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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely get ready to let go of your illusions of DD sailing into every school she applies to.  Like everybody, she'll need to apply to a range of schools in terms of how competitive admissions are.  Basically, you want to look at academically competitive schools with a robust Greek scene.  In addition to the schools you  mentioned, take a look at:

Cornell
Dartmouth
Emory
Michigan Honors
Northwestern
Penn
Princeton (despite what a few PPs have said, it's super-social -- DH went there and DS will be a first-year, so we are familiar with it)
Cornell
SMU
UT
Wake Forest

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Most of these are long reaches - less than 15% chance of getting into the first eight on this list as well as UT out of state.  Wake is a decent reach bordering on target, and SMU is a good target.  Highly recommend studying the data from this cycle.  Without hooks most of these schools will be very difficult admits.  It's OK to aim high but be prepared.  
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Disagree. Among the top 7 schools listed (Cornell is listed twice among the top 8 schools), OP's daughter should receive very strong consideration at Cornell, Emory, Dartmouth College, and Michigan Honors. U Penn as well. Northwestern is possible ED with teacher recs that discuss intellectual prowess of the applicant.[/quote]

Of course she will be considered, but it doesn't change the fact that each will be a long reach (less than 15% chance, and most less than 10%) without hooks.  Straight As and 35 ACT isn't that special anymore.  Best shot of those is Michigan but Honors is tough and the school is huge, which she didn't want.   [/quote]

Dartmouth College's ED admit rate is over 19%.

Admit rates at Cornell vary by school and by state residency for certain schools at Cornell.

She stands an excellent chance of being offered admission to Michigan Honors.

Emory's ED admit rate = 32%.

Northwestern's ED admit rate is above 15%.

U Penn's ED admit rate was 15.6% a year ago.
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It's not that high unless you are a recruited athlete, who account for 20-30% of the ED acceptances.  For everyone else, it is more like 10% or less.  Make sure you really understand the data.

https://www.collegezoom.com/early/early-decision-early-action/[/quote]

You make an excellent point. Nonetheless, Emory's ED admit rate of 32% is probably unaffected in a meaningful way by "recruited" athletes as Emory, but I could be wrong.[/quote]

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