Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:25     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
I second Wesleyan. Or Tufts.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:25     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Anonymous wrote:Reaches: Brown, Yale, Harvey Mudd, Stanford (stay away from Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Harvard, Duke).

Targets: Hamilton, Haverford, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Bates, Davidson, Wake, W&M

Safeties: Beloit, St. Olaf, Denison, Kenyon, Colby

(Given stats and a small elite private school, these targets are different than what many would suggest for a public school student).


ACCEPTANCE RATE OF 7%

I don't think its anyone's safety
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:25     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My almost frighteningly similar-sounding DD is looking at Brown (reach), W&M (target), Mary Washington (safety).


Brown: no advantage for girls.


Ha. You heard that on that Elite podcast
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:19     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Haverford. Target. I think she’d love it.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:14     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:WashU ED is obvious answer


Nah. ED is sufficient.

^ED2^
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:13     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Anonymous wrote:WashU ED is obvious answer


Nah. ED is sufficient.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:13     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DP here. Why stay away from Duke?


Bc it has a less collaborative culture and is a very sharp-elbowed IB/Wall Street vibe. Everyone is constantly one-upping another. Socially competitive too if you are not part of the crew that lives in the library.



Because it is full of douchebags.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:11     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Anonymous wrote:DP here. Why stay away from Duke?


Bc it has a less collaborative culture and is a very sharp-elbowed IB/Wall Street vibe. Everyone is constantly one-upping another. Socially competitive too if you are not part of the crew that lives in the library.

Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:09     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
DP here. Why stay away from Duke?
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 13:02     Subject: Re:Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
I agree that Rice seems like a perfect fit for her.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 12:59     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reaches: Brown, Yale, Harvey Mudd, Stanford (stay away from Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Harvard, Duke).

Targets: Hamilton, Haverford, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Bates, Davidson, Wake, W&M

Safeties: Beloit, St. Olaf, Denison, Kenyon, Colby

(Given stats and a small elite private school, these targets are different than what many would suggest for a public school student).


Doesn’t make any sense. Why stay away from Cornell?



Because it is a cold and sad place.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 12:56     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reaches: Brown, Yale, Harvey Mudd, Stanford (stay away from Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Harvard, Duke).

Targets: Hamilton, Haverford, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Bates, Davidson, Wake, W&M

Safeties: Beloit, St. Olaf, Denison, Kenyon, Colby

(Given stats and a small elite private school, these targets are different than what many would suggest for a public school student).


Harvey Mudd is not a reach for her! It’s a target. Please. If you want to boost for HM, find other opportunities.

DP. Mudd is a reach for all applicants due to a low acceptance rate (as is the case for all schools with low acceptance rates)


Crazy insane HM booster. You don't put 15% admit rate school in the same bucket as the 5% schools.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 12:56     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
WashU ED is obvious answer
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 12:55     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
and Scripps. both targets leaning safeties I bet
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2025 12:54     Subject: Pls suggest 2 each for reaches, targets, safeties for this student
Barnard