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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD - 1550 SAT, Top 2% of class (in the top 10 students) at a well regarded public high school. Not full pay. 4.0 UW, not sure of Waited but I want to say 4.6 or 4.7.

It wasn't pretty. We had a wide range but we did apply to a couple of top schools.

Denied at Princeton, Brown, Columbia,  Wellesley.

Wait-listed at Middlebury, Rice, and Barnard.

Accepted with lots of merit aid at Tulane, Fordham, Lafayette and some decent publics.

Accepted with No Merit at U Richmond, W&L.

I do think being a female hurt her especially at the SLACs. I would very much caution expectation setting.[/quote]

Wow, I think this post may suggest how strong an advantage full pay private school kids have in college admissions.  Haven’t seen outcomes like this at DC’s Big 3.[/quote]

No, my full pay, private kid with similar stats had roughly similar outcomes, except that she knew better than to even try at ivies. [/quote]

geez. reading that...why even try now.

Curious, was dc pushed to achieve those stats? Have you hired private tutors, send kids to summer learning camps, etc...?

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My question for the PP who shared these results is whether any of her applications were ED, or all were RD.

ED is becoming an essential strategy if you want to crack the top schools. Which is unfortunately IMO, but that seems to be the state of play.[/quote]

PP - no ED as we are not full pay. EA where applicable. Again, this is not sour grapes as college's are businesses but I do believe full pay is a hook and if you are able to apply ED you are less concerned about comparing financial aid packages. We needed to be able to compare offers. Some were generous - some not so much. Having gone through this the year before with my DS I know my DD did not get the same offers from the SLACs. My DS had good, not great, stats and his offers were stronger - now that said he was denied from quite a few schools that accepted my DD but for those that accepted both he got better offers. So my take is that it's not easy on the high stat females.
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Agree - ability to apply ED is a hook, and it's a powerful. So is being a recruitable athlete or a standout or accomplished scientist

To go back to OP's question, if her child is unhooked, or not willing to apply ED, prepare her for rejection from Stanford. The chances are infintesimal.[/quote]

ED (SCEA) will make virtually no difference in your odds at Stanford. There is no reason whatsoever for OPs kid not to apply, and maybe her ECs will do the trick. But everyone applying there should be prepared for disappointment. [/quote]

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