Anonymous
12/25/2023 13:36
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Where is your kid applying?
Where were they waitlisted or dinged?
Stats?
Deferred at high reach. Planning to ED2 at a high target. Good strategy?? Will pull ED2 if admitted to top EA choices in January.
Really, he wants to see the whole process out, but he is worried about getting deferred/waitlisted almost everywhere, as that seems somewhat possible or likely.
This is a full pay, white male from a top HS which has really hard grading. Strong standardized tests and very good ECs but GPA is not tip top.
Does he have good safeties? Add there if necessary.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 13:29
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Northeastern. Bird in the hand...
Good luck.
Great choice for ED2
Anonymous
12/25/2023 13:27
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last year Northwestern only deferred 3% according to my friend. Her son was deferred and got in.
At least one source claims that 10 percent of deferred NU students get accepted.
That isn’t no one but sure is low.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 13:26
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn’t want to apply ED2 but is applying to schools RD that all have ED2 (Colgate; Rice; WashU; Vandy etc)….bad idea right?
How can I convince him??
Unless he is waiting on a ed1/rea deferral or an ea admit he really wants, it makes no sense not to ED2 at his top choice of RD schools that offer ED2.
He’s waiting on a northwestern deferral…not happening I think.
Do you think ED2 to Emory or Vandy or Colgate right? Given he’s planning to apply their RD?
He’s waiting to hear from Michigan early action too in late January….
Typically move down a tier for ed2, so better bets are Emory and Colgate.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 13:03
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Where is your kid applying?
Where were they waitlisted or dinged?
Stats?
Deferred at high reach. Planning to ED2 at a high target. Good strategy?? Will pull ED2 if admitted to top EA choices in January.
Really, he wants to see the whole process out, but he is worried about getting deferred/waitlisted almost everywhere, as that seems somewhat possible or likely.
This is a full pay, white male from a top HS which has really hard grading. Strong standardized tests and very good ECs but GPA is not tip top.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 13:01
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Where is your kid applying?
Where were they waitlisted or dinged?
Stats?
Deferred at high reach. Planning to ED2 at a high target. Good strategy?? Will pull ED2 if admitted to top EA choices in January.
Really, he wants to see the whole process out, but he is worried about getting deferred/waitlisted almost everywhere, as that seems somewhat possible or likely.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 13:00
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Where is your kid applying?
Where were they waitlisted or dinged?
Stats?
Deferred at high reach. Planning to ED2 at a high target. Good strategy?? Will pull ED2 if admitted to top EA choices in January.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 10:08
Subject: ED2
Northeastern. Bird in the hand...
Anonymous
12/25/2023 09:45
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Stats wise I think vandy is hardest. I’d do vandy or Colgate. I wish more ED1 schools would reject and not defer - it’s false hope
Disagree. It’s really dependent on the school as each school treats deferrals differently. If you’re deferred from Harvard, it’s a soft rejection as they defer 80% of their ED applicants. If you’re deferred from Yale, you actually have a sliver of hope in the RD round because they reject 80% of their ED applicants.
What’s hard is that the ED—>Deferral—>RD Admittance stats are not part of the Common Data Set. There’s no apples to apples comparisons across schools and you’re relying on schools to share this data.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 09:33
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Last year Northwestern only deferred 3% according to my friend. Her son was deferred and got in.
Interesting….good stat to know.
Anonymous
12/24/2023 18:42
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn’t want to apply ED2 but is applying to schools RD that all have ED2 (Colgate; Rice; WashU; Vandy etc)….bad idea right?
How can I convince him??
Unless he is waiting on a ed1/rea deferral or an ea admit he really wants, it makes no sense not to ED2 at his top choice of RD schools that offer ED2.
He’s waiting on a northwestern deferral…not happening I think.
Do you think ED2 to Emory or Vandy or Colgate right? Given he’s planning to apply their RD?
He’s waiting to hear from Michigan early action too in late January….
Apply ED2 Vandy, if he gets into Michigan then you can pull out ED2 from Vandy before their decision.
Anonymous
12/24/2023 15:19
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Last year Northwestern only deferred 3% according to my friend. Her son was deferred and got in.
At least one source claims that 10 percent of deferred NU students get accepted.
Anonymous
12/24/2023 15:14
Subject: ED2
Last year Northwestern only deferred 3% according to my friend. Her son was deferred and got in.
Anonymous
12/24/2023 15:05
Subject: ED2
Stats wise I think vandy is hardest. I’d do vandy or Colgate. I wish more ED1 schools would reject and not defer - it’s false hope
Anonymous
12/24/2023 14:59
Subject: ED2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid doesn’t want to apply ED2 but is applying to schools RD that all have ED2 (Colgate; Rice; WashU; Vandy etc)….bad idea right?
How can I convince him??
Unless he is waiting on a ed1/rea deferral or an ea admit he really wants, it makes no sense not to ED2 at his top choice of RD schools that offer ED2.
He’s waiting on a northwestern deferral…not happening I think.
Do you think ED2 to Emory or Vandy or Colgate right? Given he’s planning to apply their RD?
He’s waiting to hear from Michigan early action too in late January….
I would rec Vandy