Are LACs now out of favor?

At DD's HS, everyone is EDing to much larger schools like Rice, Emory and NYU and not LACs anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Bowdoin
Male
English
3.8 UW from academic private, ACT 33
Double Legacy
not recruited athlete but wants to walk on for non-helmet sport

So hooked. And I don’t mean just double legacy. Has there been any contact with coach whatsoever? Methinks yes. Lots of athletes who get an admissions edge pretend they did not because they do not have a “recruited athlete” spot. But they kind of do…

Not at Bowdoin.

Wesleyan
Male
3.7 Un-weighted
Test optional
Private school outside DMV
History major, Theater minor
No sports recruit but strong Theater ECs

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone’s child ED to one of the Claremont colleges this year or do they mostly draw from the west coast?

Pomona
4.0 unweighted
1580
Neuroscience
Strong ECs and recs from a top private.

We’re willing to take a shot in the dark.

100% not getting in unless the ECs are really niche.

DP. Did anyone ask for your prediction?

Too bad, they shouldn’t have wasted their ed on a school that doesn’t want DC area students. If you want an lac, go to Williams or Amherst.

Fewer students apply to Pomona from this area, so maybe it actually helps. Amherst and Williams get lots of DMV/Mid-Atlantic applicants.

this Pomona applicant couldn't be much stronger. I know a DC area kid at Pomona now. Good luck!

Neuroscience is a female major though, and I assume this is a DD.

+1, Pomona has an excess amount of women in stem fields.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone’s child ED to one of the Claremont colleges this year or do they mostly draw from the west coast?

Pomona
4.0 unweighted
1580
Neuroscience
Strong ECs and recs from a top private.

We’re willing to take a shot in the dark.

100% not getting in unless the ECs are really niche.

DP. Did anyone ask for your prediction?

Too bad, they shouldn’t have wasted their ed on a school that doesn’t want DC area students. If you want an lac, go to Williams or Amherst.

Fewer students apply to Pomona from this area, so maybe it actually helps. Amherst and Williams get lots of DMV/Mid-Atlantic applicants.

this Pomona applicant couldn't be much stronger. I know a DC area kid at Pomona now. Good luck!

Neuroscience is a female major though, and I assume this is a DD.

Good luck to all!

Hamilton
Male
3.75 uw / 1510
High rigor
Econ/IR
Unhooked

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury
Female
4.5
1560
High Rigor
Math/Econ

So many Middlebury applicants!

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone’s child ED to one of the Claremont colleges this year or do they mostly draw from the west coast?

Pomona
4.0 unweighted
1580
Neuroscience
Strong ECs and recs from a top private.

We’re willing to take a shot in the dark.

100% not getting in unless the ECs are really niche.

DP. Did anyone ask for your prediction?

Too bad, they shouldn’t have wasted their ed on a school that doesn’t want DC area students. If you want an lac, go to Williams or Amherst.

Fewer students apply to Pomona from this area, so maybe it actually helps. Amherst and Williams get lots of DMV/Mid-Atlantic applicants.

this Pomona applicant couldn't be much stronger. I know a DC area kid at Pomona now. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:they do know since they can see dates. it can be noted (especially with 1600s). it doesnt matter a lot though

why do people post shit they make up>

They know but they don't care or treat it as any different.

AOs from top schools have said so at info sessions.

Exactly. They just want as high a score as possible so they can cite it for their rankings. USNWR & Co doesn't differentiate SAT Scores by how many sittings. That would be silly. The superscores and singlescores are identical for purposes of the rankings.

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Anonymous wrote:they do know since they can see dates. it can be noted (especially with 1600s). it doesnt matter a lot though

why do people post shit they make up>

They know but they don't care or treat it as any different.

AOs from top schools have said so at info sessions.

it was noted in my kids file. so I guess you didn't talk to every AO at every top school

ok Jan. n=1 but whatevs.

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Anonymous wrote:they do know since they can see dates. it can be noted (especially with 1600s). it doesnt matter a lot though

why do people post shit they make up>

They know but they don't care or treat it as any different.

AOs from top schools have said so at info sessions.

it was noted in my kids file. so I guess you didn't talk to every AO at every top school

+1 Guidance counselor letter as well

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Anonymous wrote:they do know since they can see dates. it can be noted (especially with 1600s). it doesnt matter a lot though

why do people post shit they make up>

They know but they don't care or treat it as any different.

AOs from top schools have said so at info sessions.

it was noted in my kids file. so I guess you didn't talk to every AO at every top school

Anonymous wrote:OK back to original scheduled programming!

Middlebury
DD
3.75, SAT 1500
Major: French

Full pay?

Anonymous wrote:they do know since they can see dates. it can be noted (especially with 1600s). it doesnt matter a lot though

why do people post shit they make up>

They know but they don't care or treat it as any different.

AOs from top schools have said so at info sessions.