Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 18:37     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SMU
TCU
Tufts
NYU
Wake

Money bags.


These are not any more expensive than other schools.


SMU and TCU - not to mention NYU and add Wake - are definite social class indicators. Tufts at least has a few complications.

But this is the most country club school list I've seen in a while. Tulane as a safety. South Carolina and Charleston as the real back ups.

But SMU and TCU are for real for these folks.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 18:25     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SMU
TCU
Tufts
NYU
Wake

Money bags.


These are not any more expensive than other schools.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 18:18     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
No ED2!!!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 18:14     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Will people still ED2 even if the results of ED1 are deferral. ED2 means you give up on ED1.


I’m the PP whose kid is doing ED1 to Dartmouth and ED2 to Bowdoin. Kid thinks they will apply ED2 even if deferred ED1. Kid loves Dartmouth but Bowdoin is a close second.



Bowdoin has slashed its ED acceptance rate in the past few years. Used to be 37%, now under 15%. The focus there is on recruited athletes and other institutional priorities. It is a risk, unless your DC is fully prepared to put in a number of RD apps as well.


Of course, if kid doesn't get into ED1, they will submit many RD applications in addition to ED2.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 18:12     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
ED Dartmouth
ED2 Chicago
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 17:25     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
EA Stanford
ED2 CMU

Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 13:48     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Will people still ED2 even if the results of ED1 are deferral. ED2 means you give up on ED1.


I’m the PP whose kid is doing ED1 to Dartmouth and ED2 to Bowdoin. Kid thinks they will apply ED2 even if deferred ED1. Kid loves Dartmouth but Bowdoin is a close second.



Bowdoin has slashed its ED acceptance rate in the past few years. Used to be 37%, now under 15%. The focus there is on recruited athletes and other institutional priorities. It is a risk, unless your DC is fully prepared to put in a number of RD apps as well.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 09:45     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:Will people still ED2 even if the results of ED1 are deferral. ED2 means you give up on ED1.


I’m the PP whose kid is doing ED1 to Dartmouth and ED2 to Bowdoin. Kid thinks they will apply ED2 even if deferred ED1. Kid loves Dartmouth but Bowdoin is a close second.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 08:44     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:Will people still ED2 even if the results of ED1 are deferral. ED2 means you give up on ED1.


I would not.

Mine was deferred from Vanderbilt ED1 and got in RD.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 08:29     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:SMU
TCU
Tufts
NYU
Wake

Money bags.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2025 08:21     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Will people still ED2 even if the results of ED1 are deferral. ED2 means you give up on ED1.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2025 22:27     Subject: Re:What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
ED: NU
EA: Chicago (or possibly ED2, still deciding)
Michigan
Illinois

Anonymous
Post 08/07/2025 21:51     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
I think the acceptance rates are juiced for ED. All this higher acceptance rates include some self selection to increase candidate quality AND includes a ton of athletes who have a 95+% acceptance rate
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2025 21:45     Subject: What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:ED Dartmouth
ED2 to Bowdoin

EA to some safeties (St. Olaf, College of Wooster, Macalester)


Great list!
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2025 18:18     Subject: Re:What schools are on your child's EA/ED list for this fall?
Anonymous wrote:Only applied EA or VEA.

High stat kids will get dinged in RA. They are expected to EA.


Even at publics and safeties?