I found both College Vine and Naviance were accurate.

I would also add that major plays a huge factor in the process at large flagship schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Not the answer you want OP, but: be admitted in Sept/Oct to a college w/rolling admission. More than one is nice, as a choice. Then, it's not high stakes re: the accuracy of these categories, going forward, and deciding where to apply.

Thank you. I didn't think of that, so that's helpful. But do you sign a contract with the rolling admission college, or do you make a decision later when heard back from other universities that do not have rolling admission?

No contract. You just get to keep the offer open until the spring. apply to Pitt in August.

Or another rolling college / university. Everyone does not need to apply to Pitt

Is there a reliable list somewhere of schools with rolling admissions? I feel like DCUM only ever talks bout Pitt.

There are many, including Penn State and University of Minnesota. I also believe that McGill quickly gets back to applicants.

I have a senior going through the process, and I agree with PP that early wins really help lower the stress level.

^not clicking some sketchy no-name google share site that could go to anything, but thanks anyway.

This site provides selectivity ranks, which may help you in placing potential choices into zones of admission difficulty:

https://share.google/lLg2pv6Ul29quEs99

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Anonymous wrote:Not the answer you want OP, but: be admitted in Sept/Oct to a college w/rolling admission. More than one is nice, as a choice. Then, it's not high stakes re: the accuracy of these categories, going forward, and deciding where to apply.

Thank you. I didn't think of that, so that's helpful. But do you sign a contract with the rolling admission college, or do you make a decision later when heard back from other universities that do not have rolling admission?

No contract. You just get to keep the offer open until the spring. apply to Pitt in August.

Or another rolling college / university. Everyone does not need to apply to Pitt

Is there a reliable list somewhere of schools with rolling admissions? I feel like DCUM only ever talks bout Pitt.

Naviance in conjunction with admit percentages (from CDS). A school with a <20% admit rate is never a safety even if every student from your school historically gets in.

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Anonymous wrote:Not the answer you want OP, but: be admitted in Sept/Oct to a college w/rolling admission. More than one is nice, as a choice. Then, it's not high stakes re: the accuracy of these categories, going forward, and deciding where to apply.

Thank you. I didn't think of that, so that's helpful. But do you sign a contract with the rolling admission college, or do you make a decision later when heard back from other universities that do not have rolling admission?

No contract. You just get to keep the offer open until the spring. apply to Pitt in August.

Or another rolling college / university. Everyone does not need to apply to Pitt

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the answer you want OP, but: be admitted in Sept/Oct to a college w/rolling admission. More than one is nice, as a choice. Then, it's not high stakes re: the accuracy of these categories, going forward, and deciding where to apply.

Thank you. I didn't think of that, so that's helpful. But do you sign a contract with the rolling admission college, or do you make a decision later when heard back from other universities that do not have rolling admission?

No contract. You just get to keep the offer open until the spring. apply to Pitt in August.

Anonymous wrote:Not the answer you want OP, but: be admitted in Sept/Oct to a college w/rolling admission. More than one is nice, as a choice. Then, it's not high stakes re: the accuracy of these categories, going forward, and deciding where to apply.

Thank you. I didn't think of that, so that's helpful. But do you sign a contract with the rolling admission college, or do you make a decision later when heard back from other universities that do not have rolling admission?

Not the answer you want OP, but: be admitted in Sept/Oct to a college w/rolling admission. More than one is nice, as a choice. Then, it's not high stakes re: the accuracy of these categories, going forward, and deciding where to apply.

Naviance
Helpful for colleges that get many applications from DC's high school. The scattergram feature can help manage expectations--it is helpful to see how many students with 4.0 UW and 1500+ get rejected from the top schools. It also helps identify schools that yield protect--look for lots of waitlisted kids with the best scores while many kids with lower stats are admitted.

Collegevine
Supposedly considers ECs. We pay attention to odds of getting more than whether it categorizes a particular school as a safety/match/reach.

Obviously, each of these tools is limited because every application is unique blah blah blah.

Naviance is best because the data is specific to your high school.

Average GPAs and test scores don't mean anything when they include everyone in the country/world.

our naviance

A college counselor in a local public high school who is now retired recommended niche. Not sure why tho.

Which sites do / did you rely on to look up colleges, especially in terms of what would be safety, match, and reach? Did you rely on naviance only? or are there other sites? DD is looking at naviance but i see there is also niche, have you / your highscool student tried it? Also how accurate are the true cost information in Niche / estimates for scholarships in naviance? Are they reliable at all?

Any other useful sites / apps for looking for colleges and or scholarships?