It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.

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Anonymous wrote:3.3 28 ACT private school and full pay fwiw

In at Penn State, Clemson, which were both surprises. A bunch of other schools too but were a little more in range.

It's Penn State and Clemson. Not a surprise.

Don’t be an ass. Do you feel better trying to put down my child who is very happy about his acceptances? Good grief. I need to get off these boards.

You have to ignore those types of posts. They are invalid posts and not worth your time.

My DS will jumping for joy to be into Clemson. And we will too.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a junior I love this thread...keep them coming.

Any kids who shot way high and got in? That Princeton one was great!!!
I also have a younger kid who will not be as high stats as our junior, and the Clemson and Georgia and Pitt admits are fantastic- good, solid kids getting into great schools.

This board can make you think no one is getting in anywhere.

My junior is working their tail off at a Big three (OK, it's GDS..)and doing very well for our school 3.7 GPA in all advanced/honors classes and 35 ACT (took it already) and a great very unique extracurricular activity, but when I see this board I think that's not AMMMMAAAZING.... But then again when I see the seniors at our school doing really well so far, I wonder will this be my kid, or is this just the tippy top cream of the crop getting in early? The school has recommended some places that seem like BIG reaches so I like hearing about some people winning the lottery.


Congrats to all! YAY!

Humble brag disguised as congratulatory post. Yuck.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a junior I love this thread...keep them coming.

Any kids who shot way high and got in? That Princeton one was great!!!
I also have a younger kid who will not be as high stats as our junior, and the Clemson and Georgia and Pitt admits are fantastic- good, solid kids getting into great schools.

This board can make you think no one is getting in anywhere.

My junior is working their tail off at a Big three (OK, it's GDS..)and doing very well for our school 3.7 GPA in all advanced/honors classes and 35 ACT (took it already) and a great very unique extracurricular activity, but when I see this board I think that's not AMMMMAAAZING.... But then again when I see the seniors at our school doing really well so far, I wonder will this be my kid, or is this just the tippy top cream of the crop getting in early? The school has recommended some places that seem like BIG reaches so I like hearing about some people winning the lottery.


Congrats to all! YAY!

Humble brag disguised as congratulatory post. Yuck.

AGREE! Double yuck!

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Anonymous wrote:This is a crapshoot thread. Please keep to the topic.

Agreed, these are not crapshoots.

Male, 3.7 weighted GPA, including two Cs. 1240 SAT. We felt like Pitt was a crapshoot after spending too much time reading this board. He's in.

Thank you, I feel seen. 3.8 weighted, 1280 SAT, in at Rutgers and Indiana. Deferred from Pitt, but just sent in mid year grades which included two C's. Kid is thrilled.

congratulations!

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Anonymous wrote:What do you mean GT is a crapshoot? What does crapshoot even mean in admissions? TIA for the education.

GT doesn’t market to drive up their application numbers and artificially lower their acceptance rate. They are a tough engineering school and their pool of applicants is pretty self-selecting and highly qualified. Check out the GT thread on Reddit. They turned down lots of kids with very high stats (e.g., 1550+ SATs). I know an in-state legacy with a 3.9 UW and 34 ACT that got deferred.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you mean GT is a crapshoot? What does crapshoot even mean in admissions? TIA for the education.

GT doesn’t market to drive up their application numbers and artificially lower their acceptance rate. They are a tough engineering school and their pool of applicants is pretty self-selecting and highly qualified. Check out the GT thread on Reddit. They turned down lots of kids with very high stats (e.g., 1550+ SATs). I know an in-state legacy with a 3.9 UW and 34 ACT that got deferred.

FWIW, GT defers a lot of applicants in the early round so they get a chance to see the entire pool in RD. Last year DD had stats a little lower than those above and is in state for GT, got waistlisted, submitted a COI form then was offered a spot in early April. Crapshoot; but shows how things can pan out.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a junior I love this thread...keep them coming.

Any kids who shot way high and got in? That Princeton one was great!!!
I also have a younger kid who will not be as high stats as our junior, and the Clemson and Georgia and Pitt admits are fantastic- good, solid kids getting into great schools.

This board can make you think no one is getting in anywhere.

My junior is working their tail off at a Big three (OK, it's GDS..)and doing very well for our school 3.7 GPA in all advanced/honors classes and 35 ACT (took it already) and a great very unique extracurricular activity, but when I see this board I think that's not AMMMMAAAZING.... But then again when I see the seniors at our school doing really well so far, I wonder will this be my kid, or is this just the tippy top cream of the crop getting in early? The school has recommended some places that seem like BIG reaches so I like hearing about some people winning the lottery.


Congrats to all! YAY!

Um I am PP and NOT a humble brag. if you read these boards you will understand why I am worried. I'm sorry- but I have no idea how my kid will ultimately stack up. This thread is entitled CRAP SHOOTS- and any top college is a crap shoot right now.

I know my kid has high scores and a good/unique EC but the GPA is not perfect - and I am worried about how they will stack up against kids with 4.8 from public AND the other high achievers at our school. My school recommended some reaches and I am worried its a waste of time. SO hearing it worked out for some kids is fantastic.

If you read the post you will see I mentioned my younger kid is not high stats. I would be thrilled and proud if that kid got in somewhere mid-tier.

Sorry again, but our school has done well so far- however, I only know about the results for a quarter of the class and I am actually wondering how the rest of the class will fare, since as mentioned one of my kids will be no where near the top.

Again congrats to people who had unexpectedly good results!

Humble brag disguised as congratulatory post. Yuck.

AGREE! Double yuck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3.3 28 ACT private school and full pay fwiw

In at Penn State, Clemson, which were both surprises. A bunch of other schools too but were a little more in range.

It's Penn State and Clemson. Not a surprise.

Don’t be an ass. Do you feel better trying to put down my child who is very happy about his acceptances? Good grief. I need to get off these boards.

You have to ignore those types of posts. They are invalid posts and not worth your time.

Depends on the program. Getting into PSU architecture or PGM or Clemson PGM is almost as hard as getting into an Ivy.







My DS will jumping for joy to be into Clemson. And we will too.

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I know my kid has high scores and a good/unique EC but the GPA is not perfect - and I am worried about how they will stack up against kids with 4.8 from public AND the other high achievers at our school. My school recommended some reaches and I am worried its a waste of time. SO hearing it worked out for some kids is fantastic.

This is fascinating. Your school - which you said in an earlier post is GDS - has already had the CC office give juniors a list of recommended colleges, broken down by category ("reaches")? By February of JUNIOR year? Really??

I find that fascinating, because at DC's school down Wisconsin Ave, the CC office is very clear that they won't meet with juniors 1:1 in the winter. General pointers and access to resources, okay. But 1:1 meetings with juniors to formulate a targeted list, during a frantic period where many seniors are still working out admissions? Nope.

Do all 125 GDS juniors get these personalized meetings with CC before they have their 2nd semester grades? Do parents attend the meetings too?

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I know my kid has high scores and a good/unique EC but the GPA is not perfect - and I am worried about how they will stack up against kids with 4.8 from public AND the other high achievers at our school. My school recommended some reaches and I am worried its a waste of time. SO hearing it worked out for some kids is fantastic.

This is fascinating. Your school - which you said in an earlier post is GDS - has already had the CC office give juniors a list of recommended colleges, broken down by category ("reaches")? By February of JUNIOR year? Really??

I find that fascinating, because at DC's school down Wisconsin Ave, the CC office is very clear that they won't meet with juniors 1:1 in the winter. General pointers and access to resources, okay. But 1:1 meetings with juniors to formulate a targeted list, during a frantic period where many seniors are still working out admissions? Nope.

Do all 125 GDS juniors get these personalized meetings with CC before they have their 2nd semester grades? Do parents attend the meetings too?

My child is a junior at a private school in Baltimore, and yes, they start working with juniors in January since nearly all seniors have all their apps in. My child was slow to schedule her first session but she could have had it in early January if she wanted. First meeting with parents and student and cc follows first student only meeting by a few weeks.

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Asian male
SAT 1560
unweighted GPA 4.0
weighted GPA 4.9
admitted to UMD honor CS & GeorgiaTech CS

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Anonymous wrote:Asian male
SAT 1560
unweighted GPA 4.0
weighted GPA 4.9
admitted to UMD honor CS & GeorgiaTech CS

That’s a great result - congrats!!

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What’s a COI?

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Anonymous wrote:What’s a COI?

Certificate of interest? Telling the college you're still interested.

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Anonymous wrote:Asian male
SAT 1560
unweighted GPA 4.0
weighted GPA 4.9
admitted to UMD honor CS & GeorgiaTech CS[/quote
Congrats. Which one wiould your DC likely choose?