Anonymous
07/09/2024 11:47
Subject: Which school for this kid
Anonymous wrote:3.8 GPA (which is about avg) at top tier nyc private. 1480 SAT/34 ACT. Debater. Leadership in clubs. Worked summer jobs (this part is kinda interesting). Outgoing and popular but not athletic - concerned about being left out at smaller SLACs with highest # of athletes. Good writer.
No honors or awards.
Humanities - history/philosophy/politics. Movie buff. Maybe wants to teach or law school.
East coast preferred but open.
Size 2k-10k
Full pay if need be.
Okay w ED. He knows the GPA is not great - 9th grade was rough and improved (some) - and he has no
passion project etc
1. Focus on the summer jobs...that's a BIG area of interest for some colleges (esp Cornell).
2. Take some online courses this summer on philosophy to bump up that interest.
3. Start a philosophical movie blog this summer.
I'd search your school's scoir or naviance data for the below:
Cornell (Govt or Phil major)
WashU
Emory
CMC
Michigan
Rice
UChicago
BC
Tufts
Colgate
Bucknell
Lehigh
Anonymous
07/09/2024 11:41
Subject: Which school for this kid
Where do kids with his GPA end up from his private school? Each school is different.....not sure we can tell you what works. Do you have access to naviance?
At our private, 3.8/34 with rigor def gets in ED to T11-25 (definitely more in the WashU/Emory camp than Vandy, but it does happen for humanities). ED is VERY important for a 3.8 kid.
My 3.8 got into several T25 schools - private HS/uncommon major/curated theme & niche ECs etc
At our private, 3.8/34 with rigor def gets in ED to T11-25 (definitely more in the WashU/Emory camp than Vandy, but it does happen for humanities). ED is VERY important for a 3.8 kid.
My 3.8 got into several T25 schools - private HS/uncommon major/curated theme & niche ECs etc
Anonymous
07/09/2024 10:35
Subject: Which school for this kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:W&M
This is your answer. Second option GWU.
GWU??! Too low.
Anonymous
07/09/2024 10:30
Subject: Which school for this kid
Anonymous wrote:3.8 GPA (which is about avg) at top tier nyc private. 1480 SAT/34 ACT. Debater. Leadership in clubs. Worked summer jobs (this part is kinda interesting). Outgoing and popular but not athletic - concerned about being left out at smaller SLACs with highest # of athletes. Good writer.
No honors or awards.
Humanities - history/philosophy/politics. Movie buff. Maybe wants to teach or law school.
East coast preferred but open.
Size 2k-10k
Full pay if need be.
Okay w ED. He knows the GPA is not great - 9th grade was rough and improved (some) - and he has no
passion project etc
U Richmond Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Law major
Tufts ED
W&M
Carlton
Anonymous
07/09/2024 10:11
Subject: Re:Which school for this kid
Would he like Hamilton or Colgate?
Anonymous
07/09/2024 08:21
Subject: Re:Which school for this kid
BC
BU
Providence
Fairfield
Northeastern
U of Rochester
BU
Providence
Fairfield
Northeastern
U of Rochester
Anonymous
07/09/2024 08:08
Subject: Which school for this kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:W&M
This is your answer. Second option GWU.
Again, OP needs to check their own school's stats.
W&M and GW and 3.4 schools from our DC private.
Anonymous
07/09/2024 06:24
Subject: Which school for this kid
Anonymous wrote:W&M
This is your answer. Second option GWU.
Anonymous
07/08/2024 22:05
Subject: Which school for this kid
check naviance from last two years. things prior are already not relevant
Anonymous
07/08/2024 22:03
Subject: Which school for this kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:would this kid (or my very similar kid) need to ED to CMC?
Geography is huge here. From Harvard Westlake? Yes. From Collegiate… it’s a qualified maybe.
Except it makes yielding less likely so I dunno.
Anonymous
07/08/2024 22:00
Subject: Which school for this kid
Anonymous wrote:would this kid (or my very similar kid) need to ED to CMC?
Yes, imho. Even (or especially) if had more impressive stats. Tiny school.
Anonymous
07/08/2024 22:00
Subject: Which school for this kid
Anonymous wrote:would this kid (or my very similar kid) need to ED to CMC?
Geography is huge here. From Harvard Westlake? Yes. From Collegiate… it’s a qualified maybe.
Anonymous
07/08/2024 21:58
Subject: Which school for this kid
Holy Cross for match
Anonymous
07/08/2024 21:56
Subject: Which school for this kid
would this kid (or my very similar kid) need to ED to CMC?
Anonymous
07/08/2024 21:52
Subject: Which school for this kid
(Claremont McKenna poster above, forgot to say) And don’t rule out BC. He has a fair shot.