what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?

[Anonymous]

Waitlisted at Wesleyan in at Stanford.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected at UF, in at UGA.

Opposite here. In at UF, WL at UGA.

Curious about majors for both posters. Guessing that made the difference?

UGA doesn’t consider major for admissions purposes

Ah, ok. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted at Wesleyan in at Stanford.

Wesleyan is not low-ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re applying to an in-demand major, it’s very possible to get rejected by an in-state public RD or OOS public EA or RD, but get into a private. That’s because CS and engineering outcomes are less sensitive to rankings, thus many try to go to a public, in-state if possible. Basically, it’s somewhat about selectivity, but also about available seats. Public seats fill quickly with in-state value seekers.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted at Wesleyan in at Stanford.

Wesleyan is not low-ranking.

OP here: I didn’t ask for low ranking. I asked about rejections from lower ranked schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted at Wesleyan in at Stanford.

Wesleyan is not low-ranking.

OP here: I didn’t ask for low ranking. I asked about rejections from lower ranked schools.

(Compared to acceptances to higher ranked ones)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted at Wesleyan in at Stanford.

Wesleyan is not low-ranking.

The PP definitely understood the assignment: Wesleyan is lower ranked than Stanford (as are most schools!).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted to Top 30 public, apparently rejected from 100+ public.

Update as of tonight: accepted to Top 15 (public), apparently rejected from 100+ (public) … test blind model is a-broken, but glad it worked for us!!!

US?! You are going to college??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rejected at UF, in at UGA.

Opposite here. In at UF, WL at UGA.

Curious about majors for both posters. Guessing that made the difference?

Business major here also

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted to Top 30 public, apparently rejected from 100+ public.

Update as of tonight: accepted to Top 15 (public), apparently rejected from 100+ (public) … test blind model is a-broken, but glad it worked for us!!!

US?! You are going to college??

I’m paying for it anyway - but thanks for the snark!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD rejected from U of Miami, Emory, Brandeis, Boston College and NYU.


Accepted to Columbia (first choice), Yale, Georgetown, Vanderbilt and Brown.

This is insane or fake. I'm inclined to think the former.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted to Top 30 public, apparently rejected from 100+ public.

Update as of tonight: accepted to Top 15 (public), apparently rejected from 100+ (public) … test blind model is a-broken, but glad it worked for us!!!

How is it "broken" if your kid is in at a UC?!?!?

The fact that it worked out for my kid is irrelevant when it’s clearly not working out for most applicants. In my kid’s case, what I consider the strongest part of his profile (a one-and-done 1600 SAT) wasn’t even considered by the UC system. Fixating on the applicant’s GPA during an unprecedented era of grade inflation is a flawed strategy, as UT Austin just made clear last week.

All that said, we’re thrilled. It out, but as much by luck as anything.

[Anonymous]

Yes, rejected UMD, in at top 25 school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rejected at Clemson, in at Northeastern

That kid should thank their lucky stars. Boston is a much better place to go to college. They will love it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected at Clemson, in at Northeastern

That kid should thank their lucky stars. Boston is a much better place to go to college. They will love it!

-1 northeastern is the lucky one.