Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 19:21     Subject: Where is your kid applying ?
I’m leaning in a “yes” direction with the triple threat of male, private school, so obviously full-pay, and supporting letters from “key people.”

U of R, yes
W&M, I’m going to have to say yes, they love OOS males from privates
Furman, yes
Tulane, no
WF, no
Franklin & Marshall is a good suggestion, I would add Denver, GWU, and Gettysburg
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 18:09     Subject: Where is your kid applying ?
Anonymous wrote:If not retaking SAT, very unlikely to get accepted by UVA, W&M


What about test optional?
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 17:08     Subject: Re:Where is your kid applying ?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Tulane, Wake Forest, Furman, U Richmond, W&M (OOS), Pitt

Boy
1420 SAT
3.0 at top private school (not in DC area)
Wide range of ECs
No real hooks, although a few rec letters from key people (board members, top donors) at a couple of these schools


Please give it to me straight: Does he need more safeties? What schools would you add to this list?


That gpa will probably lead to quite a few rejection letters (unless his high school’s admissions data indicates otherwise)
— he absolutely needs a few safety schools.


PP here. I know; I'm concerned. What schools would anyone suggest that fit the profile of the above listed, but are more realistic?


Franklin and Marshall, Denison, Syracuse
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 17:05     Subject: Re:Where is your kid applying ?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Tulane, Wake Forest, Furman, U Richmond, W&M (OOS), Pitt

Boy
1420 SAT
3.0 at top private school (not in DC area)
Wide range of ECs
No real hooks, although a few rec letters from key people (board members, top donors) at a couple of these schools


Please give it to me straight: Does he need more safeties? What schools would you add to this list?


That gpa will probably lead to quite a few rejection letters (unless his high school’s admissions data indicates otherwise)
— he absolutely needs a few safety schools.


PP here. I know; I'm concerned. What schools would anyone suggest that fit the profile of the above listed, but are more realistic?


If at top private you should be getting good advice
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 16:56     Subject: Where is your kid applying ?
Rhodes on the small side and NC State as a ballast to Pitt?
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 16:49     Subject: Re:Where is your kid applying ?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Tulane, Wake Forest, Furman, U Richmond, W&M (OOS), Pitt

Boy
1420 SAT
3.0 at top private school (not in DC area)
Wide range of ECs
No real hooks, although a few rec letters from key people (board members, top donors) at a couple of these schools


Please give it to me straight: Does he need more safeties? What schools would you add to this list?


That gpa will probably lead to quite a few rejection letters (unless his high school’s admissions data indicates otherwise)
— he absolutely needs a few safety schools.


PP here. I know; I'm concerned. What schools would anyone suggest that fit the profile of the above listed, but are more realistic?
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 16:47     Subject: Re:Where is your kid applying ?
Anonymous wrote:Tulane, Wake Forest, Furman, U Richmond, W&M (OOS), Pitt

Boy
1420 SAT
3.0 at top private school (not in DC area)
Wide range of ECs
No real hooks, although a few rec letters from key people (board members, top donors) at a couple of these schools


Please give it to me straight: Does he need more safeties? What schools would you add to this list?


That gpa will probably lead to quite a few rejection letters (unless his high school’s admissions data indicates otherwise)
— he absolutely needs a few safety schools.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 16:36     Subject: Re:Where is your kid applying ?
Anonymous wrote:Tulane, Wake Forest, Furman, U Richmond, W&M (OOS), Pitt

Boy
1420 SAT
3.0 at top private school (not in DC area)
Wide range of ECs
No real hooks, although a few rec letters from key people (board members, top donors) at a couple of these schools


Please give it to me straight: Does he need more safeties? What schools would you add to this list?


If the 3.0 puts him in the top third of his class, I would say Furman looks fairly safe. Personally I would add one more.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 16:28     Subject: Re:Where is your kid applying ?
Tulane, Wake Forest, Furman, U Richmond, W&M (OOS), Pitt

Boy
1420 SAT
3.0 at top private school (not in DC area)
Wide range of ECs
No real hooks, although a few rec letters from key people (board members, top donors) at a couple of these schools


Please give it to me straight: Does he need more safeties? What schools would you add to this list?
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 16:26     Subject: Where is your kid applying ?
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Anonymous wrote:1410 SAT, 4.0 unweighted, 4.7 weighted. MCPS. Wants to stay somewhat local with more than 4000 undergrads.

UMD, UVA, W&M, American, Pitt, Delaware, UMBC, GMU


Is he/she submitting scores?


Not taking SAT again? DD has same grades in MCPS and SAT is 150+ higher


some people aren't test takers you know and frankly a 1410 is plenty good enough to get into all of those schools, and more.


Once you are over 1400 you are fine, especially if you are over 700 in each. No need to retake at that level.


Does this rule (“over 1400 you are fine “) hold for schools like Tulane and Wake Forest/ W& M out of state?


No.


It does according to our counselor. They do not advise retakes.


Was supposed to say - At our HS, I’d feel more confident with a 1440 or higher.


1400 isn't even the mean SAT at W&M--and OOS needs higher.



+1. The 50th percentile of students entering W&M last fall had a 1440.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 16:19     Subject: Where is your kid applying ?
School of Hard Knocks
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2021 14:53     Subject: Where is your kid applying ?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:is she doing an ED or SCEA


SCEA Yale, since the rest are mostly ED (wish we had the money to do that)! Wish some of the others did EA.



DS did SCEA Princeton and got deferred and then deferred to the waitlist. Three Ivies also rejected him. unhooked white valedictorian. Best of luck but do line up safeties. Your kid's stats are amazing.