Anonymous
05/14/2026 14:43
Subject: Targets for "strong standard" kid interested in economics or cognitive science
Anonymous wrote:BU and Tufts would be reaches RD. Apply ed and they are probably targets for this profile.
I agree that both are reaches in RD but I think Tufts would also be a reach in ED for this profile (I know 2 kids with similar/higher stats rejected from Tufts ED).
Anonymous
05/11/2026 20:58
Subject: Targets for "strong standard" kid interested in economics or cognitive science
Anonymous wrote:You're hired! Can you do this for similar profile from a MCPS public?
Anonymous wrote:Here's a suggested school list:
Male
(Full pay?)
GPA is 3.9UW/4.5W;
SAT 1510;
The highest rigor at a private school.
Major interests: economics & cog science
Reach (choose 1 for ED and 1 for ED2 in the event of ED1 rejection):
Northwestern
UChicago
CMU
WashU
Target:
Case
Lehigh
Denison
UMiami
Tulane
Wake
Northweastern
BU
BC
Villanova
Likely:
Pitt (rolling - apply in August)
Syracuse
Vermont
CU-Boulder
Dickinson
Elon
start a new post with as much info as you can.
Anonymous
05/11/2026 20:46
Subject: Targets for "strong standard" kid interested in economics or cognitive science
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are we supposed to know what "strong standard" means? Is that a B student? A C+ student?
Agreed this is all just a bit too vague. Disliking the college transitions booster.
There is no College Transitions booster. And what's your contribution here?
There’s an ai booster. It’s pretty obvious and hopefully Jeff starts getting rid of them
What's an ai booster?
An ai made to boost schools, websites, etc. A lot of the internet is bots, not real people.
Does the entity know that it's artificial? Or is it, to speculate wildly, implanted with human-like memories?
It’s like every other bot online.d these have existed since the early 2000s.
I wrote this post and provided the link:
Anonymous wrote:This site can be helpful for organizing potential choices by likelihood of admission:
https://www.collegetransitions.com/admissions-counseling/college-selectivity/
The site's categories are much like those of the time-tested publication Barron's and may be helpful to the OP in evaluating the many suggestions that have been made in this topic. Beyond that, the site should speak for itself and barely needs an introduction. I'd suggest that those without an interest in the site simply should read past it.
Anonymous
05/11/2026 20:22
Subject: Targets for "strong standard" kid interested in economics or cognitive science
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are we supposed to know what "strong standard" means? Is that a B student? A C+ student?
Agreed this is all just a bit too vague. Disliking the college transitions booster.
There is no College Transitions booster. And what's your contribution here?
There’s an ai booster. It’s pretty obvious and hopefully Jeff starts getting rid of them
What's an ai booster?
An ai made to boost schools, websites, etc. A lot of the internet is bots, not real people.
Does the entity know that it's artificial? Or is it, to speculate wildly, implanted with human-like memories?
It’s like every other bot online.d these have existed since the early 2000s.