Anonymous
Post 12/16/2025 17:36     Subject: Re:Which school has more competitive admissions?
I would ED2 Emory if it’s a top choice.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 16:20     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt, Emory, WashU, Georgetown, and Tufts
We're trying to decide if we should ED2 or just RD?
Rejected ED1 to Rice 4.2 W, 3.9UW, 1510, 9 APs, 4&5's


Of these, the safest ED2s would be: WashU and Emory.

I wouldn't bother with the others, just do RD.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 15:13     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Applicant pool is more important than admission rate. For example, NEU's admission rate is 5-6%. But most Ivy rejects can easily get in. You need to evaluate your position in the pool.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 13:45     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:Vandy RD more difficult than ivies. It's not meaningful to apply RD there. ED2 Vandy if your first choice school.


Not really.
Vanderbilt is just test optional. A very good school that mediocre students can fool themselves into thinking they have a shot at. Only 25% of ADMITTED students submit a test score.

That explains the really high applicant volume and resulting low admission rate.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 12:54     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt, Emory, WashU, Georgetown, and Tufts
We're trying to decide if we should ED2 or just RD?
Rejected ED1 to Rice 4.2 W, 3.9UW, 1510, 9 APs, 4&5's


go look at their admission stats - why ask here?
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 12:18     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For our school, rice is hardest, then vandy, tufts, Emory, gu, then wash u. But part of results are bc many apply to wash u ED so that skews things a bit. Fwiw, dd got into tufts, Emory, and gu rd; accepted to wash u off waitlist after rd; and wl to rice after rd.


What did she pick?

committed to gu until she got off ivy waitlist.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 11:26     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is incredibly selective for the unhooked. I suspect that their standardized test numbers are somewhat lower because they take a fair number of kids of billionaires, celebrities, engaged alums, and so on.

Their standardized test numbers are lower because they are one of the few school that require all scores - no superscoring. Again, Georgetown is hyper-selective.

Is lower than when these schools were also Test required.

You don’t know what you are talking about: when these schools were test required, it was with superscoring; Georgetown never allowed that. Give it up.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 11:24     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is incredibly selective for the unhooked. I suspect that their standardized test numbers are somewhat lower because they take a fair number of kids of billionaires, celebrities, engaged alums, and so on.

Their standardized test numbers are lower because they are one of the few school that require all scores - no superscoring. Again, Georgetown is hyper-selective.

Is lower than when these schools were also Test required.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 11:22     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Emory-
1480-1540/33-35
10% AR( 18% ED AR)

Georgetown-
1400-1540/31-35
12%AR (11% EA AR)

WashU
1490-1550/33-35
12%AR (25% ED AR)


Vanderbilt
1510-1560/34-35
6% AR (13% ED AR)

Tufts
1480-1540/33-35
11%AR ( 35-40% ED AR)

Vanderbilt>Emory>WashU>Tufts>Georgetown



I always love when a poster posts test score stats for schools that are test optional. Makes me laugh. For example, posting average test scores for a school like Emory that accepts about 37% TO as if it is truly indicitaive of the admitted or accepted class is next level delusional.

Well, the others except Georgetown have more test optional students. Also I think its 33% TO for Emory.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 10:43     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Emory-
1480-1540/33-35
10% AR( 18% ED AR)

Georgetown-
1400-1540/31-35
12%AR (11% EA AR)

WashU
1490-1550/33-35
12%AR (25% ED AR)


Vanderbilt
1510-1560/34-35
6% AR (13% ED AR)

Tufts
1480-1540/33-35
11%AR ( 35-40% ED AR)

Vanderbilt>Emory>WashU>Tufts>Georgetown



I always love when a poster posts test score stats for schools that are test optional. Makes me laugh. For example, posting average test scores for a school like Emory that accepts about 37% TO as if it is truly indicitaive of the admitted or accepted class is next level delusional.


Vandy’s TO % is much higher.
Submission Rates (Class of 2028):
Around 27.4% submitted SAT scores.
Around 24.6% submitted ACT scores.
This implies a significant portion (around 70%) chose not to submit

That being said, Vandy is the hardest one to get in in this list.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 10:18     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
A kid that loves Rice is probably not going to love Vandy or Georgetown socially. Wash U and Emory are not only easier admits, they are likely a better. Not guaranteed by any means though.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 10:17     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is incredibly selective for the unhooked. I suspect that their standardized test numbers are somewhat lower because they take a fair number of kids of billionaires, celebrities, engaged alums, and so on.

Their standardized test numbers are lower because they are one of the few school that require all scores - no superscoring. Again, Georgetown is hyper-selective.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 10:15     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:Emory-
1480-1540/33-35
10% AR( 18% ED AR)

Georgetown-
1400-1540/31-35
12%AR (11% EA AR)

WashU
1490-1550/33-35
12%AR (25% ED AR)


Vanderbilt
1510-1560/34-35
6% AR (13% ED AR)

Tufts
1480-1540/33-35
11%AR ( 35-40% ED AR)

Vanderbilt>Emory>WashU>Tufts>Georgetown



I always love when a poster posts test score stats for schools that are test optional. Makes me laugh. For example, posting average test scores for a school like Emory that accepts about 37% TO as if it is truly indicitaive of the admitted or accepted class is next level delusional.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 10:07     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Emory-
1480-1540/33-35
10% AR( 18% ED AR)

Georgetown-
1400-1540/31-35
12%AR (11% EA AR)

WashU
1490-1550/33-35
12%AR (25% ED AR)


Vanderbilt
1510-1560/34-35
6% AR (13% ED AR)

Tufts
1480-1540/33-35
11%AR ( 35-40% ED AR)

Vanderbilt>Emory>WashU>Tufts>Georgetown

Crazy I remember a time when Georgetown was the most selective out of this group and Emory was the least. Times really have changed.

It still is, except for maybe Vandy.

Georgetown has no ED; ED drastically reduces admit rates because you have 1:1 yield and correspondingly accept fewer people in RD. Tufts accepts a ton ED and won’t disclose it on the CDS. Emory has Oxford admit games.

True ranking, in order of admission likelihood:
Vandy, Georgetown, Emory, WashU, Tufts
Eh, Georgetown takes students that Emory or WashU just wouldn't take. Even before test optional, Emory’s 25th percentile was a 32. Georgetown is a 31. Same for WashU.


Agree it’s the easiest
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 10:04     Subject: Which school has more competitive admissions?
Georgetown is incredibly selective for the unhooked. I suspect that their standardized test numbers are somewhat lower because they take a fair number of kids of billionaires, celebrities, engaged alums, and so on.