Anonymous wrote:Boy in 11th grade
Humanities major, PPE kinda thing
Private school
3.8, dragged down by 9th grade
1520 SAT - but just a junior so will take again.
Debate kid
a lot of in-school involvement
weak outside school ECs, summer stuff (hoping for a better summer after junior year)
not super compelling story, but a good writer
very best LOR from known-to-top-colleges teacher
not an athlete

Open to small to medium sized schools, willing to do ED, full pay

Colgate
Washington-Lee
Middlebury
Vanderbilt

It is too early to make this choice. The question you should be asking is about making a list. You make the list first, then choose the ED school among those on the list - the top choice. Determine the top choice next summer, not fall of junior year.

Junior year grades will be the most important - that could go either way. SAT will increase almost certainly, in at least one section. Retake in spring or next fall. ECs are half-baked, as junior year is usually more fruitful for ECs, e.g. better chance for debate awards, teen job next summer, etc.

Also, being so early in junior year, it's unlikely you have already visited multiple options for ED. Since you can afford to do so, do not have your child apply ED to a school you have not visited.

If your high school uses Naviance or Scoir or similar, check out the scattergrams. It is hard for others to judge your high school. For mid-size universities, I'd probably be looking beyond top 10, but if junior year goes very well, throw in few T20 reaches. Have a bunch of T20-50s and then some safeties all the way back to T80s+.

Anonymous wrote:William & Mary

+1

Anonymous wrote:Can he graduate early?

NP. Curious why you ask this.

Anonymous wrote:CMC has a PPE track. And it’s fun.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Boy in 11th grade
Humanities major, PPE kinda thing
Private school
3.8, dragged down by 9th grade
1520 SAT - but just a junior so will take again.
Debate kid
a lot of in-school involvement
weak outside school ECs, summer stuff (hoping for a better summer after junior year)
not super compelling story, but a good writer
very best LOR from known-to-top-colleges teacher
not an athlete

Open to small to medium sized schools, willing to do ED, full pay

what kind of social scene is he looking for?

In our private school, kids with SAT above 1560 and a 4.0 and some impactful ECS were the ones that got into Rice ED.

Anonymous wrote:At our private, a kid like this might get into Rice, WashU, Emory, Middlebury, or Bowdoin ED1.

Rice might be tricky.

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Anonymous wrote:Boy in 11th grade
Humanities major, PPE kinda thing
Private school
3.8, dragged down by 9th grade
1520 SAT - but just a junior so will take again.
Debate kid
a lot of in-school involvement
weak outside school ECs, summer stuff (hoping for a better summer after junior year)
not super compelling story, but a good writer
very best LOR from known-to-top-colleges teacher
not an athlete

Open to small to medium sized schools, willing to do ED, full pay

what kind of social scene is he looking for?

he's social, in a poker group, kind of a normie, not a drinker but I'm sure will in college, would like to avoid a super drinking/drug vibe.

Chicago ED1 and do video with dogs playing poker

Anonymous wrote:ask the well known teacher who he/she has pull with.

our school has a teacher like that. he can get any kid into Bowdoin it seems. I mean, he only writes 2 letters a year so that 's part of it

This. ED where the teacher has connections (if kid also likes the school of course)

Anonymous wrote:Emory
Middlebury
Wesleyan
Georgetown

Agree 100%. May add Carleton and Haverford too

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Anonymous wrote:Boy in 11th grade
Humanities major, PPE kinda thing
Private school
3.8, dragged down by 9th grade
1520 SAT - but just a junior so will take again.
Debate kid
a lot of in-school involvement
weak outside school ECs, summer stuff (hoping for a better summer after junior year)
not super compelling story, but a good writer
very best LOR from known-to-top-colleges teacher
not an athlete

Open to small to medium sized schools, willing to do ED, full pay

what kind of social scene is he looking for?

he's social, in a poker group, kind of a normie, not a drinker but I'm sure will in college, would like to avoid a super drinking/drug vibe.

Anonymous wrote:Boy in 11th grade
Humanities major, PPE kinda thing
Private school
3.8, dragged down by 9th grade
1520 SAT - but just a junior so will take again.
Debate kid
a lot of in-school involvement
weak outside school ECs, summer stuff (hoping for a better summer after junior year)
not super compelling story, but a good writer
very best LOR from known-to-top-colleges teacher
not an athlete

Open to small to medium sized schools, willing to do ED, full pay

what kind of social scene is he looking for?

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown not a good suggestion as it isn’t any easier to get in REA than RD.

If it is STA or Sidwell likely to get in.

Anonymous wrote:Boy in 11th grade
Humanities major, PPE kinda thing
Private school
3.8, dragged down by 9th grade
1520 SAT - but just a junior so will take again.
Debate kid
a lot of in-school involvement
weak outside school ECs, summer stuff (hoping for a better summer after junior year)
not super compelling story, but a good writer
very best LOR from known-to-top-colleges teacher
not an athlete

Open to small to medium sized schools, willing to do ED, full pay

what 11th grader has an LOR lined up in October?

William & Mary