Share if your kid got into their "reach school.'

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Anonymous wrote:32 ACT, top 25% of class, 4 AP classes, some extracurriculars, double legacy at a HYPS, white - admitted at our alma mater.

Thanks for sharing this. Was this in the last 5 years?

yes

Surprised because that’s not a very strong profile. We have good friends with a HYPS double legacy child with stronger stats and who is Latino and their child didn’t get in. They were understandably upset.

Gee one is white and one is Latino. Hmmm.

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Anonymous wrote:32 ACT, top 25% of class, 4 AP classes, some extracurriculars, double legacy at a HYPS, white - admitted at our alma mater.

Thanks for sharing this. Was this in the last 5 years?

May I ask you how much you contributed to your HYPS? Our DC had the stats, extracurriculars, etc. but is white. He was triple legacy but did not get in. Not surprised since we were told (this was pre-the college scandal) that you had to give 7 digits to have legacy status make a difference. He got a "soft rejection" (deferral on SCEA).

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Anonymous wrote:Mine did 2 years ago. Top SLAC. It was a bit stomach churning at the time. Very surprised. Full ride.

How can you get a full ride to a top SLAC?

If you have extreme financial need.

Nope. Stop posting when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Uhhh... why is this not true at say, Amherst?

W&L gives full ride merit scholarships according to this thread. Most top SLACS give none or just a bit for NMSFs.

This is straight from their website: This academic year, Amherst is providing more than $50 million in scholarship aid to 55 percent of the student body. The average financial aid award was $53,577 in 2017-18.

But the stats these schools put out are somewhat skewed by the fact that they include in the percentages those families like ours which didn't qualify for anything from FAFSA but the min. $5500 loan. Schools claim that is financial aid given to them by the institution. It's not. It's the lowest loan you can get from the U.S. Dept of Ed to those of us whose EFCs are at 100%.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine did 2 years ago. Top SLAC. It was a bit stomach churning at the time. Very surprised. Full ride.

How can you get a full ride to a top SLAC?

If you have extreme financial need.

Nope. Stop posting when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Uhhh... why is this not true at say, Amherst?

W&L gives full ride merit scholarships according to this thread. Most top SLACS give none or just a bit for NMSFs.

Yes, it does, but almost always to black students.

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Anonymous wrote:Very few actually pay the posted price. And it’s part of the school culture to complain about the cost. You never know who is paying nearly nothing to attend. At my lottery school the rich got the best scholarships as the school hoping for donations.

So not true. Start running those calculators and wait until your EFC comes back at 100% like ours does. Thank heavens for in-state VA schools. I don't know when you went to your "lottery school" but even when I went to mine, my parents had to file extensive paperwork to prove demonstrated financial need and I got some loands. I don't know any "rich" students at lottery schools who are getting big merit scholarships.

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Anonymous wrote:32 ACT, top 25% of class, 4 AP classes, some extracurriculars, double legacy at a HYPS, white - admitted at our alma mater.

Thanks for sharing this. Was this in the last 5 years?

yes

Surprised because that’s not a very strong profile. We have good friends with a HYPS double legacy child with stronger stats and who is Latino and their child didn’t get in. They were understandably upset.

Not surprising to hear, although DCUM legend is that Latinx/Black kids are automatically in with that profile. Where did he ultimately end up?

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Anonymous wrote:Mine did 2 years ago. Top SLAC. It was a bit stomach churning at the time. Very surprised. Full ride.

How can you get a full ride to a top SLAC?

If you have extreme financial need.

Nope. Stop posting when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Uhhh... why is this not true at say, Amherst?

W&L gives full ride merit scholarships according to this thread. Most top SLACS give none or just a bit for NMSFs.

Yes, it does, but almost always to black students.

10% of W&L students get the Jefferson scholarship and it is not racially unbalanced in any way.

You are a piece of garbage of a person.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine did 2 years ago. Top SLAC. It was a bit stomach churning at the time. Very surprised. Full ride.

How can you get a full ride to a top SLAC?

If you have extreme financial need.

Nope. Stop posting when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Uhhh... why is this not true at say, Amherst?

W&L gives full ride merit scholarships according to this thread. Most top SLACS give none or just a bit for NMSFs.

Yes, it does, but almost always to black students.

10% of W&L students get the Jefferson scholarship and it is not racially unbalanced in any way.

You are a piece of garbage of a person.

Johnson Scholarship.

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All of my DD schools were reaches, as a 3.0 FCPS grad.

She's at GMU!

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Anonymous wrote:32 ACT, top 25% of class, 4 AP classes, some extracurriculars, double legacy at a HYPS, white - admitted at our alma mater.

Thanks for sharing this. Was this in the last 5 years?

May I ask you how much you contributed to your HYPS? Our DC had the stats, extracurriculars, etc. but is white. He was triple legacy but did not get in. Not surprised since we were told (this was pre-the college scandal) that you had to give 7 digits to have legacy status make a difference. He got a "soft rejection" (deferral on SCEA).

Low, very low, five figures over more than twenty years

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Anonymous wrote:32 ACT, top 25% of class, 4 AP classes, some extracurriculars, double legacy at a HYPS, white - admitted at our alma mater.

Thanks for sharing this. Was this in the last 5 years?

yes

Surprised because that’s not a very strong profile. We have good friends with a HYPS double legacy child with stronger stats and who is Latino and their child didn’t get in. They were understandably upset.

Well, my kid is the one sitting in Cambridge right now . . .

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Anonymous wrote:Mine did 2 years ago. Top SLAC. It was a bit stomach churning at the time. Very surprised. Full ride.

How can you get a full ride to a top SLAC?

If you have extreme financial need.

Nope. Stop posting when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Uhhh... why is this not true at say, Amherst?

W&L gives full ride merit scholarships according to this thread. Most top SLACS give none or just a bit for NMSFs.

Yes, it does, but almost always to black students.

10% of W&L students get the Jefferson scholarship and it is not racially unbalanced in any way.

You are a piece of garbage of a person.

Johnson Scholarship.

Thanks for the correction. I was too angry and typing to fast.

PP is still a piece of garbage of a person though.

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Anonymous wrote:32 ACT, top 25% of class, 4 AP classes, some extracurriculars, double legacy at a HYPS, white - admitted at our alma mater.

Thanks for sharing this. Was this in the last 5 years?

yes

Surprised because that’s not a very strong profile. We have good friends with a HYPS double legacy child with stronger stats and who is Latino and their child didn’t get in. They were understandably upset.

Well, my kid is the one sitting in Cambridge right now . . .

Harvard application reader won't spend even a single minute for an unhooked applicant. Yet your kkid is sitting in Cambridge now. Double legacy - white affirmative action in naked display. Welcome to Harvard's version of meritocracy.

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Anonymous wrote:Very few actually pay the posted price. And it’s part of the school culture to complain about the cost. You never know who is paying nearly nothing to attend. At my lottery school the rich got the best scholarships as the school hoping for donations.

So not true. Start running those calculators and wait until your EFC comes back at 100% like ours does. Thank heavens for in-state VA schools. I don't know when you went to your "lottery school" but even when I went to mine, my parents had to file extensive paperwork to prove demonstrated financial need and I got some loands. I don't know any "rich" students at lottery schools who are getting big merit scholarships.

You just don’t know them. It’s not something that’s readily shared. We told NO one. Not friends not family not other students. The only way I found out was two very privileged students talking who thought “everyone” was going for free. (Back when I was in school) I certainly would not discuss this financial status with anyone today. My DCs are after all smart: they know better than to share this information.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:32 ACT, top 25% of class, 4 AP classes, some extracurriculars, double legacy at a HYPS, white - admitted at our alma mater.

Thanks for sharing this. Was this in the last 5 years?

yes

Surprised because that’s not a very strong profile. We have good friends with a HYPS double legacy child with stronger stats and who is Latino and their child didn’t get in. They were understandably upset.

Not surprising to hear, although DCUM legend is that Latinx/Black kids are automatically in with that profile. Where did he ultimately end up?

Northwestern