Where did you average private school kid end up?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure your “average” kid is wonderful and good luck to them. I would look at where kids from her school from last year’s class ended up.

This is exactly right - it depends on your HS and where kids with similar profiles end up. For example, at our school, only one kid has been rejected from Tulane in the past three years, and she probably had the lowest GPA in the grade. Emory is an excellent, highly selective school, but from our HS you can get in with a relatively low GPA, esp if you ED or ED2. There are certain highly ranked schools that WL a lot of kids from our HS so that when the accepted ones do not take their spots, the college can go to the WL and just take another kid. But none of that is relevant to you or your kid, because it is very high school dependent - your school scattergrams will show the trends you should focus on.

Seriously? Public school intruder here, but my friend's kid who is a rockstar student just got rejected from Emory with 15 APs and great ECs and test scores. But yes, she didn't apply ED.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure your “average” kid is wonderful and good luck to them. I would look at where kids from her school from last year’s class ended up.

This is exactly right - it depends on your HS and where kids with similar profiles end up. For example, at our school, only one kid has been rejected from Tulane in the past three years, and she probably had the lowest GPA in the grade. Emory is an excellent, highly selective school, but from our HS you can get in with a relatively low GPA, esp if you ED or ED2. There are certain highly ranked schools that WL a lot of kids from our HS so that when the accepted ones do not take their spots, the college can go to the WL and just take another kid. But none of that is relevant to you or your kid, because it is very high school dependent - your school scattergrams will show the trends you should focus on.

Seriously? Public school intruder here, but my friend's kid who is a rockstar student just got rejected from Emory with 15 APs and great ECs and test scores. But yes, she didn't apply ED.

Well duh. That’s the problem. You have to apply in early decision. Everyone knows Emory is easier to get into early decision. Some people think they can play the RD game and they get screwed.

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OP, what colleges were recommended to your kid by the counselor?

What is your kid’s standardized test score? Are they a strong writer (essay) and will they have strong teacher recs?

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Anonymous wrote:Carroll requires decent stats. Non-Carroll at BC is not difficult to get in.

Correct. But if you can get into Carroll you should aim for a better brand name.

Many prefer Carroll over Stern because of a better experience at Carroll. Stern is just too cutthroat.

Less known school, good outcome, good experience.

Define “many.” How many applicants admitted to both choose Carroll? If someone thinks Stern is too cutthroat then they are not cutout for a high performance career. So Carroll may be a good choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Wake rolling ED/ED0.
Make sure you sign your kid up for a summer program right now so you can submit the application on July 1. You should hear back around Labor Day.

If it doesn’t work out, pivot to something else for ED1.

Which summer program?

Pick a WFU summer immersion program. I think they’re two weeks long. Then apply in July. Request an interview in July as well. Make sure you prep your kid well. Everything has to happen over the summer. You should be notified within 6 to 8 weeks of the time, you submit the application with plenty of time for a different early decision strategy if it does not work out.

I think Sara on application nation has guided some kids through this process as well. Successfully.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, I wasn't expecting schools like these. Those schools are a totally different level of selectivity than the ones I've been taking my kid to see. It wouldn't have occured to me that they were options.

-- OP

I don’t know what private that person’s kids attend, but neither BC nor Tufts would be where students at even Sidwell or GDS wind up who have not taken calculus and have SAT scores below 1500.

I agree that this poster is wildly optimistic. My DC has a 3.9/35 from a Big3 and was just waitlisted at BC last week. His friend with a 3.8+ was waitlisted at Tufts. ED at these schools is quite a bit easier but not at the 50%tile if there are no hooks and this is a Big3 school and these kids had calculus.

Take a look at Sidwell matriculation: https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation
There are only very few schools ranked lower than Rochester. You big fat liar.

You're a complete a$$. I'm not lying and you clearly have no understanding of the college process.
My kid was deferred from BC. He has another strong option. He also has received quite a few deferrals from schools at the BC level. If you look at the matriculation list next year you'll only see his strong matriculation. That doesn't negate his deferral from BC.

You can definitely get into BC unhooked without calc and a SAT below 1500. It’s not that competitive.

Acceptance rate was 16 percent LAST cycle. This might be possible for a legacy but not unhooked.

Just STOP! You don't need legacy status for BC.
BC is expanding fast. Full pay should do it, if OP loves BC, then ED.

A quick search of BC’s SAT range readily shows how a 1500 and calc aren’t necessary. Plenty of dunces go there without legacy.

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Ignore the BC and Wake trolls. Both are not for kids with “average” grades. And google Wake summer session to see how many parents bought into this bs only to be rewarded with a rejection.

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The Wake thing works at our non-DMV based private for mid to lower third of the class. It is a very respected way to solve your kids college placement issues early in the process.

Not in DMV. Check your own schools stats. Talk to older parents. What works at my school may not work at yours.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, I wasn't expecting schools like these. Those schools are a totally different level of selectivity than the ones I've been taking my kid to see. It wouldn't have occured to me that they were options.

-- OP

I don’t know what private that person’s kids attend, but neither BC nor Tufts would be where students at even Sidwell or GDS wind up who have not taken calculus and have SAT scores below 1500.

I agree that this poster is wildly optimistic. My DC has a 3.9/35 from a Big3 and was just waitlisted at BC last week. His friend with a 3.8+ was waitlisted at Tufts. ED at these schools is quite a bit easier but not at the 50%tile if there are no hooks and this is a Big3 school and these kids had calculus.

Take a look at Sidwell matriculation: https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation
There are only very few schools ranked lower than Rochester. You big fat liar.

You're a complete a$$. I'm not lying and you clearly have no understanding of the college process.
My kid was deferred from BC. He has another strong option. He also has received quite a few deferrals from schools at the BC level. If you look at the matriculation list next year you'll only see his strong matriculation. That doesn't negate his deferral from BC.

You can definitely get into BC unhooked without calc and a SAT below 1500. It’s not that competitive.

Acceptance rate was 16 percent LAST cycle. This might be possible for a legacy but not unhooked.

Just STOP! You don't need legacy status for BC.
BC is expanding fast. Full pay should do it, if OP loves BC, then ED.

We are far from full pay, at either his current school or for college.

But my kid also doesn't want BC.

How much do finances play a role in where he gets in? I know they'll play a role in where they eventually go.

-- OP

Full pay and ED are the key. Financial aid will close a lot of doors.

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Anonymous wrote:Ignore the BC and Wake trolls. Both are not for kids with “average” grades. And google Wake summer session to see how many parents bought into this bs only to be rewarded with a rejection.

There are plenty of private schools in DC and the northeast where a student with the median gpa and SAT of that private school is a competitive applicant to BC, let alone Wake. When I say plenty I mean 50+

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Anonymous wrote:Ignore the BC and Wake trolls. Both are not for kids with “average” grades. And google Wake summer session to see how many parents bought into this bs only to be rewarded with a rejection.

There are plenty of private schools in DC and the northeast where a student with the median gpa and SAT of that private school is a competitive applicant to BC, let alone Wake. When I say plenty I mean 50+

What are some schools in the DC area you'd put on that list?

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Anonymous wrote:Ignore the BC and Wake trolls. Both are not for kids with “average” grades. And google Wake summer session to see how many parents bought into this bs only to be rewarded with a rejection.

There are plenty of private schools in DC and the northeast where a student with the median gpa and SAT of that private school is a competitive applicant to BC, let alone Wake. When I say plenty I mean 50+

Agree 💯
But ED matters.

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Anonymous wrote:The Wake thing works at our non-DMV based private for mid to lower third of the class. It is a very respected way to solve your kids college placement issues early in the process.

Not in DMV. Check your own schools stats. Talk to older parents. What works at my school may not work at yours.

Sure, they take the bottom third from your private and from the top third at dmv schools. I’m sure that’s true and you aren’t a troll. Same for the BC info, clearly false.

Op you got some helpful advice from some posters but not this one.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure your “average” kid is wonderful and good luck to them. I would look at where kids from her school from last year’s class ended up.

This is exactly right - it depends on your HS and where kids with similar profiles end up. For example, at our school, only one kid has been rejected from Tulane in the past three years, and she probably had the lowest GPA in the grade. Emory is an excellent, highly selective school, but from our HS you can get in with a relatively low GPA, esp if you ED or ED2. There are certain highly ranked schools that WL a lot of kids from our HS so that when the accepted ones do not take their spots, the college can go to the WL and just take another kid. But none of that is relevant to you or your kid, because it is very high school dependent - your school scattergrams will show the trends you should focus on.

Seriously? Public school intruder here, but my friend's kid who is a rockstar student just got rejected from Emory with 15 APs and great ECs and test scores. But yes, she didn't apply ED.

Well duh. That’s the problem. You have to apply in early decision. Everyone knows Emory is easier to get into early decision. Some people think they can play the RD game and they get screwed.

A stellar student probably won't want to limit themselves to ED at Emory. It's unfortunate, but yes, in that case the more mediocre rich kid who has no need for financial aid will get in when the better student who applies RD won't.

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Anonymous wrote:Ignore the BC and Wake trolls. Both are not for kids with “average” grades. And google Wake summer session to see how many parents bought into this bs only to be rewarded with a rejection.

There are plenty of private schools in DC and the northeast where a student with the median gpa and SAT of that private school is a competitive applicant to BC, let alone Wake. When I say plenty I mean 50+

Agree 💯
But ED matters.

If median is a 3.7 or above, and a 1450 or above, sure. Otherwise not true for either, even Ed, if unhooked. At both schools, lower half of class is going to be urm/ gen, athletes (the majority) and legacy.