Anonymous
11/12/2021 08:46
Subject: Where did you DC22 apply ED1? What’s up for ED2 if needed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When schools have a 96% rejection rate and they can fill classes with SCEA/ED 1530+/4.0/interesting EC kids, everything is a crap shoot.
Kids and parents just need to understand that the metrics get you past the initial intake and then there are still thousands of applications for hundreds of seats.
This. This. This. The stats, etc. buy you a lottery ticket.
So then the question becomes, do you spend your lottery ticket at a school that has a 4% admissions rate or one that has a 15% admissions rate, or one that has a 30% admissions rate?
It seems like this year, more people are opting for the latter two, but that is purely anecdotal.
Anonymous
11/12/2021 08:37
Subject: Where did you DC22 apply ED1? What’s up for ED2 if needed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My DS applied ED1 to Northwestern. IB diploma candidate and strong grades and 1510 SAT.
ED2 is probably Bowdoin.
Interesting. Couldn't Bowdoin fill their class with similar candidates in ED1?
I mean maybe, but they don’t. Else they wouldn’t admit for ED2 or RD. Why do you ask?
DP. IME, the schools that do EA2 don’t do EA. It’s just a different approach.
Anonymous
11/11/2021 22:21
Subject: Re:Where did you DC22 apply ED1? What’s up for ED2 if needed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another ED1 for Pomona here. DS with a 35 ACT, but low GPA (86) albeit from a Big 3. ED2 would be Vassar or Kenyon.
I'd do Kenyon over Vassar with a lower GPA.
yeah, if vassar and kenyon were on par, then DC would be opting for vassar but college counselor told him not likely with similar stats and school profile.
Anonymous
11/11/2021 10:30
Subject: Where did you DC22 apply ED1? What’s up for ED2 if needed?
Anonymous wrote:When schools have a 96% rejection rate and they can fill classes with SCEA/ED 1530+/4.0/interesting EC kids, everything is a crap shoot.
Kids and parents just need to understand that the metrics get you past the initial intake and then there are still thousands of applications for hundreds of seats.
This. This. This. The stats, etc. buy you a lottery ticket.
Anonymous
11/11/2021 09:39
Subject: Re:Where did you DC22 apply ED1? What’s up for ED2 if needed?
Anonymous wrote:Another ED1 for Pomona here. DS with a 35 ACT, but low GPA (86) albeit from a Big 3. ED2 would be Vassar or Kenyon.
I'd do Kenyon over Vassar with a lower GPA.
Anonymous
11/11/2021 09:37
Subject: Where did you DC22 apply ED1? What’s up for ED2 if needed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’d be curious on stats for the WM/Grinnell/Vassar posters above. Unless your kids are over 1500s, then I don’t want to know. Hoping for under 1400s.
Why are you hoping for this?
So there’s hope for non-1500s kids. Not meant to be competitive. My kid isn’t even applying this year.
If they aren’t applying, they have time to raise test scores. Also, who is applying doesn’t tell you as much as who gets accepted.