what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected at UF, in at UGA.

Opposite here. In at UF, WL at UGA.

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If you’re applying to an in-demand major, it’s very possible to get rejected by an in-state public RD or OOS public EA or RD, but get into a private. That’s because CS and engineering outcomes are less sensitive to rankings, thus many try to go to a public, in-state if possible. Basically, it’s somewhat about selectivity, but also about available seats. Public seats fill quickly with in-state value seekers.

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Rejected UNC, in at Brown. A few years ago.

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20:58 here, meant to say.....

Rejected UNC. In at Brown, Georgetown, UVA, Umich. A few years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a fun thread. I hope more people are able to chime in.

It just seems like an excuse for people to feel smug and superior about schools that seem to be doing "yield protection."

But of course we're not the admissions offices, and who knows – it's possible that many rejected applications at the lower-ranked schools had very little effort put into them, and the AOs could tell. They know what they're doing, and they can tell when a student is treating them as a safety they really have no interest in.

+1
Exactly this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected at UMiami, in at UVA

Was this all today? Or a prior year's cycle?

This year.

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Anonymous wrote:Yield protection DOES happen--on a regular basis.

Of course it happens — but some commenters here (wrongly) think that all colleges that consider yield are automatically second-rate. Realistically, all schools have to calibrate their admissions decisions to make sure they get a first-year cohort that's not too big, and not too small. They have dorm space and classroom size to consider — and the AOs' bosses also want to see a decent yield. Of course there are miscalculations, and some kids get rejected despite great stats and a genuine desire to attend, even as some lower-stats kids get in. I wouldn't use that as a way to disparage the school, though – that's not an easy job at all.

Which bolsters my claim that Auburn didn't yield protect when rejecting my child - RD acceptances are finally out, but housing is already full!

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted to Top 30 public, apparently rejected from 100+ public.

Update as of tonight: accepted to Top 15 (public), apparently rejected from 100+ (public) … test blind model is a-broken, but glad it worked for us!!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected at UF, in at UGA.

Opposite here. In at UF, WL at UGA.

Curious about majors for both posters. Guessing that made the difference?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected at UF, in at UGA.

Opposite here. In at UF, WL at UGA.

Curious about majors for both posters. Guessing that made the difference?

UGA doesn’t consider major for admissions purposes

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted to Top 30 public, apparently rejected from 100+ public.

Update as of tonight: accepted to Top 15 (public), apparently rejected from 100+ (public) … test blind model is a-broken, but glad it worked for us!!!

How is it "broken" if your kid is in at a UC?!?!?

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Waitlisted EA from Case, accepted Princeton and Yale.

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Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted EA from Case, accepted Princeton and Yale.

sorry .. deferred!

it was a safety and that deferral really rocked my kid

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected at UF, in at UGA.

Opposite here. In at UF, WL at UGA.

Curious about majors for both posters. Guessing that made the difference?

UF also does not consider major.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected at UF, in at UGA.

Opposite here. In at UF, WL at UGA.

Curious about majors for both posters. Guessing that made the difference?

UGA doesn’t consider major for admissions purposes

DP - my son in EA UGA, rejected UF- Business