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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rejected. In total shock. High stats (4.6 W, 11 APs, 34 ACT), great ECs, MCPS. We're hoping it's a yield thing, and this doesn't bode badly for DCs RD applications  :( [/quote]

What were your kid's AP scores? What HS and what is the unweighted GPA.[/quote]

I feel like the entire college process can be a crap shoot. I’ve heard of one high stats kid who didn’t fill out the application correctly and got denied for that reason. But every year there are highly qualified kids who for some reason aren’t accepted. [/quote]

I don't know if it's a crap shoot so much as knowing how to present yourself on the application. I'm the mom of the test-optional direct admit to Smith. At least two of my child's friends were outright rejected this year. It doesn't make sense to me that my DC got into an LEP while friends didn't even get in as spring admits. I'd recommend reading [i]Who Gets In and Why[/i] and paying attention to social media chatter. In the case of UMD, we knew why they were T/O for 2023, and we had at least some hints about their values and goals for building their class. DC did not fabricate anything on the application but emphasized experiences and aspects that seemed to fit well with the holistic review process. Also, in lieu of paying a college counselor, we (parents) read and critiqued and talked through the essay and short answer questions with DC before the application was submitted.

I will also note that DC had a friend get into honors last year (now a current freshman) as a T/O applicant while a friend with very high SAT was rejected last year. I'm guessing the T/O friend looked like a better fit in holistic review. I think the admission counselors want to see who the student is as a person and a potential member of the university community. They don't need 90% of their freshman class to be introverted techies with SATs over 1500. They need student leaders, artists, activists, athletes, and techies coming together to create a scholarly community. [/quote]

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