Target school list?

[Anonymous]

My DS with OP’s profile (with higher W GPA)is applying to UMD, UCSD and W&M as his targets. We are also in MoCo and the kid is applying as poly si/public policy/econ interests.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vassar - excellent in Poli Sci and IR.
Wesleyan - excelent in Econ and Poli Sci.

Both give a BIG BUMP in admissions for males. Take advantage, OP and good luck!

Of potential note, Wesleyan and Vassar place adjacent to each other in this analysis of faculty scholarship in the field of economics:

Economics rankings: US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges | IDEAS/RePEc https://share.google/2mHrSu8yWT2wejlfA

Interesting list.

Could you post the link for National Universities please ? TIA

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you in MD or VA? Which county? If out of DC area, we can't really help you well.

MD MoCo W

Thanks for that info. Is 4.7 in the top 10% at her W? University of Michigan worked out well for the very good, non Top-10% kids at our W last year. UVA took top 10% kids. W&M, you'll probably get a Monroe Scholars offer.

Michigan is a possibility.

Any interest in Syracuse?

Michigan will be a lot more competitive in EA now that they have ED. Completely changes the game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you in MD or VA? Which county? If out of DC area, we can't really help you well.

MD MoCo W

Thanks for that info. Is 4.7 in the top 10% at her W? University of Michigan worked out well for the very good, non Top-10% kids at our W last year. UVA took top 10% kids. W&M, you'll probably get a Monroe Scholars offer.

Michigan is a possibility.

Any interest in Syracuse?

Michigan will be a lot more competitive in EA now that they have ED. Completely changes the game.

And ED will be easier than uga admissions.

[Anonymous]

Not a true target as it's quite selective, but Wesleyan would be a great fit and I think likely to get in if you show some interest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you in MD or VA? Which county? If out of DC area, we can't really help you well.

MD MoCo W

Thanks for that info. Is 4.7 in the top 10% at her W? University of Michigan worked out well for the very good, non Top-10% kids at our W last year. UVA took top 10% kids. W&M, you'll probably get a Monroe Scholars offer.

Michigan is a possibility.

Any interest in Syracuse?

Michigan will be a lot more competitive in EA now that they have ED. Completely changes the game.

And ED will be easier than uga admissions.

lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a true target as it's quite selective, but Wesleyan would be a great fit and I think likely to get in if you show some interest.

Why would Wesleyan be a great fit ?

Wesleyan's campus is somewhat run down and not a great fit for even a moderate student. Very liberal--many think it is too liberal, but that's a personal preference decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS has his reaches and safeties but doesn't have targets that he'd be happy to attend if the reaches don't work out.

What would you put on the list for target schools?
4.0 GPW UW/4.7 W
36 ACT superscore
Probably poli sci major
Strong ECs, no major awards but very involved at schools, internships

East Coast school location, not into big sports, frat or southern scene, not too rural

There are NO target schools for kids with these stat -- it's all reaches and safeties. Beware yield protection. Even schools that don't admit to tracking demonstrated interest look for genuine signs that kid will come if accepted.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vassar - excellent in Poli Sci and IR.
Wesleyan - excelent in Econ and Poli Sci.

Both give a BIG BUMP in admissions for males. Take advantage, OP and good luck!

Of potential note, Wesleyan and Vassar place adjacent to each other in this analysis of faculty scholarship in the field of economics:

Economics rankings: US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges | IDEAS/RePEc https://share.google/2mHrSu8yWT2wejlfA

Interesting list.

Could you post the link for National Universities please ? TIA

Sure thing:

Economics rankings: US Economics Departments | IDEAS/RePEc https://share.google/WTfPCG172NXIyzI56

[Anonymous]

GW is a likely for this kid rather than a target, but who cares? It's probably a better fit for him than any target. Why stress out trying to find schools that would be less likely to accept him and that would be less good fits? That makes no sense. There are tons of kids at GW who had the stats for Georgetown but didn't win that lottery so went with their next best option.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

lol no they don't you idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hey moron - 2025 - 12.7% overall acceptance rate and 9% OOS acceptance rate. Those are the numbers. People can decide whether that's hard to get into on their own.

Across the Regular Decision and Early Action applicant groups, almost 67,000 students applied for admission into Tech’s Fall 2025 first-year class, with more than 8,500 receiving admission offers.

https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/college-admissions/georgia-tech-admissions-statistics/