I wouldn't even go that far. My kids only and tight lipped about everyone else. |
NP. This year? In state or out? My daughter was deferred to regular decision round with much higher scores so this surprises me. |
We’re upstate NY. Strong public school. The kids here who go to Ohio State are definitely mid. Nice kids. A handful of APs but mostly good grades in regular classes. No clue about test scores, but they’re not the NMS commended kids.
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And they are now having a great time and getting a strong education at a T50 school. Good for them! |
I know of a 1330 who got into UGA after being waitlisted. Yes, 1330. |
88th percentile. That’s not exactly terrible. So what’s your point? |
But your kid got in right? |
UGA has a 67% rejection rate |
Agree. People calling each other " idiots" is infantile. The very top students go to elite universities and there are universities for all levels of students. |
OOS have a tougher time getting into these schools because they have caps on how many they can take. |
I’m the PP. Absolutely!!! |
You've missed the point entirely. At test optional schools, they're only publishing the stats of those who submit. Huge numbers of kids go TO and we'll never know what their scores were, but they were likely FAR lower than what is published. Otherwise, they would have submitted. So the PP (you?) who is constantly touting the scores of UVA and W&M is really missing the forest for the trees. |
+1 Such a stupid remark, especially when no point has been made. |
I am shocked this isn't the primary discussion of this thread. For students from these states, these schools all remain solid safeties for good students and reasonable reaches for middling students. Which, frankly, is what a state flagship is for. The reason people freak out about this is that it used to be the opposite -- it used to be almost easier to get into state flagships as an OOS student, especially if a well-resourced kid from the DMV with good grades/scores (not stellar, just solid) because these schools welcomed people willing to pay OOS rates. It helped subsidize programs. But as the overall number of college apps has exploded, schools have had to cap OOS admissions, which means the experience is the opposite -- instead of being easier to get into a state flagship from OOS because you pay full freight, it's now harder because you are competing against so many other OOS students and there are only so many spots. It's frustrating to families from states like VA and MD where their own state flagships have become very competitive due to that same boost in applications, and are therefore hoping to grab that old OOS edge in another state. But it doesn't exist anymore. There are just too many kids with great stats applying to college, and applying more widely, and to many UMC and wealthy families willing to pay extra and to fund travel to far flung flagships in the hopes of getting a school with some kind of name brand. |
Well my “middling” student is going to one of these schools with merit and I can assure you that this child is much more likely to have a successful path than my other child who is at a school DCUM approves of. The insecurity on this board is pathetic. Glad at least one of my kids won’t be surrounded by a bunch of strivers with parents like you. |