Anonymous
03/16/2018 23:47
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:But OP those rejections/waitlists may be more about yield protection - those other schools were banking on the fact that your kid would get into a better school or Ivy.
Some schools yield protect, but none of the ones in the first post do.
Take a look at the admitted profile. Scary stuff:
https://www.pomona.edu/news/2018/03/16-introducing-pomona-college-class-2022
https://communications.williams.edu/news-releases/3_16_2018_admittedstudents/
I would have thought that the Williams stats would be stronger.
Maybe I have low standards but that seems ridicolous. Keep in mind that both pomona and williams admit URMs to a substantial degree, recruited athletes, first-gen students, and other community organizations, and yet they still have sky high scores of 730+ on each section of the SAT and 33+ on the ACT. 95% in the top 10%. It makes you wonder what the expectation would be for students who didn't have those hooks.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 22:04
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted at Williams and Bowdoin
Rejected at MIT, Pomona, Swarthmore
1600 SAT 4.93 GPA Slew of national distinctions
We're holding up just fine, but this year seems brutal.
Is geographic affirmative action stronger than ever?
because i work in a public school in south central pa and in the senior class this year we've had 6 kids already get in (early decision) into top 15-20 schools (out of a class of 350ish or something) - none were athletic recruits or urm and i can't say they were of the same stats as what i see on these boards or touted on college confidential.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 22:01
Subject: Re:Accepted Harvard SCEA
We're holding up just fine, but this year seems brutal.
Hugs OP. I'm praying for you and yours.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 21:50
Subject: Re:Accepted Harvard SCEA
OP - Is your kid a Harvard legacy that didn't want to go to Harvard?
Anonymous
03/16/2018 21:35
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Wow, people are being mean to OP. I think they were just trying to show how random the whole thing is. Although I would be kind of annoyed if DC were a classmate of this person who had already been accepted to Harvard but felt compelled to submit that many more applications.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 21:03
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:But OP those rejections/waitlists may be more about yield protection - those other schools were banking on the fact that your kid would get into a better school or Ivy.
Some schools yield protect, but none of the ones in the first post do.
Take a look at the admitted profile. Scary stuff:
https://www.pomona.edu/news/2018/03/16-introducing-pomona-college-class-2022
https://communications.williams.edu/news-releases/3_16_2018_admittedstudents/
I would have thought that the Williams stats would be stronger.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:51
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Anonymous wrote:But OP those rejections/waitlists may be more about yield protection - those other schools were banking on the fact that your kid would get into a better school or Ivy.
Some schools yield protect, but none of the ones in the first post do.
Take a look at the admitted profile. Scary stuff:
https://www.pomona.edu/news/2018/03/16-introducing-pomona-college-class-2022
https://communications.williams.edu/news-releases/3_16_2018_admittedstudents/
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:47
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Anonymous wrote:But OP those rejections/waitlists may be more about yield protection - those other schools were banking on the fact that your kid would get into a better school or Ivy.
It's never enough. OP wasn't to be able to brag to friends about everywhere the snowflake was accepted and what a tough decision.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:46
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Congratulations!
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:43
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
But OP those rejections/waitlists may be more about yield protection - those other schools were banking on the fact that your kid would get into a better school or Ivy.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:36
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Why did you continue on applying RD if SCEA to Harvard? Just for bragging rights? I would have snagged the SCEA and let my kid coast for the rest of the year (yes, I'm a Harvard alum).
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:32
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Is there a point or question? I get it, just want to brag a bit. I see you.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:28
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Congrats.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:28
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted at Williams and Bowdoin
Rejected at MIT, Pomona, Swarthmore
1600 SAT 4.93 GPA Slew of national distinctions
We're holding up just fine, but this year seems brutal.
Thank God you are holding up. I was losing sleep for you.
Anonymous
03/16/2018 20:17
Subject: Accepted Harvard SCEA
Waitlisted at Williams and Bowdoin
Rejected at MIT, Pomona, Swarthmore
1600 SAT 4.93 GPA Slew of national distinctions
We're holding up just fine, but this year seems brutal.
Rejected at MIT, Pomona, Swarthmore
1600 SAT 4.93 GPA Slew of national distinctions
We're holding up just fine, but this year seems brutal.