Anonymous wrote:Also male non-athlete to Pomona, quirky major, lots of affinity group leadership, LGBTQ+, community engagement.

We don’t know any gay male students going to top lacs. They all want to go to USC or UCLA or schools with a big dating pool. There’s not that many gay men in the world.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not recommend an ED to WA, but ED/ED2 to SP could be a good idea if you go to a feeder and are competitive already. Williams and Amherst only accept unhooked non-athletes in RD. Swarthmroe and Pomona have a more even spread.

My kid got into Amherst ED as an unhooked non-athlete last cycle. He did have perfect stats but other than that, I can't explain it. Amherst does accept 1-2 kids from his school most years, so they do seem to like his school well enough and ED did probably help him stand out.

Being a feeder is huge. I wouldn't recommend applying to a WASP ED unless you know for a fact they like your school. Only one of the four reliably admits kids from our school.

1-2 kids/year is no where near feeder, we know schools where they have more than 5+ Williams admits a year.

Consistent admits to any of these small schools constitutes “feeder”. And with only a couple of exceptions the schools which you describe do not exist. So add to the conversation or just stfu.

Good comment and then the last sentence. Breathe.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not recommend an ED to WA, but ED/ED2 to SP could be a good idea if you go to a feeder and are competitive already. Williams and Amherst only accept unhooked non-athletes in RD. Swarthmroe and Pomona have a more even spread.

My kid got into Amherst ED as an unhooked non-athlete last cycle. He did have perfect stats but other than that, I can't explain it. Amherst does accept 1-2 kids from his school most years, so they do seem to like his school well enough and ED did probably help him stand out.

Being a feeder is huge. I wouldn't recommend applying to a WASP ED unless you know for a fact they like your school. Only one of the four reliably admits kids from our school.

1-2 kids/year is no where near feeder, we know schools where they have more than 5+ Williams admits a year.

Consistent admits to any of these small schools constitutes “feeder”. And with only a couple of exceptions the schools which you describe do not exist. So add to the conversation or just stfu.

Also male non-athlete to Pomona, quirky major, lots of affinity group leadership, LGBTQ+, community engagement.

Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing very few ED admits, other than one recruited athlete each for Williams and Amherst. Anyone else under the impression it's been a tougher cycle so far? I've seen a handful of (seemingly) unhooked admits for Bowdoin and Davidson, but not the others.

We've seen a couple of early admits to Williams which are not recruited athletes. Both male, boys, LGBTQ and intended major either history or english combined with music or art.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not recommend an ED to WA, but ED/ED2 to SP could be a good idea if you go to a feeder and are competitive already. Williams and Amherst only accept unhooked non-athletes in RD. Swarthmroe and Pomona have a more even spread.

My kid got into Amherst ED as an unhooked non-athlete last cycle. He did have perfect stats but other than that, I can't explain it. Amherst does accept 1-2 kids from his school most years, so they do seem to like his school well enough and ED did probably help him stand out.

Being a feeder is huge. I wouldn't recommend applying to a WASP ED unless you know for a fact they like your school. Only one of the four reliably admits kids from our school.

1-2 kids/year is no where near feeder, we know schools where they have more than 5+ Williams admits a year.

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Anonymous wrote:DD admitted ED to Swat this cycle. Strong private , 1st in class at end of junior year, 800 verbal/730 math; 2 varsity sports with sportsmanship awards in each; school wide leadership position, and STEM ECs relevant to proposed major.
Wanted small school near city.

Congratulations! Do you know when admitted student day will be in April?

I just checked this today for DD admitted ED - there are two Swatstruck days, 4/10 and 4/17.

Anonymous wrote:DD admitted ED to Swat this cycle. Strong private , 1st in class at end of junior year, 800 verbal/730 math; 2 varsity sports with sportsmanship awards in each; school wide leadership position, and STEM ECs relevant to proposed major.
Wanted small school near city.

Congratulations! Do you know when admitted student day will be in April?

I saw two non-athletes, one from a DC school and one from BCC, into Williams. Could be other hooks though (such as legacy).

Otherwise, I've only seen two athletes for Amherst. None for Pomona but, at least at DC's school, it's the least popular WASP application. I haven't seen any at Swarthmore, but one is mentioned on this thread.

A number into Bowdoin, after ED and ED2 rounds.

Anonymous wrote:PP with Swat admit - applied for and received significant aid in line with NPC. You do not need to be full pay to get in ED.

Same with Amherst.

PP with Swat admit - applied for and received significant aid in line with NPC. You do not need to be full pay to get in ED.

DC1 got in Pomona a couple of years ago in RD from a public high school. Great stats, but unhooked and never visited the school before. The college almost never admitted anyone from their high school before. The only thing that helped, we think, was DC went to a college fair and talked to some representative from the college, and maybe somehow left a good impression. There weren’t many students as it probably wasn’t well known in the DMV.

Deferred Swat ED in 2024 cycle. 35 ACT, 4.0 uw GPA, IB diploma, 7 AP’s, consistent artistic extracurriculars. Accepted Amherst and Swat RD. Rejected Williams. Didn’t apply to Pomona. Attends Swat and very happy there.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not recommend an ED to WA, but ED/ED2 to SP could be a good idea if you go to a feeder and are competitive already. Williams and Amherst only accept unhooked non-athletes in RD. Swarthmroe and Pomona have a more even spread.

My kid got into Amherst ED as an unhooked non-athlete last cycle. He did have perfect stats but other than that, I can't explain it. Amherst does accept 1-2 kids from his school most years, so they do seem to like his school well enough and ED did probably help him stand out.

Being a feeder is huge. I wouldn't recommend applying to a WASP ED unless you know for a fact they like your school. Only one of the four reliably admits kids from our school.

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Anonymous wrote:W and P especially hard ED from our school. Unless you're an athlete. Wiliams might take 50 unhooked kids ED. 50!

But are you still supposed to ED even if chances are minuscule so they can see during RE round that you did ED?

If it's your first choice then, yes, ED. Every school, even the most selective, cares about yield. Even though you're no longer bound by ED if deferred, the committee knowing they were the first choice could tilt a kid into the accept pile. It just depends on the RD competition in the end, so no guarantee, but it could help.