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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a huge believer and proponent of the SLAC model, but really do worry that name recognition will be a handicap throughout life.  The exceptions are probably limited to only Williams and Amherst imo, and unfortunately those will be a crapshoot for my unhooked high stats kid.  Do either of those schools try to yield protect during RD by rejecting ivy-looking kids? May call me myopic or narrow minded, but I’ve told him those are the only 2 SLACs he can apply to [/quote]
Your kid will not get into Williams/Amherst without a hook. [/quote]

My kid’s paid college advisor told us that every year there are about 50-75 unhooked spots at each of these two schools.  And about 15,000 applications at each. So what I’m telling you is, there IS a chance!  LoL. [/quote]

I call bs on those numbers - that simply can’t be true [/quote]

250 athletes (50 percent), 75-100 Posse, other FGLIs and geographic diversity, 75-100 relevant legacies and other VIPs. [/quote]
Neither Williams or Posse students to posse and posse isn’t even FGLI; it’s a merit scholarship. And no liberal arts college accepts more than about 20 or so posse scholars a year. Williams has not released an official number of legacies or vips, and similar liberal arts colleges have no where near 75 students in a single class at legacy (peer CMC only gave admission to 15 legacy students: [url]https://tsl.news/5c-students-weigh-in-as-california-ends-legacy-admissions/amp/[/url]). So you’ve just made up a bunch of crap.[/quote]

So out of 15,000 applications and 50 percent athletes and 25 percent FGLI (FG and/or LI) and a class enrollment of ~500, exactly how many unhooked spots are there?  [/quote]
Way more than you’re willing to admit.[/quote]

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