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[quote=Anonymous]Wow - that must have been devastating for your son OP.  i thought it was bad when our now adult son applied to colleges 6 years ago but it sounds way worse now.

Things have worked out great for him (thriving in grad school) although he did not get into any of his reach schools. Like your son, this was despite being very qualified academics wise (Thank Heavens, i made him apply to at least 4-5 safeties and spend junior summer demonstrating clear and high-level interest in his chosen subject). Maybe those safeties would not be considered safe anymore. Many have pointed out that demand is far outweighed by supply of well qualified candidates.

I am wondering whether there is something else at play here: the common application. Perhaps so many students are applying to literally scores of elite reach and upper target schools that these colleges are rejecting more students then they really should (students more likely to attend various colleges and might other wise be waitlisted if there were not huge numbers of high achievers applying but with no real intention of attending if they get into an uber elite top 10 Harvard/ Princeton/ Yale.

The colleges will probably eventually figure this out, and hopefully place restrictions on number of colleges applied to. It is really a Catch 22 though as students seem to need to apply to many schools to have a chance ot getting in anywhere.

I agree with whoever made the earlier comment that the tertiary admission system is way less stressful n other countries where it goes straight down the line on academic achievements and tertiary entrance scores. However, there is so much profound inequality in the US that that system could penalize students from low socio economic backgrounds even more.

There is so much injustice in the US college system for many youth from both advantaged and disadvantaged backgrounds. I think it is morally right that Biden is forgiving the college debts of students at third rate crappy universities who ended up cheated from a decent Education and acquire huge debts.

I am sorry that your son faced such great disappointment after he worked so hard to play by the rules of the game - especially after you invested so much in his education. I hope that he is able to do well at his safety school and then transfer to one where he can flourish in his chosen field.

Fixing the US college admission system is way beyond my pay scale as a mother 😅. All we can do is support and encourage our children, which you have done.[/quote]

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