Did your child’s ED submission get blown (not admitted)

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Anonymous wrote:MI, had the stats but didn't apply to the honors program. I am convinced they thought they were a safety for high stats kid*, but was really 1st choice.

*perfect test scores, 4.81 wgpa, National Merit Scholar, varsity sports, leadership, etc., and, full pay

Demonstrated interest? I know a kid with a similar profile who did not get in EA. His parents were surprised, but he told them that he probably didn't put in enough "demonstrated interest." HS Class of '21.

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Anonymous wrote:There are 75,000 plus kids each year with 1500 or higher SAT scores and ACT equivalents with 4.0+ GPAs.

How many available seats in the top 30 or 40 schools. Plus they have to take athletes, big donors kids, URM, etc.

So for those 75,000 kids it becomes a crap shoot.

Where are you getting 75,000? Link?

+1

If 1500 is 98th percentile, times 1.7 million test takers (in 2022, per google), then about 34,000 students have 1500+

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/sat-percentile-ranks-gender-race-ethnicity.pdf

NP: you made the common estimation mistake. You didn’t account for ACT scores or superscoring. The link that you provided is for one sitting. The 72,000 number comes from published reports from the Common app on how many students in the last application cycle applied to a school with a score of 1500 or above.

Source: see Appendix B; https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ca.research.publish/Research_Briefs_2022/2022_12_09_Apps_Per_Applicant_ResearchBrief.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopkins

Highest rigor in every class all across the board, sports, all As entire 4 years, overseas program, job, awards, amazing Recs, impressive record etc. The type of kid who is naturally genius, disciplined, and yet still fully involved in community. Would do well anywhere truthfully. But didn’t come from a wealthy family and didn’t win a Nobel peace prize.

Didn’t get in and thankful went a diff route now. I think it’s important to know that rejections hurt but whatever the reason steers you in a diff direction, you’ll appreciate that pivot.

Hopkins is like MIT - they don't care about legacy or checking boxes. They want the highest scores, a grinder attitude, and a self-driven genius aptitude toward your kid's field of study.

Wrong school to whine about.

[Anonymous]

UChicago.
Ended up ok at SLAC 5.

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Anonymous wrote:Hopkins

Highest rigor in every class all across the board, sports, all As entire 4 years, overseas program, job, awards, amazing Recs, impressive record etc. The type of kid who is naturally genius, disciplined, and yet still fully involved in community. Would do well anywhere truthfully. But didn’t come from a wealthy family and didn’t win a Nobel peace prize.

Didn’t get in and thankful went a diff route now. I think it’s important to know that rejections hurt but whatever the reason steers you in a diff direction, you’ll appreciate that pivot.

You describe so many many kids. Because it’s your kid you think what you described is rare. I have 2 high school kids with same stats and athletes as well.

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I’m the PP. I wasn’t saying he was rare, I was saying he ended up somewhere else that was a better fit! In my DS case he ended up at an IVY w/ a scholarship and was able to continue his sport that Hopkins didn’t offer. So it all works out!

What kind of scholarship?

Yeah, Ivies only offer need-based financial aid.

There are some private scholarships given - I know of an Olympic athlete at Yale who was awarded a full ride, not directly for sports either. Income wise he wouldn’t qualify for need-based aid as he had already made 7 figures in endorsements and prize money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UChicago.
Ended up ok at SLAC 5.

How did they blow the Chicago app?

[Anonymous]

All good here. Applied to MIT and will headed there in the fall !!

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Anonymous wrote:All good here. Applied to MIT and will headed there in the fall !!

Parent of a smart child, yet can not follow instructions.

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Anonymous wrote:Penn. Should have realized from the tour guide, that filling multiple boxes such as 1st generation, Hispanic, single parent, Jewish household (her self description) was more important to Penn than 3rd generation legacy.

It’s OK their loss when someone else gets the Presidential library.

This post is so obnoxious. Your really donating a library?

I think you missed the point.

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Anonymous wrote:Hopkins

Highest rigor in every class all across the board, sports, all As entire 4 years, overseas program, job, awards, amazing Recs, impressive record etc. The type of kid who is naturally genius, disciplined, and yet still fully involved in community. Would do well anywhere truthfully. But didn’t come from a wealthy family and didn’t win a Nobel peace prize.

Didn’t get in and thankful went a diff route now. I think it’s important to know that rejections hurt but whatever the reason steers you in a diff direction, you’ll appreciate that pivot.

You describe so many many kids. Because it’s your kid you think what you described is rare. I have 2 high school kids with same stats and athletes as well.

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I’m the PP. I wasn’t saying he was rare, I was saying he ended up somewhere else that was a better fit! In my DS case he ended up at an IVY w/ a scholarship and was able to continue his sport that Hopkins didn’t offer. So it all works out!

What kind of scholarship?

Yeah, Ivies only offer need-based financial aid.

There are some private scholarships given - I know of an Olympic athlete at Yale who was awarded a full ride, not directly for sports either. Income wise he wouldn’t qualify for need-based aid as he had already made 7 figures in endorsements and prize money.

Sure you do

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Anonymous wrote:Hopkins

Highest rigor in every class all across the board, sports, all As entire 4 years, overseas program, job, awards, amazing Recs, impressive record etc. The type of kid who is naturally genius, disciplined, and yet still fully involved in community. Would do well anywhere truthfully. But didn’t come from a wealthy family and didn’t win a Nobel peace prize.

Didn’t get in and thankful went a diff route now. I think it’s important to know that rejections hurt but whatever the reason steers you in a diff direction, you’ll appreciate that pivot.

You describe so many many kids. Because it’s your kid you think what you described is rare. I have 2 high school kids with same stats and athletes as well.

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I’m the PP. I wasn’t saying he was rare, I was saying he ended up somewhere else that was a better fit! In my DS case he ended up at an IVY w/ a scholarship and was able to continue his sport that Hopkins didn’t offer. So it all works out!

What kind of scholarship?

Yeah, Ivies only offer need-based financial aid.

There are some private scholarships given - I know of an Olympic athlete at Yale who was awarded a full ride, not directly for sports either. Income wise he wouldn’t qualify for need-based aid as he had already made 7 figures in endorsements and prize money.

Sure you do

I doubt there's one "seven figure earning" Olympian at Yale besides Nathan Chen. Did he receive a private scholarship?

[Anonymous]

It was just another way for a sponsor to give him money, and take a tax deduction. Nathan could have gone to any university.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hopkins

Highest rigor in every class all across the board, sports, all As entire 4 years, overseas program, job, awards, amazing Recs, impressive record etc. The type of kid who is naturally genius, disciplined, and yet still fully involved in community. Would do well anywhere truthfully. But didn’t come from a wealthy family and didn’t win a Nobel peace prize.

Didn’t get in and thankful went a diff route now. I think it’s important to know that rejections hurt but whatever the reason steers you in a diff direction, you’ll appreciate that pivot.

Hopkins is like MIT - they don't care about legacy or checking boxes. They want the highest scores, a grinder attitude, and a self-driven genius aptitude toward your kid's field of study.

Wrong school to whine about. [/quote

Hopkins and MIT both care about checking boxes, including URMs and recruited athletes.

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Anonymous wrote:Hopkins

Highest rigor in every class all across the board, sports, all As entire 4 years, overseas program, job, awards, amazing Recs, impressive record etc. The type of kid who is naturally genius, disciplined, and yet still fully involved in community. Would do well anywhere truthfully. But didn’t come from a wealthy family and didn’t win a Nobel peace prize.

Didn’t get in and thankful went a diff route now. I think it’s important to know that rejections hurt but whatever the reason steers you in a diff direction, you’ll appreciate that pivot.

Hopkins is like MIT - they don't care about legacy or checking boxes. They want the highest scores, a grinder attitude, and a self-driven genius aptitude toward your kid's field of study.

Wrong school to whine about. [/quote

Hopkins and MIT both care about checking boxes, including URMs and recruited athletes.

This! Hopkins admitted more Hispanics than whites last year

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Anonymous wrote:Hopkins

Highest rigor in every class all across the board, sports, all As entire 4 years, overseas program, job, awards, amazing Recs, impressive record etc. The type of kid who is naturally genius, disciplined, and yet still fully involved in community. Would do well anywhere truthfully. But didn’t come from a wealthy family and didn’t win a Nobel peace prize.

Didn’t get in and thankful went a diff route now. I think it’s important to know that rejections hurt but whatever the reason steers you in a diff direction, you’ll appreciate that pivot.

You describe so many many kids. Because it’s your kid you think what you described is rare. I have 2 high school kids with same stats and athletes as well.

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I’m the PP. I wasn’t saying he was rare, I was saying he ended up somewhere else that was a better fit! In my DS case he ended up at an IVY w/ a scholarship and was able to continue his sport that Hopkins didn’t offer. So it all works out!

What kind of scholarship?

Yeah, Ivies only offer need-based financial aid.

There are some private scholarships given - I know of an Olympic athlete at Yale who was awarded a full ride, not directly for sports either. Income wise he wouldn’t qualify for need-based aid as he had already made 7 figures in endorsements and prize money.

Sure you do

I doubt there's one "seven figure earning" Olympian at Yale besides Nathan Chen. Did he receive a private scholarship?

Yes he did