Which among WASP would you choose to ED and why?

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Anonymous wrote:my DC attends a well-known NYC private - 25 applicants to Williams and Amherst over the last 4 years, with 7 acceptances. 2 Pomona applicants both accepted. Pomona a wonderful school, but doesn’t have the cache with the east coast elite - not do I think the school gives a sht, it’s doing just fine without the east coast strivers who are ivy or bust, then williams/amherst or bust

I’m sorry but this is super obvious. More east coasters apply to Williams and more west coasters apply to Pomona. Most people don’t travel across the country for school- even good ones. It’s unnecessary to.

Almost no one at Harvard-Westlake in LA -- a school that sends around 10/yr to Harvard alone -- goes to Pomona, just 45 minutes away. Makes you think.

Well, you did purposefully choose unlike schools: https://www.hw.com/Portals/28/Harvard-WestlakeProfile2024-25.pdf

Pretty equal number Pomona Williams. Their most common matriculated school is Uchicago. Is there some prize for Midwest supremacy?

Yes. It is called “The ED Prize.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:my DC attends a well-known NYC private - 25 applicants to Williams and Amherst over the last 4 years, with 7 acceptances. 2 Pomona applicants both accepted. Pomona a wonderful school, but doesn’t have the cache with the east coast elite - not do I think the school gives a sht, it’s doing just fine without the east coast strivers who are ivy or bust, then williams/amherst or bust

I’m sorry but this is super obvious. More east coasters apply to Williams and more west coasters apply to Pomona. Most people don’t travel across the country for school- even good ones. It’s unnecessary to.

Almost no one at Harvard-Westlake in LA -- a school that sends around 10/yr to Harvard alone -- goes to Pomona, just 45 minutes away. Makes you think.

Well, you did purposefully choose unlike schools: https://www.hw.com/Portals/28/Harvard-WestlakeProfile2024-25.pdf

Pretty equal number Pomona Williams. Their most common matriculated school is Uchicago. Is there some prize for Midwest supremacy?

Yes. It is called “The ED Prize.”

+1, years high is why the second most matriculated school is NYU. People here Re way too obsessed with an invisible war between the west and east coast, the insecurity is strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They all have super low acceptance rates, I get it! But you have to at least take a shot to have a chance. If you’re in the fortunate position to ED and full pay, which among these four would you choose to ED? Please share rationale: e.g. which one you like most for your DC (and why), ED odds, etc.

If you’ve BTDT and have additional ED vs ED2 vs RD strategy for these schools, that’s even better. TIA

Amherst. So others can up their chances at the one they are applying to.