Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 16:30     Subject: Re:2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Anonymous wrote:I was happy to see several colleges on this list for my current junior who has a below-average GPA by DCUM standards (3.3). Works hard but not in the running for a top college. My question about this list is whether those schools accept most students during the regular round. I am talking about the schools on that list that have a 60-80% acceptance rate. How do those schools reject 20-40% of applicants if they then have spots left in May? There are good schools on this list: St. Joe's, Ithaca, Sewanee, NAU, ASU. Those are schools that kids can go to and get a solid education and name recognition of sorts. What I am hoping is that it means by DC has a good chance of getting into these types of schools during the regular admissions process if they end up still having spots in May of Senior year. TIA!


I’m sure you DC would be a very good candidate for these schools. They are probably outright rejecting kids who are truly not a good fit for their institution, such as having a C or D average, who didn’t write a coherent admissions essay, or who never took a math class beyond Algebra.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 15:57     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Anonymous wrote:Op clearly you have a narrative you are trying to advance. We see through it.


I don’t think the OP was the anti-SLAC poster. That person seems to pop up everywhere.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 15:56     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Anonymous wrote:This is not an indication of anything new. For decades, there has always been a Space Available List published.

I don't think anyone stated otherwise. In fact, the use of 2024 makes it clear that they know this is this year's version of a list that comes out every year.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 15:55     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Anonymous wrote:Op clearly you have a narrative you are trying to advance. We see through it.

What are you talking about? It's just a heads up that some colleges are still open for applications.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 15:50     Subject: Re:2024 College Openings Starting to Post
I was happy to see several colleges on this list for my current junior who has a below-average GPA by DCUM standards (3.3). Works hard but not in the running for a top college. My question about this list is whether those schools accept most students during the regular round. I am talking about the schools on that list that have a 60-80% acceptance rate. How do those schools reject 20-40% of applicants if they then have spots left in May? There are good schools on this list: St. Joe's, Ithaca, Sewanee, NAU, ASU. Those are schools that kids can go to and get a solid education and name recognition of sorts. What I am hoping is that it means by DC has a good chance of getting into these types of schools during the regular admissions process if they end up still having spots in May of Senior year. TIA!
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 15:19     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Op clearly you have a narrative you are trying to advance. We see through it.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 15:16     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Anonymous wrote:Sewanee, Wooster, St. John’s in Annapolis are all on this list. This furthers my belief that many LACs will have problems in the future, even good ones.


That's quite a leap.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 15:09     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Curious…do you have to do a complete application for these schools if you apply now?
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 15:05     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Anonymous wrote:Sewanee, Wooster, St. John’s in Annapolis are all on this list. This furthers my belief that many LACs will have problems in the future, even good ones.

yes.

The St Marys should all band together and just create one; same for St Johns.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 14:46     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
This is not an indication of anything new. For decades, there has always been a Space Available List published.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 14:31     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think Mason is rolling admissions, no?


No


Sorry yes
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 14:30     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Anonymous wrote:I think Mason is rolling admissions, no?


No
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 14:26     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
I think Mason is rolling admissions, no?
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 14:24     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
Sewanee, Wooster, St. John’s in Annapolis are all on this list. This furthers my belief that many LACs will have problems in the future, even good ones.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 13:39     Subject: 2024 College Openings Starting to Post
More will be added since all the deadlines have been pushed back, but the list has been posted: https://www.nacacnet.org/college-openings-update/