Anonymous
Post 03/29/2017 11:44     Subject: What colleges to consider?
Anonymous wrote:URM w/ good GPA and good SAT. Doors are wide open for her.
This. I am seeing this with admissions at my son's private this year. Hispanic is golden in admissions even with lower stats, and less impressive extracurriculars. He ia a great kid and impressive in his own right but not as much as others, but golden in the admissions process.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2017 06:58     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?
I know it's not in a city, but Cornell might be good. Also, what about the New School?
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2017 00:08     Subject: What colleges to consider?
Columbia.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 21:08     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Don't really want to put out more identifying info, but appreciate the helpful thoughts. ED Penn did seem very attractive. Mostly, I'd like some BTDT advice about filling in the rest of the picks, including safer schools. I appreciate the lottery-like aspect of applications to the top-tier for kids whose stats are very strong, but not top 5%. And in answer to the last question, both kinds of answers are useful, in part because our counselor is overloaded and so I don't have a good sense of comparable safe schools/schools with great programs but not on our radar screen.


Definitely want to use the ED/EA card on the schools where your DC is a legacy. Would your DC consider suburban schools?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 19:52     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?
Didn't you say Hispanic and Ivy legacy along with full pay? Ding, ding, ding. Why not apply to legacy Ivy.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 19:34     Subject: Re:What colleges to consider?
OP here. Don't really want to put out more identifying info, but appreciate the helpful thoughts. ED Penn did seem very attractive. Mostly, I'd like some BTDT advice about filling in the rest of the picks, including safer schools. I appreciate the lottery-like aspect of applications to the top-tier for kids whose stats are very strong, but not top 5%. And in answer to the last question, both kinds of answers are useful, in part because our counselor is overloaded and so I don't have a good sense of comparable safe schools/schools with great programs but not on our radar screen.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 18:19     Subject: What colleges to consider?
OP, do you want merit or the most prestigious?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 17:39     Subject: What colleges to consider?
Especially if she applies ED to Penn
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 17:31     Subject: What colleges to consider?
No it's not. Didn't OP say legacy too?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 17:27     Subject: What colleges to consider?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:City school? How about Columbia or Penn? She's in that range.


I wouldn't go that far.


I agree. Penn and Columbia are too selective.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 15:54     Subject: What colleges to consider?
Anonymous wrote:City school? How about Columbia or Penn? She's in that range.


I wouldn't go that far.