Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 20:12     Subject: Re:College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Admitted to NYU Tisch, Film and TV program. DC's stats were well above the average for NYU, but the portfolio is what counts for Tisch. We are happy.


full pay I'm guessing?


Most people don’t allow their DC to apply ED unless they can pay tuition.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 19:56     Subject: Re:College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:Listen to all the rich parents for whom getting in is the only hurdle! The vast majority of families have to wait and see what kind of money they will get. Most kids don't get to go to the best college they get into.


You sound like my friend...but he doesn't want his wife to work, has a big house, takes fancy vacations while we are a two parent working family, modest house and cheap vacations.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 19:53     Subject: Re:College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:Admitted to NYU Tisch, Film and TV program. DC's stats were well above the average for NYU, but the portfolio is what counts for Tisch. We are happy.


Congrats!!! Very difficult to get into the program!
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 19:46     Subject: Re:College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:Listen to all the rich parents for whom getting in is the only hurdle! The vast majority of families have to wait and see what kind of money they will get. Most kids don't get to go to the best college they get into.


For what it is worth, my son's first choice releases admission and aid packages together, one night next week. He will know by the following morning.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 18:26     Subject: College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis, ED. She is THRILLED...as are we. We were all waiting with bated breath because it was the one school she got that "feeling". Wants to study political science.


Congrats! I have family in University City. The neighborhood around WashU is amazing.


Congrats! Great, school! Have a wonderful holiday !!!
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 18:07     Subject: College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis, ED. She is THRILLED...as are we. We were all waiting with bated breath because it was the one school she got that "feeling". Wants to study political science.


Congrats! I have family in University City. The neighborhood around WashU is amazing.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 17:39     Subject: College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis, ED. She is THRILLED...as are we. We were all waiting with bated breath because it was the one school she got that "feeling". Wants to study political science.


it's a good school and you used "bated" correctly so props to you (and your DD).
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 17:35     Subject: Re:College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Listen to all the rich parents for whom getting in is the only hurdle! The vast majority of families have to wait and see what kind of money they will get. Most kids don't get to go to the best college they get into.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 17:33     Subject: College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis, ED. She is THRILLED...as are we. We were all waiting with bated breath because it was the one school she got that "feeling". Wants to study political science.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 17:09     Subject: Re:College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:Admitted to NYU Tisch, Film and TV program. DC's stats were well above the average for NYU, but the portfolio is what counts for Tisch. We are happy.


full pay I'm guessing?
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 17:05     Subject: Re:College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Admitted to NYU Tisch, Film and TV program. DC's stats were well above the average for NYU, but the portfolio is what counts for Tisch. We are happy.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 16:42     Subject: Re:College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Just over an hour away from the 6 pm announcement for the majority of remaining ED school decisions. I am trembling...
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 15:14     Subject: College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The post about H & S being safeties is absurd. Where’d they go instead? Princeton and Yale- I’m sure this were safeties too


Maybe they wanted to go to a school that specialized in their desired major eg for comp sci, maybe they wanted a place like Carnegie Mellon more than Harvard.


possibly MIT, but I doubt it.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 15:05     Subject: College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
Anonymous wrote:The post about H & S being safeties is absurd. Where’d they go instead? Princeton and Yale- I’m sure this were safeties too


Maybe they wanted to go to a school that specialized in their desired major eg for comp sci, maybe they wanted a place like Carnegie Mellon more than Harvard.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 14:43     Subject: College Admissions Results for Class of 2018 - Nightmare or Pleasant Suprise?
The post about H & S being safeties is absurd. Where’d they go instead? Princeton and Yale- I’m sure this were safeties too