Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?

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Our friends’ DS: Syracuse honors (direct admit to the undergrad business school) with significant merit aid.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish my DD was excited about some of the schools mentioned here. But she doesn’t want to apply to Columbia because she doesn’t like NYC and doesn’t want to apply to Chicago or Northwestern because she doesn’t like Chicago.

She sounds like an unpleasant picky brat. Keep her away from the cities at all costs.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish my DD was excited about some of the schools mentioned here. But she doesn’t want to apply to Columbia because she doesn’t like NYC and doesn’t want to apply to Chicago or Northwestern because she doesn’t like Chicago.

Northwestern is not in Chicago.

It’s in Evanston, which is a quiet, safe suburb on the lake, 20-30 minutes north of Chicago.

Kids at Northwesyern can uber or train in to Chicago for concerts, food, shopping, going out etc. if they want. But there’s plenty to do on campus and in the surrounding suburb if they’d prefer to skip the city.

This, NU is inappropriate Evanston bubble, city is optional. UChicago also a bit of a nice campus bubble with Uber access to city. Who doesn't like Chicago but for weather? Clean, accessible, fun city!

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Anonymous wrote:People listing JMU and VCU and those types of schools, did your child have some sort of grade anomaly? Seems like high 1400’s is a pretty competitive score.

There are probably only 35-40 students out of 5,000 freshman with an SAT score 1480 or above at JMU. Probably even fewer at VCU which has about 4,000 freshman. Maybe wants to live close to home? Got some merit money? There are quite a few reasons.

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1490 University of Michigan

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1490, Pomona College

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Got into UVA but decided to attend NOVA for two years and transfer. We don't make typical DCUM money, and he wanted to keep working at his current job at an afterschool program to save money for when he does go away.

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People listing JMU and VCU and those types of schools, did your child have some sort of grade anomaly? Seems like high 1400’s is a pretty competitive score.


There are probably only 35-40 students out of 5,000 freshman with an SAT score 1480 or above at JMU. Probably even fewer at VCU which has about 4,000 freshman.

My son is at VCU and had high 1400s, but his grades were mediocre in certain subjects. He's smart but didn't really apply himself in high school classes that he did not like, and didn't want to go to a school out of state or JMU (due to major). He likes VCU so it is all good.

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1480 University of Michigan

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1470 did not get into ED school, which was a reach. Got into: Tufts, Fordham, Wake Forest, Holy Cross, Fairfield, Providence College did not get into: Georgetown, BC, BU, Emory, or Villanova.

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Anonymous wrote:1470 did not get into ED school, which was a reach. Got into: Tufts, Fordham, Wake Forest, Holy Cross, Fairfield, Providence College did not get into: Georgetown, BC, BU, Emory, or Villanova.

Villanova is pretty big on yield protection and takes 60% from ED so likely rejected since they knew they’d have the other offers. Congratulations btw

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish my DD was excited about some of the schools mentioned here. But she doesn’t want to apply to Columbia because she doesn’t like NYC and doesn’t want to apply to Chicago or Northwestern because she doesn’t like Chicago.

Northwestern is not in Chicago.

It’s in Evanston, which is a quiet, safe suburb on the lake, 20-30 minutes north of Chicago.

Kids at Northwesyern can uber or train in to Chicago for concerts, food, shopping, going out etc. if they want. But there’s plenty to do on campus and in the surrounding suburb if they’d prefer to skip the city.

NU is quite close to the Chicago border. When people talk about Chicago being 20-30 min away, they are talking about the main business areas of Chicago, like the Loop & the Miracle Mile.

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Anonymous wrote:1490, Pomona College

Did they submit?

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Anonymous wrote:1490, Pomona College

RD or RD?

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Anonymous wrote:1490
University of Michigan

ED, EA or RD?