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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

amherst was one of the first to eliminate the legacy benefit  [/quote]

And as soon as Amherst did that, back in think 2021 or so, the following happened:

Amherst College admitted a record 25% of first-generation and low-income (FGLI) students for the Class of 2029, a significant increase from the 19% of the Class of 2027 and 13% of the Class of 2023, reflecting the college's continued efforts to increase access for underrepresented students

Newsflash: your kid is not getting in unless they can make a team.  [/quote]

Amherst has a substantial endowment but it will rapidly deteriorate over the next few decades.  Alums will cease donating when their kids get no legacy benefit.[/quote] Which is why MIT and Hopkins are dying, right? Oh wait[/quote]
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