Parents getting sibling’s hopes up for top 10+ Michigan when there is no chance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posting results to date if at all helpful to anyone.

Accepted
UMBC
Towson
St. Mary’s
Union College
St. Olaf

Deferred
Alma Mater with ~5% acceptance rate (ED)
Case Western

Rejected
Macalester

Super thrilled about the LAC acceptances.

This tells me that you went to Harvard where 80% of ED applicants are deferred.

Calling it "alma mater" is an obvious tell. Yale and Princeton are called HYP.
Harvard students are trained to never drop the H-bomb, but also to nevern insinuatd that they might have attended a lesser school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Posting results to date if at all helpful to anyone.

Accepted
UMBC
Towson
St. Mary’s
Union College
St. Olaf

Deferred
Alma Mater with ~5% acceptance rate (ED)
Case Western

Rejected
Macalester

Super thrilled about the LAC acceptances.

How does the applicant feel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really liked St Olaf. Did she get merit money?

Did receive merit aid, but TBD as to how this affects the overall COA; they are yet to release award letters. I know some schools do not allow stacking of merit and financial aid. She likes St.Olaf, but it’s going to be dependent on cost. Union issued a very strong financial aid package.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, college counselor here. There's no way your sister will be admitted to Maryland or Michigan with her grades, even with context described.

but she did get into Maryland, correct?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, college counselor here. There's no way your sister will be admitted to Maryland or Michigan with her grades, even with context described.

but she did get into Maryland, correct?

DP. UMD isn't out yet, and is a reach/hard target with those grades.

OP, congrats on guiding your sis!!! Glad she has some good options.

For others reading, mine also got good aid from Union -- merit and need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, college counselor here. There's no way your sister will be admitted to Maryland or Michigan with her grades, even with context described.

but she did get into Maryland, correct?

UMD release EA results 1/26.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know much about Union but St Olaf is great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She was probably deferred because her app wasn’t submitted on time.

No she was deferred because Harvard (OP’s alma mater) deferred 80% of its ED applicants. My cat could’ve applied to Harvard and would have been deferred.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Posting results to date if at all helpful to anyone.

Accepted
UMBC
Towson
St. Mary’s
Union College
St. Olaf

Deferred
Alma Mater with ~5% acceptance rate (ED)
Case Western

Rejected
Macalester

Super thrilled about the LAC acceptances.

Small update-was deferred from Sarah Lawrence. Was never keen on the school given the scandal with the parent sleeping in the dorm /seeming lack of security. Would not be surprised if sis decides to withdraw her app given current choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posting results to date if at all helpful to anyone.

Accepted
UMBC
Towson
St. Mary’s
Union College
St. Olaf

Deferred
Alma Mater with ~5% acceptance rate (ED)
Case Western

Rejected
Macalester

Super thrilled about the LAC acceptances.

Small update-was deferred from Sarah Lawrence. Was never keen on the school given the scandal with the parent sleeping in the dorm /seeming lack of security. Would not be surprised if sis decides to withdraw her app given current choices.

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