Class of 2025 College Results thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0 The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

Oh yes I was wrong. Unweighted went down first semester because of a B+ in AP Spanish, first one ever. Will be closer to 4.4/ 3.9x at graduation, will probably end with a B+ in that AP this year (senior).

No weighting in honors where we are, just AP and DE. Was 4.22/ 4.0 end of junior year when applied. This year all AP/DE. Last year 5/7 AP, 2 regular (an elective and Spanish 5). 1 AP in 10th.

Congrats to you kid!!! Do you mind sharing any AP exam scores? I noticed in various Reddit posts where kids with high 1500s and 36 ACT scores but average AP scores (4s and 3s) get rejected everywhere except state schools. My take this year the colleges might be emphasizing AP exam scores which is confirmation of GPA and measure of success at college based on the data they have about their own enrolled students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0
The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

And this is exactly why ppl won't post here. You have the most unhelpful bored moms here looking to dissect and criticize everything.
At this point, we are better off not sharing any of the wisdom gleaned about our kids or their stats.
why would we?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0 The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

Oh yes I was wrong. Unweighted went down first semester because of a B+ in AP Spanish, first one ever. Will be closer to 4.4/ 3.9x at graduation, will probably end with a B+ in that AP this year (senior).

No weighting in honors where we are, just AP and DE. Was 4.22/ 4.0 end of junior year when applied. This year all AP/DE. Last year 5/7 AP, 2 regular (an elective and Spanish 5). 1 AP in 10th.

Congrats to you kid!!! Do you mind sharing any AP exam scores? I noticed in various Reddit posts where kids with high 1500s and 36 ACT scores but average AP scores (4s and 3s) get rejected everywhere except state schools. My take this year the colleges might be emphasizing AP exam scores which is confirmation of GPA and measure of success at college based on the data they have about their own enrolled students.

Don't submit AP exam scores of 3s and 4s.
Advice from our CCO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0 The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

Oh yes I was wrong. Unweighted went down first semester because of a B+ in AP Spanish, first one ever. Will be closer to 4.4/ 3.9x at graduation, will probably end with a B+ in that AP this year (senior).

No weighting in honors where we are, just AP and DE. Was 4.22/ 4.0 end of junior year when applied. This year all AP/DE. Last year 5/7 AP, 2 regular (an elective and Spanish 5). 1 AP in 10th.

Congrats to you kid!!! Do you mind sharing any AP exam scores? I noticed in various Reddit posts where kids with high 1500s and 36 ACT scores but average AP scores (4s and 3s) get rejected everywhere except state schools. My take this year the colleges might be emphasizing AP exam scores which is confirmation of GPA and measure of success at college based on the data they have about their own enrolled students.

Don't submit AP exam scores of 3s and 4s.
Advice from our CCO.

If you take the class and either don’t take the AP exam or don’t submit, I would think school will assume something lower than a 3 or 4. Same logic for test optional … don’t submit if below 25th percentile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0
The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

And this is exactly why ppl won't post here. You have the most unhelpful bored moms here looking to dissect and criticize everything.
At this point, we are better off not sharing any of the wisdom gleaned about our kids or their stats.
why would we?

Trying to figure out how such high stats kid didn’t get accepted to UVA in state.
I keep hearing GPA is important and was thinking maybe that was it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0 The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

Oh yes I was wrong. Unweighted went down first semester because of a B+ in AP Spanish, first one ever. Will be closer to 4.4/ 3.9x at graduation, will probably end with a B+ in that AP this year (senior).

No weighting in honors where we are, just AP and DE. Was 4.22/ 4.0 end of junior year when applied. This year all AP/DE. Last year 5/7 AP, 2 regular (an elective and Spanish 5). 1 AP in 10th.

Congrats to you kid!!! Do you mind sharing any AP exam scores? I noticed in various Reddit posts where kids with high 1500s and 36 ACT scores but average AP scores (4s and 3s) get rejected everywhere except state schools. My take this year the colleges might be emphasizing AP exam scores which is confirmation of GPA and measure of success at college based on the data they have about their own enrolled students.

Don't submit AP exam scores of 3s and 4s.
Advice from our CCO.

If you take the class and either don’t take the AP exam or don’t submit, I would think school will assume something lower than a 3 or 4. Same logic for test optional … don’t submit if below 25th percentile.

it depends on your HS and how many AP classes. But no good counselor would tell you to submit a 3. That's awful advice.
Ours has had good results with this advice.
But you do you.

[Anonymous]

Private
SAT: 1430
GPA: 3.98 UW (don't know weighted all As, 1 B in APs)
APs: 6 APs (including Physics, Chem, Calc)
Major: Biochemistry
Attending University of Wisconsin

It seems like the right acceptance. The 1430 is on the lower side (DS took it without medication or accommodation- ADHD).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private
SAT: 1430
GPA: 3.98 UW (don't know weighted all As, 1 B in APs)
APs: 6 APs (including Physics, Chem, Calc)
Major: Biochemistry
Attending University of Wisconsin

It seems like the right acceptance. The 1430 is on the lower side (DS took it without medication or accommodation- ADHD).

Also:

Accepted: Minnesota, Pitt, Colorado
Waitlisted: UMich, UCLA, UF
Rejected: UNC, UT, Berkeley

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0 The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

Oh yes I was wrong. Unweighted went down first semester because of a B+ in AP Spanish, first one ever. Will be closer to 4.4/ 3.9x at graduation, will probably end with a B+ in that AP this year (senior).

No weighting in honors where we are, just AP and DE. Was 4.22/ 4.0 end of junior year when applied. This year all AP/DE. Last year 5/7 AP, 2 regular (an elective and Spanish 5). 1 AP in 10th.

Congrats to you kid!!! Do you mind sharing any AP exam scores? I noticed in various Reddit posts where kids with high 1500s and 36 ACT scores but average AP scores (4s and 3s) get rejected everywhere except state schools. My take this year the colleges might be emphasizing AP exam scores which is confirmation of GPA and measure of success at college based on the data they have about their own enrolled students.

AP Euro 10th grade- 3 (did not submit anywhere)

Submitted all 11th grade scores to all schools. We had read not to submit unless 5s, but he only had the one 5 and we didn't want to submit just the one. Most all schools give credit for 4s and 5s so we felt it was fine to submit them.
APUSH 4
AP CS Principles 4
AP Language 4
AP Calculus BC 5 (AB score 5)
AP Physics C/ Mech 4

Taking 5 more AP this year but haven't tested so no scores on those yet (Econ, Literature, Physics C Mag, Gov, Spanish) .
DE this year are MV Calculus, Linear Alg, Diff Eq.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0
The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

And this is exactly why ppl won't post here. You have the most unhelpful bored moms here looking to dissect and criticize everything.
At this point, we are better off not sharing any of the wisdom gleaned about our kids or their stats.
why would we?

Might be a dad. Don't be sexist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private
SAT: 1430
GPA: 3.98 UW (don't know weighted all As, 1 B in APs)
APs: 6 APs (including Physics, Chem, Calc)
Major: Biochemistry
Attending University of Wisconsin

It seems like the right acceptance. The 1430 is on the lower side (DS took it without medication or accommodation- ADHD).

Also:

Accepted: Minnesota, Pitt, Colorado
Waitlisted: UMich, UCLA, UF
Rejected: UNC, UT, Berkeley

Thanks for posting. Wisconsin is fantastic and I would have said a good target/likely for those stats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

Congrates

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

Congrats!! Great results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

The math is incorrect here. With 11APs weighted gpa has to be higher if unweighted is 4.0 The spread between unweighted and weighted has to be larger. So one of these numbers are incorrect.

Oh yes I was wrong. Unweighted went down first semester because of a B+ in AP Spanish, first one ever. Will be closer to 4.4/ 3.9x at graduation, will probably end with a B+ in that AP this year (senior).

No weighting in honors where we are, just AP and DE. Was 4.22/ 4.0 end of junior year when applied. This year all AP/DE. Last year 5/7 AP, 2 regular (an elective and Spanish 5). 1 AP in 10th.

Congrats to you kid!!! Do you mind sharing any AP exam scores? I noticed in various Reddit posts where kids with high 1500s and 36 ACT scores but average AP scores (4s and 3s) get rejected everywhere except state schools. My take this year the colleges might be emphasizing AP exam scores which is confirmation of GPA and measure of success at college based on the data they have about their own enrolled students.

It's not commonly known but getting 5's on multiple AP exams helps A LOT for admissions into top schools including Ivys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: PA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.6 (4.0_
#AP/IB/DE: 14 APs (Eight 5s on the test so far)
SAT/ACT: 1560
EC’s/honors (generally): National Merit Finalist, Four music awards, four Rowing awards. ECS: Rowing: 4 years, MVP and Captain. Music: Four instrument and juried choirs. Worked in the family business for four years.

Where applied and result:
ED1: Penn (rejected)
ED2: Uchicago (rejected)
EA: Penn State (accepted)

RD:

Yale (legacy): Rejected
Princeton: Rejected
Dartmouth: Rejected
COrnell: Waitlisted
Northwestern: Waitlisted

Where attending: Penn State

Geez. Sorry. That stinks. No offense to Penn State, but your kid deserves better. Does Yale only count legacy if ED?

Potentially. Luckily he really likes Penn State and is happy to go there. Part of the reason he only applied to a few other schools. We were a bit shocked though!

If he gets into Cornell or Northwestern off of the waitlist would he switch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State: VA
Public/Private HS: Public
Weighted/UW GPA (both): 4.3/ 4.0
#AP/IB/DE: 11 AP, 3 DE
SAT/ACT: 1510 (790 M, 720 E)

EC’s/honors (generally): nonprofit internship, jobs, JV/V sport 4 years/JV captain, club sport, volunteer coach, volunteer tutor, school clubs with some leadership (VP, chair), president’s volunteer award, NHS, AP w/distinction, NHS

Male, and applied either systems engineering or Econ/business

Where applied and result:
ED1 Dartmouth Econ/rejected
ED2 Vanderbilt Econ/deferred

Congrates

EA
Accepted:
IU Kelley, JMU business, Ohio St engineering, PSU engineering, Pitt business, VT engineering, UF engineering

Deferred:
UVA engineering, Michigan engineering, GT engineering

RD
Accepted:
Vanderbilt, Michigan, BU business

Waitlisted:
UVA, GT, Cornell engineering, Middlebury Econ, UVA, UNC business, UCLA business

Rejected:
Wash U business, USC engineering, Columbia engineering, UCB engineering

Where attending: Vanderbilt

Congrats!! Great results.

What a slog. But great results. Congrats to your kid.