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

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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.

Not true. The majority of the Johnson Scholars at W&L are white and those students are a far greater proportion of the student body than the black students. Right now at W&L there are fewer than 100 black students on campus (out of aprrox 1800). Most of the kids on need based aid at W&L are white.

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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

Obviously, a 7-figure gift gets the university's attention, but I think they also look at consistency of giving over the years. I've been on an advisory board of a competitive law school, and the number of alumni who give, much less consistently over a long period of time, is lower than you might think. There are only 3 colleges in America (Princeton is #1 and HYS are not in the top 10) that have over 50% participation, and it drops off pretty quickly from there.

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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

Obviously, a 7-figure gift gets the university's attention, but I think they also look at consistency of giving over the years. I've been on an advisory board of a competitive law school, and the number of alumni who give, much less consistently over a long period of time, is lower than you might think. There are only 3 colleges in America (Princeton is #1 and HYS are not in the top 10) that have over 50% participation, and it drops off pretty quickly from there.

PP. maybe - but we gave one gift in 20+ years. i think people are mistakenly conflating legacy and development.

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Anonymous wrote:Stats: ACT 34. 8 APs with grade5. Athlete, Captain. National awards in several areas. Research published. GPA 4.2.

This is a humble brag. Not discussing a reach school.