Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 23:02     Subject: Re:So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I really believe wait lists are going to move like never before given the surge in # of apps per student and you can attend only one school. I think schools will dramatically undershoot yield and need to go to the wait list.
I think schools accepted significant numbers ED, but agree wait lists will move. Unfortunately, we likely won't see movement before 5/1, when deposits are due.


Not true. DS was WL at a school and 1 week later moved to accepted. This was 2019 but it’s not uncommon to hear back well Before May 1.


Please. 2019 may as well have been in another century. This and the last election cycle are markedly different from the ones before.

Sincerely,

Parent with relative in the admissions business


Exactly. Test optional has revolutionized admissions.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 23:00     Subject: Re:So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:Parent of DC who applied last year. We said the same thing. The waitlists will move. They didn’t. Focus on the acceptances, have hope for the remaining, but don’t hold out for a waitlist. The chances are so small.


This. I don’t expect waitlists to move at all. With test optional and “holistic” review, schools choose whomever they want (often kids with lesser stats, I am seeing) who don’t necessarily get accepted to many schools. So yields are stable and there is no need for WL.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:58     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:After a week of so many rejections and waitlists, I'm finding it hard to make sense of it all and struggling to know the best way to help my DD. Brutal week.





Does your DD have a true safety lined up?
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:58     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry. Just know she’ll end up in a place that is right for her.


I know you mean well but you don’t know that is true at all. Saying things like “everything always works out for the best” just isn’t true.

OP, my kid has also had a rough time. I am sorry your daughter is, too.


Here's the thing though: It will be alright. This is not a tragedy. Your child will go to college and it will be fine. And if it's not, she can transfer. And that's fine, too.

The best way to help your child is to know that the above is true. Let your kid wallow for a bit if they need to. It's okay to be disappointed. Don't get sucked into dreams of waitlists working out. It is highly likely that they won't. Help your kid make a choice among their acceptances. Be happy about that choice.

It will be okay.

--mom of a kid who is not happy at the school they ended up at, so will be transferring. And it's really okay.


I agree.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:53     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:After a week of so many rejections and waitlists, I'm finding it hard to make sense of it all and struggling to know the best way to help my DD. Brutal week.





I'm so sorry. Are there any more to come? Mine was in this place and got the rare gem today. Hoping the same for yours.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:37     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry. Just know she’ll end up in a place that is right for her.


I know you mean well but you don’t know that is true at all. Saying things like “everything always works out for the best” just isn’t true.

OP, my kid has also had a rough time. I am sorry your daughter is, too.


Here's the thing though: It will be alright. This is not a tragedy. Your child will go to college and it will be fine. And if it's not, she can transfer. And that's fine, too.

The best way to help your child is to know that the above is true. Let your kid wallow for a bit if they need to. It's okay to be disappointed. Don't get sucked into dreams of waitlists working out. It is highly likely that they won't. Help your kid make a choice among their acceptances. Be happy about that choice.

It will be okay.

--mom of a kid who is not happy at the school they ended up at, so will be transferring. And it's really okay.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:26     Subject: Re:So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I really believe wait lists are going to move like never before given the surge in # of apps per student and you can attend only one school. I think schools will dramatically undershoot yield and need to go to the wait list.
I think schools accepted significant numbers ED, but agree wait lists will move. Unfortunately, we likely won't see movement before 5/1, when deposits are due.


Not true. DS was WL at a school and 1 week later moved to accepted. This was 2019 but it’s not uncommon to hear back well Before May 1.


Please. 2019 may as well have been in another century. This and the last election cycle are markedly different from the ones before.

Sincerely,

Parent with relative in the admissions business
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:20     Subject: Re:So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:
I really believe wait lists are going to move like never before given the surge in # of apps per student and you can attend only one school. I think schools will dramatically undershoot yield and need to go to the wait list.
I think schools accepted significant numbers ED, but agree wait lists will move. Unfortunately, we likely won't see movement before 5/1, when deposits are due.


Not true. DS was WL at a school and 1 week later moved to accepted. This was 2019 but it’s not uncommon to hear back well Before May 1.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:18     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Tulane
Miami
FSU
Georgia
SMU
TCU

UT auto admit
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:17     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:I would love to know stats and schools and finances.

My unhooked white ds with 1330/3.8 at a crappy public has gotten in everywhere. Top 30-50. Full pay.


Interesting. My 1470/3.8 kid got in at 2 out of 5 schools he applied to, full pay. He was waitlisted at his safety school. The only difference is he goes to a good public HS, so maybe he wasn't considered "good enough"? No matter, he is happy with the school he selected.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:15     Subject: Re:So much disappointment this week
OP, we feel your pain. Our high-stats FCPS DC (4.41w/3.89uw, mid 1500s SAT, full IB diploma, most rigorous classes) was rejected or waitlisted at every single reach/hard target this week (Rice, WashU, NU, Mich, UCLA, Berkley etc.). Looks like the figurative University of Illinois for us.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:15     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Full pay and major matters.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:13     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:I would love to know stats and schools and finances.

My unhooked white ds with 1330/3.8 at a crappy public has gotten in everywhere. Top 30-50. Full pay.


Name the schools or it didn’t happen PP
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:12     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Business
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:11     Subject: So much disappointment this week
Anonymous wrote:I would love to know stats and schools and finances.

My unhooked white ds with 1330/3.8 at a crappy public has gotten in everywhere. Top 30-50. Full pay.



What major/area of study?