Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:48
Subject: Re:Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For DS, no.
Top 40 with merit.
Rejected at T20 -- cs/math major.
Any luck with T20-30?
Waitlisted at UMich. They asked if DC was still interested but DC decided to just stay in state at UMD with merit, which is T20ish for CS. In the end, it worked out well. DC is very happy there, and it saved us a ton of money.
DC had really high stats: 1580 SAT, 4.0/4.92 wgpa from a magnet program.
oh man, this even isn't enough for any one of T20 CS/Math?
Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:40
Subject: Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Accepted w/ merit at W&M (Monroe)
Accepted: Cornell, Rice, Tufts
Denied: Yale, Williams, Pomona
WL: Amherst, Dartmouth
1570, near top of class
Thanks - this is my child this year - similar academics and major interest, W&M with merit, and three of the same reach schools. It will be an interesting month.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:25
Subject: Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Accepted w/ merit at W&M (Monroe)
Accepted: Cornell, Rice, Tufts
Denied: Yale, Williams, Pomona
WL: Amherst, Dartmouth
1570, near top of class
Major?
Math
Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:14
Subject: Re:Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For DS, no.
Top 40 with merit.
Rejected at T20 -- cs/math major.
Any luck with T20-30?
Waitlisted at UMich. They asked if DC was still interested but DC decided to just stay in state at UMD with merit, which is T20ish for CS. In the end, it worked out well. DC is very happy there, and it saved us a ton of money.
DC had really high stats: 1580 SAT, 4.0/4.92 wgpa from a magnet program.
When did UMich ask? After the May 1 deadline? Thanks.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 10:59
Subject: Re:Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For DS, no.
Top 40 with merit.
Rejected at T20 -- cs/math major.
Any luck with T20-30?
Waitlisted at UMich. They asked if DC was still interested but DC decided to just stay in state at UMD with merit, which is T20ish for CS. In the end, it worked out well. DC is very happy there, and it saved us a ton of money.
DC had really high stats: 1580 SAT, 4.0/4.92 wgpa from a magnet program.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 10:56
Subject: Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Accepted w/ merit at W&M (Monroe)
Accepted: Cornell, Rice, Tufts
Denied: Yale, Williams, Pomona
WL: Amherst, Dartmouth
1570, near top of class
Major?
Anonymous
03/09/2026 10:23
Subject: Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Accepted w/ merit at W&M (Monroe)
Accepted: Cornell, Rice, Tufts
Denied: Yale, Williams, Pomona
WL: Amherst, Dartmouth
1570, near top of class
Accepted: Cornell, Rice, Tufts
Denied: Yale, Williams, Pomona
WL: Amherst, Dartmouth
1570, near top of class
Anonymous
03/09/2026 09:58
Subject: Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Merit (generous): Case; Elon; Pitt; Boulder; Vermont
Admitted in EA/RD: UVA (OOS); Michigan (OOS); Vanderbilt; Cornell; Northwestern; Rice (and a few others lower ranked)
Rejected: Stanford; Dartmouth; Yale; Duke
Applied to 20 schools
Where did your kid end up attending?
Northwestern. Humanities major.
Makes sense! Why did your kid apply to so many safeties?
Anonymous
03/09/2026 09:49
Subject: Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Merit (generous): Case; Elon; Pitt; Boulder; Vermont
Admitted in EA/RD: UVA (OOS); Michigan (OOS); Vanderbilt; Cornell; Northwestern; Rice (and a few others lower ranked)
Rejected: Stanford; Dartmouth; Yale; Duke
Applied to 20 schools
Where did your kid end up attending?
Northwestern. Humanities major.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 09:41
Subject: Re:Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:For DS, no.
Top 40 with merit.
Rejected at T20 -- cs/math major.
Any luck with T20-30?
Anonymous
03/09/2026 09:38
Subject: Re:Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
For DS, no.
Top 40 with merit.
Rejected at T20 -- cs/math major.
Top 40 with merit.
Rejected at T20 -- cs/math major.
Anonymous
03/08/2026 23:57
Subject: Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Absolutely not. Schools like BU, UMD, Ohio State, Univ of Rochester (which are top 40-50, per your OP) give out merit routinely.
It has zero connection to your chances of getting into highly selective universities.
Sorry
It has zero connection to your chances of getting into highly selective universities.
Sorry
Anonymous
03/08/2026 23:35
Subject: Re:Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last year (2025)
Generous merit (max available at each school): Georgia, Vermont, Clemson, Pittsburgh,
In (no merit): Wisconsin, Michigan, UVA, UNC, UCLA, Columbia, Middlebury
Terminally waitlisted: Notre Dame, Boston College, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Emory
Rejected: Stanford, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, Berkeley
This is a GREAT outcome!!! Congratulations!!
1 T15, 2 T20, 3 T30, 1 Top lac.
AMAZING outcome.
Yes, I'm the parent and we were quite happy.
Just sharing these to show that RD can be a crapshoot even with great results early on.
UGA, Vermont, Clemson, Pitt were all honors programs along with max merit.
Also received Honors Carolina and UVA Echols (full pay but honors programs at each).
But then almost all rejections RD.
RD is just tough.
Again, not complaining, just showing these stats to answer OP's question.
What was your kid’s final choice?
Anonymous
03/08/2026 23:23
Subject: Re:Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last year (2025)
Generous merit (max available at each school): Georgia, Vermont, Clemson, Pittsburgh,
In (no merit): Wisconsin, Michigan, UVA, UNC, UCLA, Columbia, Middlebury
Terminally waitlisted: Notre Dame, Boston College, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Emory
Rejected: Stanford, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, Berkeley
This is a GREAT outcome!!! Congratulations!!
1 T15, 2 T20, 3 T30, 1 Top lac.
AMAZING outcome.
Yes, I'm the parent and we were quite happy.
Just sharing these to show that RD can be a crapshoot even with great results early on.
UGA, Vermont, Clemson, Pitt were all honors programs along with max merit.
Also received Honors Carolina and UVA Echols (full pay but honors programs at each).
But then almost all rejections RD.
RD is just tough.
Again, not complaining, just showing these stats to answer OP's question.
Anonymous
03/08/2026 23:19
Subject: Re:Acceptance to more selective schools based on merit at T40-T50 schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last year (2025)
Generous merit (max available at each school): Georgia, Vermont, Clemson, Pittsburgh,
In (no merit): Wisconsin, Michigan, UVA, UNC, UCLA, Columbia, Middlebury
Terminally waitlisted: Notre Dame, Boston College, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Emory
Rejected: Stanford, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, Berkeley
This is a GREAT outcome!!! Congratulations!!
1 T15, 2 T20, 3 T30, 1 Top lac.
AMAZING outcome.
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