Getting shut out of selective/competitive private schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
He has some state schools but not great options tbh

Anonymous wrote:
He’s already gotten into Pitt; MSU; Indiana; Miami-Ohio.

Waiting on some other big 10/pac 12 state schools.

Think a small school suits him; but he’s also focused on atmosphere/peers/vibe/fit.

Yes, will likely ED2. Emory allows changing the previously submitted RD app to ED2 until Jan 10, I think. Same for Tulane.

Quoting for emphasis for others. OP is looking for options that are better than the safeties they already have, perhaps not large publics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

My son has better stats (albeit as a business major) and was rejected ED1 at Villanova. Otherwise, the rest of your suggestions (perhaps with the exception of Hamilton) are great. I would also add Sarah Lawrence.

Sarah Lawrence seems so far out of left field for a kid EAing Tulane.

Well, there are two ways of looking at OP's original post:

1. The kid is a humanities major and is basically a B+ student: this is a perfect candidate for Sarah Lawrence.
2. The kid is chasing prestige and wants to go to the highest ranked school they can get into: change Tulane to ED2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

My son has better stats (albeit as a business major) and was rejected ED1 at Villanova. Otherwise, the rest of your suggestions (perhaps with the exception of Hamilton) are great. I would also add Sarah Lawrence.

Sarah Lawrence seems so far out of left field for a kid EAing Tulane.

Well, there are two ways of looking at OP's original post:

1. The kid is a humanities major and is basically a B+ student: this is a perfect candidate for Sarah Lawrence.
2. The kid is chasing prestige and wants to go to the highest ranked school they can get into: change Tulane to ED2.

Tulane prestigious? lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

My son has better stats (albeit as a business major) and was rejected ED1 at Villanova. Otherwise, the rest of your suggestions (perhaps with the exception of Hamilton) are great. I would also add Sarah Lawrence.

Sarah Lawrence seems so far out of left field for a kid EAing Tulane.

Well, there are two ways of looking at OP's original post:

1. The kid is a humanities major and is basically a B+ student: this is a perfect candidate for Sarah Lawrence.
2. The kid is chasing prestige and wants to go to the highest ranked school they can get into: change Tulane to ED2.

Tulane prestigious? lol.

People seem to be impressed with it near me? Same way they are impressed with Northeastern 😜

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

My son has better stats (albeit as a business major) and was rejected ED1 at Villanova. Otherwise, the rest of your suggestions (perhaps with the exception of Hamilton) are great. I would also add Sarah Lawrence.

Sarah Lawrence seems so far out of left field for a kid EAing Tulane.

Well, there are two ways of looking at OP's original post:

1. The kid is a humanities major and is basically a B+ student: this is a perfect candidate for Sarah Lawrence.
2. The kid is chasing prestige and wants to go to the highest ranked school they can get into: change Tulane to ED2.

3.82 unweighted is a solid mid-range A student. In numerical terms a 96 average. The problem is his ACT is low (98th percentile) for the top ranked schools, especially coming from a private. He probably could have gotten a 34 to 35 if he’d taken it more than once so the CCO’s advice was bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

My son has better stats (albeit as a business major) and was rejected ED1 at Villanova. Otherwise, the rest of your suggestions (perhaps with the exception of Hamilton) are great. I would also add Sarah Lawrence.

Sarah Lawrence seems so far out of left field for a kid EAing Tulane.

Well, there are two ways of looking at OP's original post:

1. The kid is a humanities major and is basically a B+ student: this is a perfect candidate for Sarah Lawrence.
2. The kid is chasing prestige and wants to go to the highest ranked school they can get into: change Tulane to ED2.

There are a lot more places I would suggest before Sarah Lawrence. A lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

My son has better stats (albeit as a business major) and was rejected ED1 at Villanova. Otherwise, the rest of your suggestions (perhaps with the exception of Hamilton) are great. I would also add Sarah Lawrence.

Sarah Lawrence seems so far out of left field for a kid EAing Tulane.

Well, there are two ways of looking at OP's original post:

1. The kid is a humanities major and is basically a B+ student: this is a perfect candidate for Sarah Lawrence.
2. The kid is chasing prestige and wants to go to the highest ranked school they can get into: change Tulane to ED2.

3.82 unweighted is a solid mid-range A student. In numerical terms a 96 average. The problem is his ACT is low (98th percentile) for the top ranked schools, especially coming from a private. He probably could have gotten a 34 to 35 if he’d taken it more than once so the CCO’s advice was bad.

33, but even a 34 would have been better.

[Anonymous]

The ACT ship has sailed and not helpful.l to harp on
That’s an A range student.
Problem is that RD is crapshoot esp at all the listed schools that take everyone ED. The reason why the best advice is find an EDIi

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

My son has better stats (albeit as a business major) and was rejected ED1 at Villanova. Otherwise, the rest of your suggestions (perhaps with the exception of Hamilton) are great. I would also add Sarah Lawrence.

Sarah Lawrence seems so far out of left field for a kid EAing Tulane.

Well, there are two ways of looking at OP's original post:

1. The kid is a humanities major and is basically a B+ student: this is a perfect candidate for Sarah Lawrence.
2. The kid is chasing prestige and wants to go to the highest ranked school they can get into: change Tulane to ED2.

Tulane prestigious? lol.

It is a great school. Grow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, 33 ACT is weak for this list.
I’d apply TO to most of these schools

No it's not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would think he would get into Colgate and bucknell. He should have some true safeties.

A student in our neighborhood got into Colby but not UMD. That was crazy.

DD got into. Bucknell with slightly higher GPA than you student - 3.93. Lower ACT. 30. I agree with Bucknell

It’s a cr$p shoot, it seems. Good Luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

Hamilton? That’s more of a reach than some on the original list these days. What about Trinity or Syracuse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think he would get into Colgate and bucknell. He should have some true safeties.

A student in our neighborhood got into Colby but not UMD. That was crazy.

DD got into. Bucknell with slightly higher GPA than you student - 3.93. Lower ACT. 30. I agree with Bucknell

It’s a cr$p shoot, it seems. Good Luck.

My daughter's friend got into Bucknell ED last year with a 3.2/31 from a Dc Big3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think he would get into Colgate and bucknell. He should have some true safeties.

A student in our neighborhood got into Colby but not UMD. That was crazy.

DD got into. Bucknell with slightly higher GPA than you student - 3.93. Lower ACT. 30. I agree with Bucknell

It’s a cr$p shoot, it seems. Good Luck.

My daughter's friend got into Bucknell ED last year with a 3.2/31 from a Dc Big3.

ED, not RD. That’s different.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s his state school?

What about Villanova?
Conn College?
Vassar?
Hamilton?
UMass Amherst?

My son has better stats (albeit as a business major) and was rejected ED1 at Villanova. Otherwise, the rest of your suggestions (perhaps with the exception of Hamilton) are great. I would also add Sarah Lawrence.

Sarah Lawrence seems so far out of left field for a kid EAing Tulane.

Well, there are two ways of looking at OP's original post:

1. The kid is a humanities major and is basically a B+ student: this is a perfect candidate for Sarah Lawrence.
2. The kid is chasing prestige and wants to go to the highest ranked school they can get into: change Tulane to ED2.

Tulane prestigious? lol.

It is a great school. Grow up.

It’s a dump with an inflated application pool to rig their admission stats.