Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:53
Subject: Re:Please suggest target schools
Rochester
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:50
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Who kids who are credible Ivy applicants, there are no targets. There are just "reaches for all" and then straight to likelies. You might think that a WashU or an Emory would slot it, but they don't--they're reaches for all (where "all" means all).
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:49
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:EA Case Western
Acceptance came out before the break.
Consider Rochester as well, but they don't have EA.
For high target low reach:
Emory
Carleton
Emory is not a target, and Carleton is no Emory.
low reach for OP's stats?
I don't mean Emory is not a great school. Just providing suggestion to OP.
No, not for RD.
Would you be willing to put your ego down for a second?
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:48
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:NO WAY are Emory or Washington U or Vanderbilt targets in RD.
I had a kid with OP's kid's stats last year from a feeder private (25% to ivies) and this kid was waitlisted RD at WashU and Emory and outright rejected from Northwestern RD but got into 2 Ivies RD.
These other top25 schools are not targets unless they're applied to ED and even then I'd hesitate to call them such. RD they are definitely not a target for anyone.
Vandy RD 3% acceptance rate. Lower than ivies.
EMory 11%. OP has a good chance getting in. Again, this is a great school, we are not disparaging the school here. Just the numbers. Vandy is no necessarily a better school.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:48
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:EA Case Western
Acceptance came out before the break.
Consider Rochester as well, but they don't have EA.
For high target low reach:
Emory
Carleton
Emory is not a target, and Carleton is no Emory.
low reach for OP's stats?
I don't mean Emory is not a great school. Just providing suggestion to OP.
No, not for RD.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:44
Subject: Re:Please suggest target schools
Holy Cross - 26 chem majors a lot for small school. Good math dept.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:44
Subject: Please suggest target schools
NO WAY are Emory or Washington U or Vanderbilt targets in RD.
I had a kid with OP's kid's stats last year from a feeder private (25% to ivies) and this kid was waitlisted RD at WashU and Emory and outright rejected from Northwestern RD but got into 2 Ivies RD.
These other top25 schools are not targets unless they're applied to ED and even then I'd hesitate to call them such. RD they are definitely not a target for anyone.
I had a kid with OP's kid's stats last year from a feeder private (25% to ivies) and this kid was waitlisted RD at WashU and Emory and outright rejected from Northwestern RD but got into 2 Ivies RD.
These other top25 schools are not targets unless they're applied to ED and even then I'd hesitate to call them such. RD they are definitely not a target for anyone.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:36
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:EA Case Western
Acceptance came out before the break.
Consider Rochester as well, but they don't have EA.
For high target low reach:
Emory
Carleton
Emory is not a target, and Carleton is no Emory.
low reach for OP's stats?
I don't mean Emory is not a great school. Just providing suggestion to OP.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:34
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pomona
Interesting. Is Pomona a research university strong in chemistry? Is it a target for this applicant or a reach? Do you need to ED to get in if unhooked?
Pomona is a SLAC like Swat but if anything an even tougher admit. Obviously not a target. Maybe the poster was joking.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:31
Subject: Please suggest target schools
I was also going to suggest W&M.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:31
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:EA Case Western
Acceptance came out before the break.
Consider Rochester as well, but they don't have EA.
For high target low reach:
Emory
Carleton
Emory is not a target, and Carleton is no Emory.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:30
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Emory, Tufts, WashU, Vanderbilt.
These are more reaches 🙄
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:27
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tufts, Carnegie Mellon, UC Davis, Lehigh, Northwestern, Wellesley.
What is her SAT and UW GPA?
OP: 1560, 3.9
Are CMU and Northwestern targets or reaches?
Northwestern ED is a target. RD is more difficult.
CMU should be a high target for your DC. But why go to CMU for chemistry?
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:16
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Tufts, Carnegie Mellon, UC Davis, Lehigh, Northwestern, Wellesley.
What is her SAT and UW GPA?
OP: 1560, 3.9
Are CMU and Northwestern targets or reaches?
Anonymous
01/15/2026 13:15
Subject: Please suggest target schools
Anonymous wrote:Tufts, Carnegie Mellon, UC Davis, Lehigh, Northwestern, Wellesley.
What is her SAT and UW GPA?
???
Northwestern RD is not a target.
Tufts RD probably is not a target either.