Anonymous
08/29/2025 07:45
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
Which T10 offers the best chance for a girl during EA/ED if majoring in chem or bio? Top private full pay no hook top stats
PP - this girl above wants (reaches) Yale, Pomona, Rice, Northwestern, in that order. What do you recommend for EA, ED, ED2, RD strategy to maximize chances?
I would EA Yale, ED Rice, ED2 Pomona, RD NU
Rice loves high stats.
But then if she gets into Yale (her 1st choice!) she can't accept it. That would be awful.
Anonymous
08/29/2025 07:40
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
Which T10 offers the best chance for a girl during EA/ED if majoring in chem or bio? Top private full pay no hook top stats
PP - this girl above wants (reaches) Yale, Pomona, Rice, Northwestern, in that order. What do you recommend for EA, ED, ED2, RD strategy to maximize chances?
ED northwestern. If deferred, sit tight and RD everywhere else. If rejected, ED2 Pomona or Rice.
Otherwise, ED1 Pomona. ED2 Rice.
I think this is good advice.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 23:06
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
Which T10 offers the best chance for a girl during EA/ED if majoring in chem or bio? Top private full pay no hook top stats
PP - this girl above wants (reaches) Yale, Pomona, Rice, Northwestern, in that order. What do you recommend for EA, ED, ED2, RD strategy to maximize chances?
ED northwestern. If deferred, sit tight and RD everywhere else. If rejected, ED2 Pomona or Rice.
Otherwise, ED1 Pomona. ED2 Rice.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 23:04
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
At our school (feeder private not in DMV), HYP accepts are always boys or non-white, never white girls. Girls typically do well at Rice, CMU, Chicago
Only girls at our private who get into HYPSM are hooked (ALDC).
Anonymous
08/28/2025 23:04
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
Which T10 offers the best chance for a girl during EA/ED if majoring in chem or bio? Top private full pay no hook top stats
PP - this girl above wants (reaches) Yale, Pomona, Rice, Northwestern, in that order. What do you recommend for EA, ED, ED2, RD strategy to maximize chances?
I would EA Yale, ED Rice, ED2 Pomona, RD NU
Rice loves high stats.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 22:55
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
At our school (feeder private not in DMV), HYP accepts are always boys or non-white, never white girls. Girls typically do well at Rice, CMU, Chicago
Anonymous
08/28/2025 22:47
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
Which T10 offers the best chance for a girl during EA/ED if majoring in chem or bio? Top private full pay no hook top stats
PP - this girl above wants (reaches) Yale, Pomona, Rice, Northwestern, in that order. What do you recommend for EA, ED, ED2, RD strategy to maximize chances?
Anonymous
08/28/2025 22:38
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
Which T10 offers the best chance for a girl during EA/ED if majoring in chem or bio? Top private full pay no hook top stats
NU.
Chicago is not T10, otherwise Chicago hands down.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 22:36
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
Which T10 offers the best chance for a girl during EA/ED if majoring in chem or bio? Top private full pay no hook top stats
Anonymous
08/28/2025 22:22
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
If a girl I’m not surprised. Girls tend to have a much harder time in regular decision - even in the humanities. Boys in the humanities tend to luck out in regular decision.
ED2 often makes the most sense for girls.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 22:18
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
Girl or boy?
ECs something special?
I’m sorry. Wherw are they now? I am sure somewhere great.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 21:59
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
My big3 kid was rejected at Brown and Vanderbilt RD this cycle with that GPA and a 1550 (not even waitlisted). Top rigor in all subjects. Obscure humanities major that was backed by extracurriculars. Did not apply to Duke, Columbia or Rice.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 21:55
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
Male to brown ED, yes absolutely, if no legacies.
The others are easier than Brown, other than maybe Duke. Depends on the competition there.
But by SCEA we are forgoing ED Brown, or UPenn. Not sure it is wise, given how small a chance it is to be successful in SCEA.
If brown is a top 2 choice, ED to brown.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 21:53
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Can a 3.85 from a top private with top rigor, 1560 get into schools listed above? Unhooked, good ECs but not amazing, good teachers rec, full pay
Male to brown ED, yes absolutely, if no legacies.
The others are easier than Brown, other than maybe Duke. Depends on the competition there.
But by SCEA we are forgoing ED Brown, or UPenn. Not sure it is wise, given how small a chance it is to be successful in SCEA.
Anonymous
08/28/2025 21:52
Subject: Any point apply to SCEA if GPA/score is less than perfect?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The other issue is there is very little advantage with SCEA unless you are hooked (athletes and legacies, questbridge).
I think a better question for your DC is whether it is better to apply ED to say Northwestern or Cornell where there is a boost for ED and perhaps your student may be the best student from your school applying?
Or Brown, Duke, Columbia, Rice, Vanderbilt.
Rice, NU, Chicago, JHU, and Vandy have ED2, these are nice options after SCEA reject.
NU does not have ED2. Not sure why an SCEA reject wouldn't be able to get into a few of these schools RD...
That is true from our school. They also apply to the other four HYPSM RD. Some got in.
What are the stats of these kids who hit in HYPMS in RD after early rejection?
At our private, they are usually very special (niche major + matching high profile ECs/awards) or Val/sal equivalent.
The ones a notch lower who are rejected HYPSM, get into Dartmouth/ Northwestern/ Cornell/ Penn/ Brown/ Columbia and a few others in RD.