Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 15:05     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
I think poster means they do not try to artificially lower their acceptance rate. It may appear to be a more forgiving admit but it is not.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 14:50     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:4.8 GPA
1500 SAT
Georgia Tech
UMD honors
Northeastern honors


This is NOT a crap shoot with those stats. Congrats!!! Where will he/she attend?


GT is a crap shoot for everyone these days. I have a family member with better stats in state who got deferred. Their acceptance rate is deceptive — they don’t play the marketing game and turn down lots of high stats kids.

What do you mean "they don't play the marketing game"?
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 14:31     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:4.8 GPA
1500 SAT
Georgia Tech
UMD honors
Northeastern honors


This is NOT a crap shoot with those stats. Congrats!!! Where will he/she attend?


GT is a crap shoot for everyone these days. I have a family member with better stats in state who got deferred. Their acceptance rate is deceptive — they don’t play the marketing game and turn down lots of high stats kids.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 14:12     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:Congrats to the students who have been accepted. I am glad that their efforts are being recognized!


+1
lovely thread. Happy for everyone!
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 14:08     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Congrats to the students who have been accepted. I am glad that their efforts are being recognized!
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 14:04     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a crapshoot thread. Please keep to the topic.


Agreed, these are not crapshoots.

Male, 3.7 weighted GPA, including two Cs. 1240 SAT. We felt like Pitt was a crapshoot after spending too much time reading this board. He's in.


Thank you, I feel seen. 3.8 weighted, 1280 SAT, in at Rutgers and Indiana. Deferred from Pitt, but just sent in mid year grades which included two C's. Kid is thrilled.


Congrats to both your kids!
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 13:40     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
3.3 28 ACT private school and full pay fwiw

In at Penn State, Clemson, which were both surprises. A bunch of other schools too but were a little more in range.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 13:37     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a crapshoot thread. Please keep to the topic.


Agreed, these are not crapshoots.

Male, 3.7 weighted GPA, including two Cs. 1240 SAT. We felt like Pitt was a crapshoot after spending too much time reading this board. He's in.

This makes me happy. Pitt was an unexpected surprise for DS a couple years ago and he is still thrilled with the school.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 13:31     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a crapshoot thread. Please keep to the topic.


Agreed, these are not crapshoots.

Male, 3.7 weighted GPA, including two Cs. 1240 SAT. We felt like Pitt was a crapshoot after spending too much time reading this board. He's in.


Thank you, I feel seen. 3.8 weighted, 1280 SAT, in at Rutgers and Indiana. Deferred from Pitt, but just sent in mid year grades which included two C's. Kid is thrilled.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 12:58     Subject: Re:It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Early Entry Vet School Seat for the class of 2026 guaranteed.
Free ride undergrad as National Merit Scholarship
Instate Grad for vet school. Given as incentive
Only 15 seats for out of state for direct admit for vet school from high school
4.89 Weighted
4.0 Unweighted
15 AP classes all 5 on tests
Captain of 2 sports
President of 5 clubs
850 Animal Hours across 3 types

Graduating 8 years of college with a Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine Debt Free because money saved in 529 will pay for grad school.....LUCKY!

Got into with merit other schools (11) but taking this offer.

Mississippi State
Very cool! We need good vets! what school?
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 12:47     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:This is a crapshoot thread. Please keep to the topic.


Agreed, these are not crapshoots.

Male, 3.7 weighted GPA, including two Cs. 1240 SAT. We felt like Pitt was a crapshoot after spending too much time reading this board. He's in.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 12:44     Subject: It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
This is a crapshoot thread. Please keep to the topic.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 12:30     Subject: Re:It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:Early Entry Vet School Seat for the class of 2026 guaranteed.
Free ride undergrad as National Merit Scholarship
Instate Grad for vet school. Given as incentive
Only 15 seats for out of state for direct admit for vet school from high school
4.89 Weighted
4.0 Unweighted
15 AP classes all 5 on tests
Captain of 2 sports
President of 5 clubs
850 Animal Hours across 3 types

Graduating 8 years of college with a Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine Debt Free because money saved in 529 will pay for grad school.....LUCKY!

Got into with merit other schools (11) but taking this offer.


Very cool! We need good vets! what school?
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 12:12     Subject: Re:It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Asian girl
Upper Middle Class
solid EC, but nothing national and no major awards
No hooks
high GPA
strong SAT (NM semifinalist)
but very round, not pointy, so its such a rarity to get in.

Princeton, early.


Very excited to see this.
-Asian mom of junior

I guess a lottery is better than zero chances.

-another Asian mom of a junior with very high stats
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2022 12:11     Subject: Re:It's a crapshoot! Got in stories.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Asian girl
Upper Middle Class
solid EC, but nothing national and no major awards
No hooks
high GPA
strong SAT (NM semifinalist)
but very round, not pointy, so its such a rarity to get in.

Princeton, early.


Very excited to see this.
-Asian mom of junior


well don't get too excited since the title of the thread is "its a crapshoot", as it will be for yours.