Chance at Amherst? 3.83uw GPA and 34 ACT

[Anonymous]

All of these school see the box on the common app that indicates whether a student is applying for financial aid. Make of that what you will.

[Anonymous]

I don't believe it, either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of these school see the box on the common app that indicates whether a student is applying for financial aid. Make of that what you will.

Yes, you are right, all those schools are lying to you, and not one of the present and former thousands of Admissions Officers has ever come out and told the truth after decades of the policy, even in the tell-all books they have written! You, however, have cracked the code! Congrats, Q!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of these school see the box on the common app that indicates whether a student is applying for financial aid. Make of that what you will.

The common app is an electronic form. There is roles based administration so it can be set so that admissions doesn’t see financial information, the financial aid office doesn’t see the academics, etc etc. That’s how they do it. Call a need blind school’s admissions office and they will happily explain it to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am an alum of a selective SLAC, although not Amherst-tier. Let's say Colby-tier. I know first-hand that our need blind college is financially challenged, even with a strong endowment. If they need to send kids home this year, or if this pandemic continues to impact programming into the 2021-2022 academic year, I think need the blind policy might need to be re-evaluated, at least for waitlist candidates.

OMG, why not just say the school. How would anyone possibly identify you on here?
Also, once you get to the Colby-tier, you aren't talking about "selective" schools. Solid, yes.
One data point to support statement: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/colby-college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an alum of a selective SLAC, although not Amherst-tier. Let's say Colby-tier. I know first-hand that our need blind college is financially challenged, even with a strong endowment. If they need to send kids home this year, or if this pandemic continues to impact programming into the 2021-2022 academic year, I think need the blind policy might need to be re-evaluated, at least for waitlist candidates.

OMG, why not just say the school. How would anyone possibly identify you on here?
Also, once you get to the Colby-tier, you aren't talking about "selective" schools. Solid, yes.
One data point to support statement: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/colby-college

Ah, the one data point argument. Morons love it.

The sun is up right now. There is no night.

[Anonymous]

Of course Colby is selective. It means hard to get in, doesn’t take everyone, etc.

[Anonymous]

Colby has a 13% acceptance rate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You used “they” throughout, I assume to disguise your child’s sex. But it matters in that a boy will have a substantially better shot at Amherst than a girl with the same stats. Apply anyway, intellectual and good writer could help.

Weird statement. Source?

Look at article in today's W.S.J. (I get print so you need to find your own link). Plus this has been true for at least ten years. Test males are applying to college. Where have you been? I am not the poster who wrote that BTW

[Anonymous]

OP - those stats won’t filter your child out but won’t do
Anything more than have them considered in a pool of thousands of applicants. Help your child dream big but manage their expectations.....