Anonymous
12/15/2025 19:08
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
When do Harvard ED find out? It said mid December. Has anyone heard yet?
Anonymous
12/15/2025 16:17
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's REA is coming out next week and I've read that they do lots of fake deferrals, which I think is terrible. Why give kids a hope. Just pull the bandaid and let them move on!
Why is it a fake deferral?
If you defer nearly everyone, they aren’t really in the running. It feels kinder to do more rejections.
Georgetown defers everyone.
It seems that way but perhaps they do admit 15%-ish in the REA round. And Georgetown say they'll admit only 10% of all the deferrals in RD round. Very discouraging.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 16:02
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Duke loves athletes from DMV, not students.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 15:37
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think I know 10 kids who ED'd Duke. Good luck to all!
Same. At least 10 at DD's school too.
That's a lot of kids ED'ing to Duke from one school. Are your kids in private schools or public? DMV area?
Private. And another 6 ED to Dartmouth and most are hooked or soft-hooked in one way or another (legacy, sibling, child of VIP, etc).
They are both super popular this year.
It still baffles me why anyone would want their child in a HS environment like that!
DP here, but I don't understand this comment. You hear about a college prep high school that has lots of high performing (read: smart and motivated) kids and that's what you're wondering?!? I'm of the opposite mind - my kid is val at a suburban public school and I'm not sure my kid is going to get into Duke ED because the last time Duke took a kid from my kid's high school was a few years ago...
PP here. I don’t want my child at a school that fawns all over certain families because they are “VIP” whatever that means. Having spent several years working at Duke, I wouldn’t send my child there either.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 15:34
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think I know 10 kids who ED'd Duke. Good luck to all!
Same. At least 10 at DD's school too.
That's a lot of kids ED'ing to Duke from one school. Are your kids in private schools or public? DMV area?
Private. And another 6 ED to Dartmouth and most are hooked or soft-hooked in one way or another (legacy, sibling, child of VIP, etc).
They are both super popular this year.
It still baffles me why anyone would want their child in a HS environment like that!
DP here, but I don't understand this comment. You hear about a college prep high school that has lots of high performing (read: smart and motivated) kids and that's what you're wondering?!? I'm of the opposite mind - my kid is val at a suburban public school and I'm not sure my kid is going to get into Duke ED because the last time Duke took a kid from my kid's high school was a few years ago...
Anonymous
12/15/2025 15:13
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think I know 10 kids who ED'd Duke. Good luck to all!
Same. At least 10 at DD's school too.
That's a lot of kids ED'ing to Duke from one school. Are your kids in private schools or public? DMV area?
Private. And another 6 ED to Dartmouth and most are hooked or soft-hooked in one way or another (legacy, sibling, child of VIP, etc).
They are both super popular this year.
It still baffles me why anyone would want their child in a HS environment like that!
Anonymous
12/15/2025 13:51
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think I know 10 kids who ED'd Duke. Good luck to all!
Same. At least 10 at DD's school too.
That's a lot of kids ED'ing to Duke from one school. Are your kids in private schools or public? DMV area?
DP. Public MCPS. At least 8 kids ED’d to Duke this year.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 12:01
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think I know 10 kids who ED'd Duke. Good luck to all!
Same. At least 10 at DD's school too.
That's a lot of kids ED'ing to Duke from one school. Are your kids in private schools or public? DMV area?
Private. And another 6 ED to Dartmouth and most are hooked or soft-hooked in one way or another (legacy, sibling, child of VIP, etc).
They are both super popular this year.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 11:58
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's REA is coming out next week and I've read that they do lots of fake deferrals, which I think is terrible. Why give kids a hope. Just pull the bandaid and let them move on!
Why is it a fake deferral?
Remember when you were in high school, asked a girl out and got lame excuses over and over? That's why.
Got it, thanks.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 11:48
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think I know 10 kids who ED'd Duke. Good luck to all!
Same. At least 10 at DD's school too.
That's a lot of kids ED'ing to Duke from one school. Are your kids in private schools or public? DMV area?
Anonymous
12/15/2025 10:23
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's REA is coming out next week and I've read that they do lots of fake deferrals, which I think is terrible. Why give kids a hope. Just pull the bandaid and let them move on!
Why is it a fake deferral?
Remember when you were in high school, asked a girl out and got lame excuses over and over? That's why.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 08:12
Subject: Re:Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
My kid didn’t even ED anywhere, and she was on edge all weekend on behalf of her friends. Such an emotional process. Good luck to everyone!
Anonymous
12/15/2025 08:12
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:brown will move forward with ED date. I'm sure they're rewriting the letter, but they want their staff to be able to go home.
I agree this is what they will do. Otherwise will create a cascading issue.
Brown just announced they will delay the ED decisions for 48 hours. The letter says they’re fully prepared to release tomorrow will now hold off due to the tragedy.
that means a similar thing. decisions are made, but this isn't the time. but don't bother calling - the staff will be going on break as usual.
And the cascading issues unacknowledged. Students with HS counselors going on holiday break this week will not be there to complete ED2 (and RD). So if you get rejected ED1 from Brown you may well have no chance at any ED2.
+1 my kid has to have schools applying to in by 12/18. Not complete but in SCOIR.
They know that no one is going to actually complain to them though.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 08:08
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:I think I know 10 kids who ED'd Duke. Good luck to all!
Same. At least 10 at DD's school too.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 08:00
Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's REA is coming out next week and I've read that they do lots of fake deferrals, which I think is terrible. Why give kids a hope. Just pull the bandaid and let them move on!
Why is it a fake deferral?
If you defer nearly everyone, they aren’t really in the running. It feels kinder to do more rejections.
Georgetown defers everyone.