2026 acceptances

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St Andrews this week. I know DCUM hates it, but kid is super excited! And price is great for us (otherwise full pay here)

St Andrews takes anybody from the USA who applies.

calling from 2005?

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Grinnell with merit, playing a sport there. DC happy although still a little torn about not having been able to apply full pay to some of the very selective SLACs.

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Texas A&M! Engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell with merit, playing a sport there. DC happy although still a little torn about not having been able to apply full pay to some of the very selective SLACs.

Congrats! My kid is having a great experience at Grinnell. The school invests so much in student activities, there is always tons to do. My kid also hasn’t had any trouble getting desired classes either. Really been impressed by the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell with merit, playing a sport there. DC happy although still a little torn about not having been able to apply full pay to some of the very selective SLACs.

He didn’t apply to Grinnell as non full-pay, so I’m confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell with merit, playing a sport there. DC happy although still a little torn about not having been able to apply full pay to some of the very selective SLACs.

Congrats!

We have a good friend whose DC is a freshman there and lovin’ it!

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Anonymous wrote:Texas A&M! Engineering.

Gig ‘em!

Our DC was also excited to get in and we’re trying to work in a visit on admitted students day. Texas is soooo far away but has some solid offerings.

Congrats!

[Anonymous]

Congrats to your DC as well!

A&M has a pretty strong engineering program and we get the sense that overall industry and career opportunities are pretty good/better in TX - especially for Mech, Electrical, Nuclear type majors.

We do need to visit and see the campus/vibes..hopefully DC likes it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St Andrews this week. I know DCUM hates it, but kid is super excited! And price is great for us (otherwise full pay here)

St Andrews takes anybody from the USA who applies.

calling from 2005?

DP. Not everyone but it’s estimated to take 30-37% applying, which is a lot compared to the selectivity percentages of elite American schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St Andrews this week. I know DCUM hates it, but kid is super excited! And price is great for us (otherwise full pay here)

Americans at St Andrews pay significantly more -now estimated to be $66-70k a year for tuition plus housing. Then add in airfare, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell with merit, playing a sport there. DC happy although still a little torn about not having been able to apply full pay to some of the very selective SLACs.

He didn’t apply to Grinnell as non full-pay, so I’m confused.

Grinnell guarantees merit for ED apps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell with merit, playing a sport there. DC happy although still a little torn about not having been able to apply full pay to some of the very selective SLACs.

Congrats! My kid is having a great experience at Grinnell. The school invests so much in student activities, there is always tons to do. My kid also hasn’t had any trouble getting desired classes either. Really been impressed by the school.

Nice to hear. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell with merit, playing a sport there. DC happy although still a little torn about not having been able to apply full pay to some of the very selective SLACs.

He didn’t apply to Grinnell as non full-pay, so I’m confused.

Not following the question. DC got merit beyond just the guaranteed discount amount for ED’ing. We knew what it would be ahead of time due to the sport connection.

DC had already struck from the list of options the schools at the very top of the SLAC list because they don’t give much merit and we aren’t in a position to pay $90 a year, yet don’t qualify for FA. DC’s happy but still a litttle wistful about one of the schools in that awesome but too pricey bucket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Texas A&M! Engineering.

WHOOP! Gig ‘em Aggies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St Andrews this week. I know DCUM hates it, but kid is super excited! And price is great for us (otherwise full pay here)

St Andrews takes anybody from the USA who applies.

calling from 2005?

DP. Not everyone but it’s estimated to take 30-37% applying, which is a lot compared to the selectivity percentages of elite American schools

This discourse is everything that’s wrong with American college admissions. Once you decide that the quality of a school is determined by admissions rate, you then have to conclude that it’s “bad” to have a high but clear standard for admissions.