Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 16:28     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1 Pomona kid at DD’s school- ivy level stats and national awards in a few extracurriculars. Counselor is surprised that he chose it, but that’s his choice.

Williams is a pretty easy admit at our school if you have the test scores.


Irrelevant. OP was asking for ED unhooked.

I am talking about ED and unhooked students...I don't know what about this you felt was irrelevant.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 16:25     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:1 Pomona kid at DD’s school- ivy level stats and national awards in a few extracurriculars. Counselor is surprised that he chose it, but that’s his choice.

Williams is a pretty easy admit at our school if you have the test scores.


Irrelevant. OP was asking for ED unhooked.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 15:58     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
1 Pomona kid at DD’s school- ivy level stats and national awards in a few extracurriculars. Counselor is surprised that he chose it, but that’s his choice.

Williams is a pretty easy admit at our school if you have the test scores.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:57     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very few my friend at our non-DMV private. All the accepts were hooked athletes with qualified (meets minimum) pre-reads but nothing extraordinary. They are not the best students at our school, but they are solid and they take tough classes. The true academic standouts without hooks were all denied this ED1 round.

Really think it's a waste of time and effort to apply to a tiny school like WASP unhooked TBH.


Couldn’t disagree more. My daughter was admitted to Williams, Amherst and Bowdoin unhooked last year in RD. She attends one and most of her friends on campus are the same.


guarantee quality applicants who got shut out of EA at the ivies
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:57     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Williams and Middlebury so far from our private. Private school kids don’t usually need a hook at slacs.


+1 Our school’s Scoir has a clearly delineated stat line for admission to Williams and Amherst. Once you’re above a certain threshold, you’re in.


First they are test optional, and I thought they are holistic review... This post doesn't make sense.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:41     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:Williams and Middlebury so far from our private. Private school kids don’t usually need a hook at slacs.


+1 Our school’s Scoir has a clearly delineated stat line for admission to Williams and Amherst. Once you’re above a certain threshold, you’re in.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:18     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:Williams and Middlebury so far from our private. Private school kids don’t usually need a hook at slacs.


Just to clarify, this is this cycle, ED.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:17     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:Two of DS's unhooked friends from an NYC private school.


^^^both Williams
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:17     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Williams and Middlebury so far from our private. Private school kids don’t usually need a hook at slacs.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:17     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Two of DS's unhooked friends from an NYC private school.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:16     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very few my friend at our non-DMV private. All the accepts were hooked athletes with qualified (meets minimum) pre-reads but nothing extraordinary. They are not the best students at our school, but they are solid and they take tough classes. The true academic standouts without hooks were all denied this ED1 round.

Really think it's a waste of time and effort to apply to a tiny school like WASP unhooked TBH.


Couldn’t disagree more. My daughter was admitted to Williams, Amherst and Bowdoin unhooked last year in RD. She attends one and most of her friends on campus are the same.


DP: I think the previous poster meant to say it's a waste of time to apply to these small schools ED unhooked, as ED slots tend to be taken by athletes, children of donors, and FGLI applicants. RD, some unhooked kids will be accepted (though the odds remain small).
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 14:13     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anonymous wrote:Very few my friend at our non-DMV private. All the accepts were hooked athletes with qualified (meets minimum) pre-reads but nothing extraordinary. They are not the best students at our school, but they are solid and they take tough classes. The true academic standouts without hooks were all denied this ED1 round.

Really think it's a waste of time and effort to apply to a tiny school like WASP unhooked TBH.


Couldn’t disagree more. My daughter was admitted to Williams, Amherst and Bowdoin unhooked last year in RD. She attends one and most of her friends on campus are the same.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 13:52     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Very few my friend at our non-DMV private. All the accepts were hooked athletes with qualified (meets minimum) pre-reads but nothing extraordinary. They are not the best students at our school, but they are solid and they take tough classes. The true academic standouts without hooks were all denied this ED1 round.

Really think it's a waste of time and effort to apply to a tiny school like WASP unhooked TBH.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 13:30     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Anything here on this other 'WASP' thread?
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1221658.page
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2025 13:24     Subject: Unhooked ED WASP success stories
Can you share success stories this cycle for WASP ED? Thanks!