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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

Could we stick with original question please?

Was your strong applicant shut out?

(I know all the rest about high grades/scores not being enough, legacy and money talking, private school being viewed as a privilege etc, etc, etc).  That has ALL been hashed to death).

Was your kid shut out?

Thank you. [/quote]

Yes, mine was; however, DC applied as a music major, which has an even lower admit rate than the overall admit rates at the schools.  DC was waitlisted at one T40 school.[/quote]

Where else did they apply? Interested in music[/quote]

They did not apply to any conservatories — they wanted to double major, so they applied to Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and schools of that caliber.  They got auditions at some of them, but were ultimately rejected (many of these schools choose just a few in each instrument, and if you have a popular instrument (i.e. is a soprano vocalist), then it’s even more competitive; this year, I think oboists were highly sought after).  Northwestern, for example, has 400 undergrads in the entire school of music (i.e. across all instruments), so you can imagine how competitive it is. The only music schools my DC got into were their in-state music schools.  This whole process made them rethink their future in music (the audition process is grueling in terms of travel, preparation, and missing school for he auditions when you kid is taking a million AP courses).[/quote]

Thanks. Good luck to your child[/quote]

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