Where do A students from top local privates go?

[Anonymous]

Seiously, got a kid with 3.8 UW in a challenging schedule, 33 ACT, and good academic ECs that was rejected from ivy ED. Accepted EA to a private. Aiming higher but RD round is brutal so little nervous. Full pay…do they really care? Not legacy, URM, or athlete. Diverse in terms of middle eastern but had to check white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seiously, got a kid with 3.8 UW in a challenging schedule, 33 ACT, and good academic ECs that was rejected from ivy ED. Accepted EA to a private. Aiming higher but RD round is brutal so little nervous. Full pay…do they really care? Not legacy, URM, or athlete. Diverse in terms of middle eastern but had to check white.

Your kid isn't an A student with a 3.8 and a 33 is not gonna cut it for the Ivy League. Your kid is average at a top private at best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seiously, got a kid with 3.8 UW in a challenging schedule, 33 ACT, and good academic ECs that was rejected from ivy ED. Accepted EA to a private. Aiming higher but RD round is brutal so little nervous. Full pay…do they really care? Not legacy, URM, or athlete. Diverse in terms of middle eastern but had to check white.

Your kid isn't an A student with a 3.8 and a 33 is not gonna cut it for the Ivy League. Your kid is average at a top private at best.

You serious. The kid has a 3.8 in a demanding courseload. Numerous APs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seiously, got a kid with 3.8 UW in a challenging schedule, 33 ACT, and good academic ECs that was rejected from ivy ED. Accepted EA to a private. Aiming higher but RD round is brutal so little nervous. Full pay…do they really care? Not legacy, URM, or athlete. Diverse in terms of middle eastern but had to check white.

Your kid isn't an A student with a 3.8 and a 33 is not gonna cut it for the Ivy League. Your kid is average at a top private at best.

You serious. The kid has a 3.8 in a demanding courseload. Numerous APs.

A 33 is a dime a dozen at a top private and isn't getting your kid into an Ivy. Not gonna happen. You wasted your money if that's why you sent your kid there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seiously, got a kid with 3.8 UW in a challenging schedule, 33 ACT, and good academic ECs that was rejected from ivy ED. Accepted EA to a private. Aiming higher but RD round is brutal so little nervous. Full pay…do they really care? Not legacy, URM, or athlete. Diverse in terms of middle eastern but had to check white.

Your kid isn't an A student with a 3.8 and a 33 is not gonna cut it for the Ivy League. Your kid is average at a top private at best.

You serious. The kid has a 3.8 in a demanding courseload. Numerous APs.

A 33 is a dime a dozen at a top private and isn't getting your kid into an Ivy. Not gonna happen. You wasted your money if that's why you sent your kid there.

Great so where will he end up? Be constructive. Hoping for UVA in state, Tufts, Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, Cornell, or Northwestern.
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[Anonymous]

Not OP but a 3.8 UW in a demanding schedule as OP says is an A average. 33 might be a tad low but she also said full pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a 3.8 UW in a demanding schedule as OP says is an A average. 33 might be a tad low but she also said full pay.

3.8 is an A- average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a 3.8 UW in a demanding schedule as OP says is an A average. 33 might be a tad low but she also said full pay.

3.8 is an A- average.

Great distinction. So where does that end up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seiously, got a kid with 3.8 UW in a challenging schedule, 33 ACT, and good academic ECs that was rejected from ivy ED. Accepted EA to a private. Aiming higher but RD round is brutal so little nervous. Full pay…do they really care? Not legacy, URM, or athlete. Diverse in terms of middle eastern but had to check white.

Your kid isn't an A student with a 3.8 and a 33 is not gonna cut it for the Ivy League. Your kid is average at a top private at best.

Actually top ten percent. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a 3.8 UW in a demanding schedule as OP says is an A average. 33 might be a tad low but she also said full pay.

Ivies don't care about full pay. Besides, everybody at top privates is full pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a 3.8 UW in a demanding schedule as OP says is an A average. 33 might be a tad low but she also said full pay.

Ivies don't care about full pay. Besides, everybody at top privates is full pay.

Ahh but not all applicants to colleges are.

[Anonymous]

That 33 is going to be a little limiting for some of the schools you are talking about. Schools in the top 20 are unlikely without something unusual to really spark their interest. Maybe Georgetown, Tufts, Colgate, Dickinson, Bucknell...

[Anonymous]

The kid will get into UVA in state and that's likely the best option

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That 33 is going to be a little limiting for some of the schools you are talking about. Schools in the top 20 are unlikely without something unusual to really spark their interest. Maybe Georgetown, Tufts, Colgate, Dickinson, Bucknell...

Thanks for the substantive response.

Hoping UVA. Cornell applied to Human Ecology. Hopkins because non pre med. I think Vandy and Northwestern will be tough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kid will get into UVA in state and that's likely the best option

Yep OP here and tend to agree. Got large merit from EA.