Target school list?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

They don't do ED or binding Early Action. With that their yield rate for 2025 was 46% which is impressive for a public.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

Your kid sounds like a great student. I'm sure he is doing well at whatever great school he is at. But, yes college admissions is so random these days. Georgia Tech being a Public really needs to cater to applicants from Georgia which leaves little room for OOS acceptances, which is unfortunate to many who apply.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

Yes, he targeted Georgia Tech a long with Northwestern early on for Engineering, specifically Biomedical. Loved both but he wanted to head south since we are from the Midwest, so GT won out.

[Anonymous]

My kid used one of our in-state universities (Pitt) in this situation. Was accepted in September and didn’t apply to any other “targets” after that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

He must not be an engineering major. If he was an engineering major (which is the very large majority of applicants) that would leave only MIT (1) and Stanford (2) as the only higher ranked for that field with GTech (3) along with Berkely (3).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

He must not be an engineering major. If he was an engineering major (which is the very large majority of applicants) that would leave only MIT (1) and Stanford (2) as the only higher ranked for that field with GTech (3) along with Berkely (3).

+1. My kid was an aerospace engineering admit at GT. It is a tough admit for some types of engineering, especially OOS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

He must not be an engineering major. If he was an engineering major (which is the very large majority of applicants) that would leave only MIT (1) and Stanford (2) as the only higher ranked for that field with GTech (3) along with Berkely (3).

+1. My kid was an aerospace engineering admit at GT. It is a tough admit for some types of engineering, especially OOS

It's tough for all engineering applicants as you say especially outside of Georgia. It's top 3 USNWR in most engineering disciplines.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts, Georgia tech if non CS.

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.

GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it.

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards). So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids. They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech.

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin. Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support.

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year. Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools.

He must not be an engineering major. If he was an engineering major (which is the very large majority of applicants) that would leave only MIT (1) and Stanford (2) as the only higher ranked for that field with GTech (3) along with Berkely (3).

+1. My kid was an aerospace engineering admit at GT. It is a tough admit for some types of engineering, especially OOS

It's tough for all engineering applicants as you say especially outside of Georgia. It's top 3 USNWR in most engineering disciplines.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering

Nerd Engineering School that has the 12th ranked Football Team in the country. That's not fair.

[Anonymous]

UVM Honors College. My son, with similar stats, is there and stuffing civil engineering. They have have a week regards poli sci school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS has his reaches and safeties but doesn't have targets that he'd be happy to attend if the reaches don't work out.

What would you put on the list for target schools?
4.0 GPW UW/4.7 W
36 ACT superscore
Probably poli sci major
Strong ECs, no major awards but very involved at schools, internships

East Coast school location, not into big sports, frat or southern scene, not too rural

One alternative: Consider using an English-language bachelor’s program in Europe as super safeties. Some have very clear admissions criteria, and some might think of themselves as being peers to the reach schools on your son’s list.

Maybe your son could also use Brandeis and the University of Rochester as target schools.

[Anonymous]

What about uva

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a true target as it's quite selective, but Wesleyan would be a great fit and I think likely to get in if you show some interest.

Not a target for anyone