What has surprised you - as your kid comes to the end of this process

[Anonymous]

Asian and white kids are doing exceptionally well this year. Particularly boys.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Taking into account all the discounting, most colleges cost the same. At least that is our experience.

What are you finding? About $55k all in (R&B, tuition, books).

No, it's been high $30Ks. Since the pandemic our finances have been a complete wreck so we applied for FA. DH and I are still trying to get our employment situations back on track after being unemployed at various points since 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Asian and white kids are doing exceptionally well this year. Particularly boys.

My boy is doing okay so far. We'll see what the next few weeks bring. Will be happy when it's all over and a decision made.

What has surprised me? How long this process drags out from the REA/EAs of November 1 until March 27 to May 1. The acceptances and FA packages come out in drips and drabs.

[Anonymous]

How accurate our school’s Naviance has been in terms of matches (in at all) and reaches (denied or waitlisted). Not a pointy applicant; it seems like extracurriculars, essays, and letters didn’t have an effect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Asian and white kids are doing exceptionally well this year. Particularly boys.

Nothing new here. It's the definition of overrepresented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Asian and white kids are doing exceptionally well this year. Particularly boys.

Nothing new here. It's the definition of overrepresented.

+1

Surprised at the status quo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Asian and white kids are doing exceptionally well this year. Particularly boys.

Nothing new here. It's the definition of overrepresented.

They did not do well at all in our private last 2 years. It was horrific. Being passed over constantly.
CCO has indicated there is a change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How accurate our school’s Naviance has been in terms of matches (in at all) and reaches (denied or waitlisted). Not a pointy applicant; it seems like extracurriculars, essays, and letters didn’t have an effect.

Interesting, while I would agree that Naviance as not been incorrect, even at our giant public most of the colleges do not have enough data points from which to reach a good conclusion - results seem a little random.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How accurate our school’s Naviance has been in terms of matches (in at all) and reaches (denied or waitlisted). Not a pointy applicant; it seems like extracurriculars, essays, and letters didn’t have an effect.

The ECs, essays, and LOR don't matter unless you meet the "cusp" of the threshold.
The other big thing - how does your kid compare to the other kids applying from the same school/class. So many people overlook this - its so important. Is your kid weak compared to the rest of the applicant school from your HS?

[Anonymous]

Af-American is no longer a hook. Schools seem to be heeding Supreme Court decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Af-American is no longer a hook. Schools seem to be heeding Supreme Court decision.

I agree. A few afam kids from our school with good stats have gotten in nowhere in the T100.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Af-American is no longer a hook. Schools seem to be heeding Supreme Court decision.

Agree that URM in general and African American specifically is no longer a hook.

This can be seen in last year's admissions results. This year will likely be the same.

So.....don't blame URMs when your kid doesn't get the RD results they want at the end of this month, Ivy day, etc.

He/she just didn't make the cut. That's it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How accurate our school’s Naviance has been in terms of matches (in at all) and reaches (denied or waitlisted). Not a pointy applicant; it seems like extracurriculars, essays, and letters didn’t have an effect.

Interesting, while I would agree that Naviance as not been incorrect, even at our giant public most of the colleges do not have enough data points from which to reach a good conclusion - results seem a little random.

Naviance doesn't work very well for large public high schools.

More accurate for private schools.

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Anonymous wrote:URM is still a major hook and harder than ever to "view" in application. Dont be fooled - colleges want a diverse campus

Of course they do, but they are not picking lower qualified candidates at all this year. And I’m not sure how much they are favoring them. They are really struggling from our private school this year. It is a marked change from even last year.

The URMs admitted to top colleges are not "lower qualified."

Stop it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How accurate our school’s Naviance has been in terms of matches (in at all) and reaches (denied or waitlisted). Not a pointy applicant; it seems like extracurriculars, essays, and letters didn’t have an effect.

Interesting, while I would agree that Naviance as not been incorrect, even at our giant public most of the colleges do not have enough data points from which to reach a good conclusion - results seem a little random.

Naviance doesn't work very well for large public high schools.

More accurate for private schools.

Why is this? Our big charter public is relatively new and not had many graduating classes so there isn't much Naviance data to begin with.