn’t worry themselves over these random decisions. It’s truly a crapshoot. They will land somewhere that’s just for them. |
Anonymous
| Rejected at Clemson, in at Northeastern |
Anonymous
Somewhat comparable schoos. |
Anonymous
I don't think it is a crap shoot insofar as it is not something random or closely resembling a lottery. It looks as though the lesser schools thought the student would not come and were protecting their yields. |
Anonymous
😳 |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| Rejected at UF, in at UGA. |
Anonymous
By this logic, rejected at Stanford, in anywhere ... |