Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 12:20     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Our high school’s counselor used to work on the college side of admissions and told us she had to call a kid to rescind. I’m hoping ds who got in ed finds a balance between the stress of junior and first semester senior year and full senioritis. My older one is a total rule follower and top student and her and her classmates had surprisingly intense senioritis. It seemed like she left school early twice a week (at 18 she could sign herself out), but thankfully grades stayed strong. It’s a little nerve wracking
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 11:14     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Kids get rescinded every year. It’s not common, but it does happen.


It happened at our DC area private school last year. Rescinded over the summer.


What happened that led to rescission? How bad were his grades?
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 10:12     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Kids get rescinded every year. It’s not common, but it does happen.


It happened at our DC area private school last year. Rescinded over the summer.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 10:00     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing a lot of more Duke admits from our area in CA this year (not just legacy as in years past). Duke traditionally hasn't had a lot of west coast applicants.... I think word is out that it might be beneficial to apply from CA?


what area in CA?


Pp here. All around the LA area public and private. Duke is an interesting choice for west coast kids with no connection to the school.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 03:32     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
My kid and their friends have all been going to class and doing their homework. Senioritis is one thing but effectively stopping going to class is a whole other ballgame.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 14:56     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Kids get rescinded every year. It’s not common, but it does happen.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 14:50     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Kids need to submit final year end grades. ED is contingent on that final transcript. Good luck to those who are skipping…
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 14:37     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:DC did not get into their ED school but says the kids that did are not coming to class anymore. Seems risky to me, but maybe this is normal.


Not a great idea. My kid got in ED and is still going to class and doing his homework. As far as I know at least!
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 14:31     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing a lot of more Duke admits from our area in CA this year (not just legacy as in years past). Duke traditionally hasn't had a lot of west coast applicants.... I think word is out that it might be beneficial to apply from CA?


what area in CA?


Not PP but there seem to be quite a few admits from the Bay Area, like at least 3 from Menlo School.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 14:28     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:DC did not get into their ED school but says the kids that did are not coming to class anymore. Seems risky to me, but maybe this is normal.


My kid was accepted to one of HYPSM and still goes to class and does their work. They could literally fail some of their more challenging classes (Physics C, linear algebra) if they stopped going to class. I doubt that their teachers would be sympathetic towards senioritis.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 14:17     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC did not get into their ED school but says the kids that did are not coming to class anymore. Seems risky to me, but maybe this is normal.


My ED daughter is still going to classes and completing work but she has definitely taken her foot off the gas a little (she has been non-stop for 3+ years now) and I fully support it. If she gets a few B’s second semester it’s fine.


I love this! You’re an A+ parent in my book.

FWIW, my 80s era “tiger parents” allowed me to do the same after I got in to college ED. Their kindness completely surprised me and was so welcome given how burned out I was at that point. 30+ years later, thinking of those impromptu “Ferris Bueller days” makes me smile.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 12:29     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:DC did not get into their ED school but says the kids that did are not coming to class anymore. Seems risky to me, but maybe this is normal.


My ED daughter is still going to classes and completing work but she has definitely taken her foot off the gas a little (she has been non-stop for 3+ years now) and I fully support it. If she gets a few B’s second semester it’s fine.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 12:17     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
DC did not get into their ED school but says the kids that did are not coming to class anymore. Seems risky to me, but maybe this is normal.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 02:09     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How are you feeling now that there's been time to digest the news?



My DC didn’t get into their ED at the beginning of the month. That weekend was not great but since then (days later in fact) they received a very strong acceptance (reach school) they applied EA to plus have quite a few more coming Jan - Mar.

Also has acceptances to the three safeties they applied to (if they had to do it again, probably would’ve applied to one safety but hindsight and everything…) - after the reach acceptance, those are in the rearview mirror.

Has had a school email to offer moving their RD up to EDII but they decided to stay RD and see how everything comes in.


Can you say which school offered the switch from RD to EDII?


I’m the poster here, was BU
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2026 20:46     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DD got into Duke and we are not legacy or have any hooks. Lots of volunteering and multi sport athlete but not recruitment level.


Yeah, strong ECs and very high stats can still get you in. But highly dependent on the competition at a given school.


PP with Duke ED deferral here. My DD has over 1000 volunteering hours and high stats (and research and other leadership positions). We are in MCPS public. Many classmates are deferred.


Was your DD looking to major in a STEM field? My high stats, great EDs with many awards kid was also deferred from Duke this year. Another kid at our public with lower gpa and lower rigor got in, and if I had to guess, it was because that kid was pursuing a less popular major than my kid, who plans to major in biology.


Econ/poly sci