Anonymous
01/10/2025 13:19
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:my kid has 1570 SAT (800m, 770r), 4.0 UW, all 5s on APs with great leadership on ECs over several years along with an internship in is field of study.
Yet I consider every school a toss up between the standard "reach" schools that are reaches for everyone and the other schools which should be safety schools, but who would look at him and think "he's not coming" and deny him.
This process sucks.
Binding ED would help since it shows interest - did he?
Anonymous
01/10/2025 13:01
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM
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Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI
We are DC residents.
Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common
What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.
Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.
Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.
Woah-- thanks for the heads up! Hope Bowdoin can right the ship and get excellent new staff for its math department.
Anonymous
01/10/2025 12:31
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Wanted to put my average kids schools out there for other parents.
Reach South Carolina (Deferred)
Target Pitt (admitted)
Safety WVU, Arizona, Kentucky, Iowa and a few others. (admitted to all)
Reach South Carolina (Deferred)
Target Pitt (admitted)
Safety WVU, Arizona, Kentucky, Iowa and a few others. (admitted to all)
Anonymous
01/10/2025 12:01
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Last year - business major.
Reach: Georgetown (in EA), Umich (deffered, rejected), USC (deffered, rejected)
Target: UMD (honor)
Safety: Pitt (honor, merit)
Basically not following up with Umich/USC after deferral and ended up rejected.
Reach: Georgetown (in EA), Umich (deffered, rejected), USC (deffered, rejected)
Target: UMD (honor)
Safety: Pitt (honor, merit)
Basically not following up with Umich/USC after deferral and ended up rejected.
Anonymous
01/10/2025 11:49
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Last year for an environmental science major who wanted a small school in the mid-Atlantic
Reach: W&M (WL)
Targets: none - needing merit $ everything was a safety except W&M
Safety: (accepted at all with merit) UMW, Juniata, Allegheny, SMCM, Washington College, Susquehanna
Reach: W&M (WL)
Targets: none - needing merit $ everything was a safety except W&M
Safety: (accepted at all with merit) UMW, Juniata, Allegheny, SMCM, Washington College, Susquehanna
Anonymous
01/10/2025 11:11
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:2023
REACH: Harvard (denied), Penn (denied)
TARGET+: UVA (WL), NEU (WL), BU (merit)
TARGET: WM (accepted), UMD OOS (merit), Lehigh (merit), CWRU (merit)
SAFETY: Pitt (accepted), UMN (merit), Ohio St (merit)
CS major
NOVA public, unhooked, 3.98/4.5, 9 APs/2 DE, 1560, NMSF
Anonymous
01/10/2025 11:05
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Reach: UVA, UNC, Michigan (all denied or deferred and withdrawn)
Target: UGA (enrolled), UF (accepted)
Safety: Auburn, Clemson, UT-Austin (in state) (all accepted)
Unusual to get into UF and especially UT-Austin and chose UGA over those schools. Was merit money involved?
My kids was rejected at UF but would have chosen UGA over it (and attends). Was deciding between there and Wisconsin
A friend's son accepted at UT Austin and chose UGA.
Not to say it's better than either or not (UT Austin obv the "best") but you just never know.
My kids LOVES UGA!
I think Southeastern Conference schools have a lot to offer (weather, merit aid, fun), but wonder if their cachet will decline now that their dominance in college football seems to be fading.
Anonymous
01/10/2025 11:00
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM
I like this one.
I like this too!
Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI
We are DC residents.
Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common
What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.
Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.
Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.
That’s shocking for a top lac
Is it? I’ve heard similar things about Williams.
I really doubt it unless your child blew through real analysis in high school. But my perspective is only through the lens of a Pomona mom, where it’s almost impossible to run out of classes.
Anonymous
01/10/2025 10:35
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM
I like this one.
I like this too!
Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI
We are DC residents.
Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common
What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.
Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.
Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.
That’s shocking for a top lac
Is it? I’ve heard similar things about Williams.
Bates too, ruled it out for that reason
Anonymous
01/10/2025 10:33
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
my kid has 1570 SAT (800m, 770r), 4.0 UW, all 5s on APs with great leadership on ECs over several years along with an internship in is field of study.
Yet I consider every school a toss up between the standard "reach" schools that are reaches for everyone and the other schools which should be safety schools, but who would look at him and think "he's not coming" and deny him.
This process sucks.
Yet I consider every school a toss up between the standard "reach" schools that are reaches for everyone and the other schools which should be safety schools, but who would look at him and think "he's not coming" and deny him.
This process sucks.
Anonymous
01/10/2025 10:30
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM
I like this one.
I like this too!
Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI
We are DC residents.
Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common
What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.
Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.
Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.
That’s shocking for a top lac
Is it? I’ve heard similar things about Williams.
Anonymous
01/10/2025 10:27
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Reach: Bowdoin
Safety: UVM
I like this one.
I like this too!
Ours is Reach: MIT and Bowdoin
Target: Bryn Mawr and University of Toronto
Safety: UVM and URI
We are DC residents.
Can you explain how? It seems like you can’t choose between big rigorous hard colleges and easy liberal arts schools. They have nothing in common
What can I say-- my kid "contains multitudes". She has compelling reasons to go to any of them.
Anyway, I consider neither Bowdoin, nor Bryn Mawr "easy"-- she plans to major in math and evidently both schools have exceptional math programs that she is excited to be a part of.
Bryn Mawr absolutely. Careful with Bowdoin, especially if she is coming in with post-AP math. My math major loves the school itself but has been limited by course availability - lots of faculty leaves in an already tiny department.
That’s shocking for a top lac
Anonymous
01/10/2025 09:43
Subject: What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
This year:
Reach: W&M
Target: Pitt (in), Syracuse, Elon (deferred), Bard (in), American, JMU
Safety: GMU (in), VCU (in), UMW (in)
Reach: W&M
Target: Pitt (in), Syracuse, Elon (deferred), Bard (in), American, JMU
Safety: GMU (in), VCU (in), UMW (in)
Anonymous
01/10/2025 09:42
Subject: Re:What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last year:
Reach: UVA (attending), Michigan (WL), USC (rej), Dartmouth (rej)
Target: W&M (acc), Wake (acc), Emory (WL)
Safety: Pitt (acc)
Curious, what made Emory a target but UVA, Umich, and USC reaches?
DP - USC is always a reach based upon number of applicants alone. UMich is also a reach if you are coming from OOS. Perhaps they did ED to Emory. That can change the admissions category.
Anonymous
01/10/2025 09:40
Subject: Re:What school(s) were the reach? What was the safety? Curious
Anonymous wrote:Last year:
Reach: UVA (attending), Michigan (WL), USC (rej), Dartmouth (rej)
Target: W&M (acc), Wake (acc), Emory (WL)
Safety: Pitt (acc)
Curious, what made Emory a target but UVA, Umich, and USC reaches?