Target school list?

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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.

And ED will be easier than uga admissions.

lol

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Sure thing:

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

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

lol no they don't you idiot.

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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.

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/

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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.

They don't do ED or binding Early Action. With that their yield rate for 2025 was 46% which is impressive for a public.

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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.

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.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

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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.

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.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

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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.

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.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

Your kid sounds like a great student. I'm sure he is doing well at whatever great school he is at. But, yes college admissions is so random these days. Georgia Tech being a Public really needs to cater to applicants from Georgia which leaves little room for OOS acceptances, which is unfortunate to many who apply.

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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.

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.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

Yes, he targeted Georgia Tech a long with Northwestern early on for Engineering, specifically Biomedical. Loved both but he wanted to head south since we are from the Midwest, so GT won out.