I can’t say this to my kid’s face, of course, but...

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Anonymous wrote:How is everyone else doing in his school? Is it the school or there’s something wrong with his application that you haven’t noticed.

This is OP. It has been tough at his school but kids have certainly got in places.

I won’t tell you his entire list in case anyone is reading this and can figure out who he is, but here is a partial.

Waitlist: Case, Tulane, VErmont
Rejected: Northeastern, Vandy, Tulane, Emory

Many of those schools require demonstrated interest.

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Anonymous wrote:This is an excellent opportunity to teach him resilience. At least he has one acceptance so he is going somewhere. Maybe an attitude adjustment is needed for both of you.

+1. He can transfer after a year or two if he gets good grades.

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If he goes to the place where he got accepted, most likely in 4 or 5 years he will be saying "I was a little disappointed when I enrolled but now I feel like it was meant to be." He sounds like a smart hard worker and he will be successful wherever he goes, and in many cases being a stronger student than one's peers can be an advantage in college. He can get the attention of his professors and be very competitive for campus-based leadership, internships, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:How is everyone else doing in his school? Is it the school or there’s something wrong with his application that you haven’t noticed.

I had a friend who went to a school, got all As, volunteered and doubled majored. But she couldn’t pass the MCATs. And a substantial portion of her pre-Med class couldn’t either.

As mean nothing if the rigor of the coursework or instructors aren’t there.

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Anonymous wrote:How is everyone else doing in his school? Is it the school or there’s something wrong with his application that you haven’t noticed.

This is OP. It has been tough at his school but kids have certainly got in places.

I won’t tell you his entire list in case anyone is reading this and can figure out who he is, but here is a partial.

Waitlist: Case, Tulane, VErmont
Rejected: Northeastern, Vandy, Tulane, Emory

You put Tulane there twice. If Tulane was a wait-list DS has a good shot there. Send a loci and make a phone call to his admissions officer.

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We had this situation. My suggestion is to really work the waitlists and consider hiring a college counselor to coach working the waitlist. He may get a spring admit.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is everyone else doing in his school? Is it the school or there’s something wrong with his application that you haven’t noticed.

This is OP. It has been tough at his school but kids have certainly got in places.

I won’t tell you his entire list in case anyone is reading this and can figure out who he is, but here is a partial.

Waitlist: Case, Tulane, VErmont
Rejected: Northeastern, Vandy, Tulane, Emory

Those waitlists sound like yield protection. Have him write a letter of continued interest and maybe will get in off WL.

I agree, but outright rejections at Northeastern and Tulane are pretty surprising too. I might have expected at least a WL at the others, but those are more of a crapshoot and can't be called as much of a surprise.

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Did you read his essay? I truly don't get this.

I know kids with much lower SATs who got into the schools on your list.

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Anonymous wrote:I give up. It’s hard to to stay optimistic. He worked his ass off at his private school, got mid-1500 on his SAT, continued his in person volunteering throughout the pandemic (which I was not excited about, but he wanted to do it). He has had one B+ his entire 4 years of college, the rest As. His teachers speak highly of him and I believe they must have written good letters.

His counselor said his list was solid. He’s been waitlisted or rejected nearly everywhere. He has one acceptance to a “likely” and that’s it. Only one place teaming and it’s a huge reach, esp this year.

It’s hard to stay positive, happy, and upbeat for my kid. He is unexcited about the one place he got in. I know I should try to point out the positives of getting in that one place but it is so hard. I wish he would defer and take a gap year. I brought it up once but he said he isn’t interested.

I’m not thrilled with his college counselor at school. She hasn’t even checked in on his to see how he is doing. I give up on that process too. He is crushed. I am crushed for him.

I’d anyone else having this horrible of a situation? And please don’t say, “my love sucks too, my daughter only got into Emory and not Brown” or some such nonsense. His safety he got in is a safety for everyone.

Hi, sorry for being unclear. There are some other parents I’ve been talking to who say things like, “I feel so bad for my daughter, she only got into Emory and she had her heart set on Brown.” My son didn’t have his heart set on anywhere in particular, but he thought he’d have some options. His safety school is one with a very high percentage acceptance rate. It’s not like he is upset because he didn’t get into his huge reach schools and only his matches.

I don’t know what could be wrong with his application. His counselor approved it. His teachers rave about him in PT conferences. He’s not a perfect kid but he is hard working.

I will suggest he look at some of the rolling admissions schools. I thought their application deadlines would be over by now!

And no please don’t accuse me of trolling, we have enough sadness here already.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is everyone else doing in his school? Is it the school or there’s something wrong with his application that you haven’t noticed.

This is OP. It has been tough at his school but kids have certainly got in places.

I won’t tell you his entire list in case anyone is reading this and can figure out who he is, but here is a partial.

Waitlist: Case, Tulane, VErmont
Rejected: Northeastern, Vandy, Tulane, Emory

You put Tulane there twice. If Tulane was a wait-list DS has a good shot there. Send a loci and make a phone call to his admissions officer.

This, and the college counselor is a major benefit you have been paying for for a private school. If that person isn't responsive, have the HM start making calls. I went to private school a hundred years ago in central NJ, but that is what happened in similar situations for some of my fellow students who had college admission struggles.

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If it is waitlist for Tulane, make a trip and meet the area admissions counselor. He is very good at pulling for people he has a connection with.

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Anonymous wrote:We had this situation. My suggestion is to really work the waitlists and consider hiring a college counselor to coach working the waitlist. He may get a spring admit.

How could a college counselor help work the waitlist? If there is a counselor that has connections at a particular school, then maybe I could see how someone might be able to put a thumb on the scale. Otherwise, I'm not sure how that would work.

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Anonymous wrote:How is everyone else doing in his school? Is it the school or there’s something wrong with his application that you haven’t noticed.

This is OP. It has been tough at his school but kids have certainly got in places.

I won’t tell you his entire list in case anyone is reading this and can figure out who he is, but here is a partial.

Waitlist: Case, Tulane, VErmont
Rejected: Northeastern, Vandy, Tulane, Emory

Damn waitlisted at Vermont with that kind of stats? Is his school newly founded with limited reputation?
In any case, I expect to see him come off WL for some. Also don't lose hope for Ivy day either.

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Waitlists can be tricky, but you can get off them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is everyone else doing in his school? Is it the school or there’s something wrong with his application that you haven’t noticed.

This is OP. It has been tough at his school but kids have certainly got in places.

I won’t tell you his entire list in case anyone is reading this and can figure out who he is, but here is a partial.

Waitlist: Case, Tulane, VErmont
Rejected: Northeastern, Vandy, Tulane, Emory

Did he apply EDI or ED2 anywhere? The kids at our private that are doing well with admissions all got in early, usually at an ED2 after being rejected at their ED1 choice. I’m sorry for your DS. I do think WL will move a lot this year.