Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 16:42     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Stanford was very tough this year - 7,297 applicants (up from 6,103 two years ago and 6,948 last year), and they admitted 10.2% (after admitting 11.9% in 2012 and 10.8% last year).

They are the "hot" school right now, for sure.

Though Harvard also saw a big jump in Early Applications and a corresponding increase in selectivity. Princeton's apps were flat and its selectivity decreased a bit, Yale's were down a bit and I expect its selectivity to decrease a little as well.


10.2% must be the percent of early admits? Because overall Stanford admits more like 6%.


Yes, these are the early numbers.

Last year, Stanford had an overall admit rate of 5.1% and an early decision admit rate of 10.8%. When you crunch the numbers, Stanford only admitted 3.9% of last year's regular decision applicants. The early decision admit rate is already down and those other figures will almost certainly be lower this year as well.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 16:25     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:Stanford was very tough this year - 7,297 applicants (up from 6,103 two years ago and 6,948 last year), and they admitted 10.2% (after admitting 11.9% in 2012 and 10.8% last year).

They are the "hot" school right now, for sure.

Though Harvard also saw a big jump in Early Applications and a corresponding increase in selectivity. Princeton's apps were flat and its selectivity decreased a bit, Yale's were down a bit and I expect its selectivity to decrease a little as well.


10.2% must be the percent of early admits? Because overall Stanford admits more like 6%.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 16:20     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Stanford was very tough this year - 7,297 applicants (up from 6,103 two years ago and 6,948 last year), and they admitted 10.2% (after admitting 11.9% in 2012 and 10.8% last year).

They are the "hot" school right now, for sure.

Though Harvard also saw a big jump in Early Applications and a corresponding increase in selectivity. Princeton's apps were flat and its selectivity decreased a bit, Yale's were down a bit and I expect its selectivity to decrease a little as well.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 16:09     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell does NOT show families Naviance. Anyway, any word on Princeton or Yale admits? Stanford?


5 is the witching hour, I am told.


Only for Yale. Princeton came out at 3pm yesterday and Stanford last week.


So only 1 at Stanford and none at Princeton?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 15:09     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell does NOT show families Naviance. Anyway, any word on Princeton or Yale admits? Stanford?


Rein it in! You sound desperate.

Not desperate. Just curious. I don't have anyone applying this year.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 14:48     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell does NOT show families Naviance. Anyway, any word on Princeton or Yale admits? Stanford?


Rein it in! You sound desperate.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 14:33     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell does NOT show families Naviance. Anyway, any word on Princeton or Yale admits? Stanford?


Why don't they share this data? Seems it would remove a lot of the criticism of their college counselors.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 14:32     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell does NOT show families Naviance. Anyway, any word on Princeton or Yale admits? Stanford?


5 is the witching hour, I am told.


Only for Yale. Princeton came out at 3pm yesterday and Stanford last week.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 14:28     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell does NOT show families Naviance. Anyway, any word on Princeton or Yale admits? Stanford?


5 is the witching hour, I am told.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 14:19     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Sidwell does NOT show families Naviance. Anyway, any word on Princeton or Yale admits? Stanford?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 13:49     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Are you sure that is accurate about Sidwell and Naviance? I thought they do show it to the kids/families.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 13:04     Subject: Re:Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oh please. A million people always apply to Penn from every HS in the east coast. People want to go there! It has nothing to do with not "fine tuning" the kids choices.


I would also echo the prior poster who noted that there is a "through the looking glass" Queen of Hearts quality to this sort of criticism, given the parallel thread o' craziness in which people assert that "Big 3" counselors discriminatorily steer students away from applying to the same Ivies in order to protect spots for the rich and powerful.

I'm sure the bottom line is nothing more and nothing less than a lot of kids and families looking at the Naviance statistics for Penn and realize they have a chance at what is a world-class university and an Ivy League school (for those who care about that particular distinction), so lots apply.


Sidwell Friends is one of several independent schools that won't share its Naviance statistics directly with students and families. I believe that their view is that in a relatively small school, it would be too easy to identify specific students with the data.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 13:02     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where are students getting Early Decision (or EA) admissions in your independent school? How are admissions to the Ivy League, Stanford, Amherst, etc.? Is the class of 2015 shaping up so far to be better, on par, or worse than last year's results? or ?


Why are all the posts only about Sidwell and GDS? What about STA, NCS, Landon, Holton, Potomac, and dozens of other private schools?



Maybe they are too mature (or at least discreet) to play the game.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 12:40     Subject: Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
I went to a small high school and went to a huge university because it had a wide variety of strong majors available to my then undecided 18 year old mind. I suspect the kids at any of these schools will be more than well prepared for that kind of collegiate experience.

Not everyone wants a small, liberal arts college.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2014 12:34     Subject: Re:Early Decision Results at DS or DD school
Anonymous wrote:Oh please. A million people always apply to Penn from every HS in the east coast. People want to go there! It has nothing to do with not "fine tuning" the kids choices.


I would also echo the prior poster who noted that there is a "through the looking glass" Queen of Hearts quality to this sort of criticism, given the parallel thread o' craziness in which people assert that "Big 3" counselors discriminatorily steer students away from applying to the same Ivies in order to protect spots for the rich and powerful.

I'm sure the bottom line is nothing more and nothing less than a lot of kids and families looking at the Naviance statistics for Penn and realize they have a chance at what is a world-class university and an Ivy League school (for those who care about that particular distinction), so lots apply.