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[quote=Anonymous][size=18] [/size][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a s/o of the Duke vs Northwestern post below.

Here is what I've noticed at our selective NYC public:

--Top 10% or high stats + hook: HYP + Columbia + Penn (Wharton, VIPER or Engineering) .
--High stats, missing national level ECs or hook: Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern, Brown, Penn
--High stats + normal ECs OR some flaw on their record (like a bad grade or two) - Cornell, Chicago, JHU - these kids do very well with ED to the latter two.
--Mid to lower stats + no hook - public school or T50 possibly with merit. Most parents won't pay full for that level.

S and M are rare (most commonly high stats URM); no one gets into Dart or Vandy, for whatever reason

Curious if this is similar to other selective/feeder schools.[/quote]

OP here reporting back from this year now that waitlists are (mostly) finished. Here is how it panned out:

--Top 10% or high stats + hook: HYP + Penn + MIT
--High stats, very strong ECs but not national level: Columbia, Georgetown, Northwestern (RD), Brown, Cornell, WASP
--High stats + normal ECs - Cornell, Northwestern (ED), Chicago (ED)
--None to S or V or WashU (the advice about knowing which colleges like your HS is good advice...)
--A handful of high stats kids passed on one or more of the above in favor of a full ride (a real full ride - tuition + housing + stipend) from a T50. Good for them!

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Its doesn't seem like this year was very different for your school? Did your school see a lot of WL movement? What were the most popular WLs?[/quote]

Not very different. A few differences at the margin:
--Columbia did not get the tippy top kids. Columbia admitted several from the WL.
--Cornell seemed to have a stronger cohort in general, maybe just a coincidence, maybe due to more shutouts at the HYP level. 
--Penn also admitted several from the WL. I was surprised to see that. Ditto Michigan.
--A lot more high stats non-hooked kids opted for ED1 or ED2. Chicago and Northwestern commits nearly doubled. More LAC commits as well. I think a lot of kids/parents have gotten the message (whether rightly or wrongly) that T10 RD is a game of chance.
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Interesting about Cornell. Seeing that as well.[/quote]

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