HYPS SCEA vs Columbia ED (double legacy)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If Columbia was his 3rd choice behind H & S I'd say apply ED to Columbia. But since there are 3 other schools he likes better let him apply to H & S. He won't get in but that's better than not trying and going the rest of his life thinking he might have gotten in.

OP here, sadly Columbia is not even his 3rd choice, which is surprising because both i and my husband have always spoken very highly of our experience there. Maybe he is just rebelling a bit...idk
His list of reaches in order of preference is:

1.Harvard/Stanford
3.Yale
4.Princeton
5. Penn
6.Columbia
7.Brown

Why do you say that he definitely won't get in? I know he has nothing super extraordinary, but I thought with his top scores and good ECs there might be a chance.

You said you went to Columbia, right? So you know that Columbia is very different from some of the other ivies? You know that what makes it great is partly NYC, a city not everyone likes, right?

I also went to Columbia, and for the life of me, I don't understand why you think your child should have your preferences. Is your kid like you in ever your other way?

[Anonymous]

Op, so what did your dc decide to do?