Anonymous wrote:These gender-disparate application specifics are not unique to W&M. My older child applied to an Ivy a couple of years ago and the admissions and acceptance rates were wildly different by gender. Pretty much true everywhere.

I don't believe for a minute that this is true. It's easy enough to verify, though. Identify the Ivy and provide a link to the numbers.

Yes, many colleges have more women applying than men. But few have W&M's disparity, and most respond simply by accepting more women.

These gender-disparate application specifics are not unique to W&M. My older child applied to an Ivy a couple of years ago and the admissions and acceptance rates were wildly different by gender. Pretty much true everywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback! He actually really likes William and Mary so is open to midsize schools and will apply to UVA and UMD as well.

He'll get into W&M because he's a guy, and he'll get into UMD because it's an easy admit. But he won't get into UVA.

Would you please say something more about this. My DS at a DC private would love to go to W&M but not sure that he has the stats. What does it take of OOS and why is the reference to it being easier for a guy to get in?

Many more women apply to W&M than men. Last year 8500+ women applied but only 5500 men, The acceptance rate was 46 percent for men but only 39 percent for women.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback! He actually really likes William and Mary so is open to midsize schools and will apply to UVA and UMD as well.

He'll get into W&M because he's a guy, and he'll get into UMD because it's an easy admit. But he won't get into UVA.

Would you please say something more about this. My DS at a DC private would love to go to W&M but not sure that he has the stats. What does it take of OOS and why is the reference to it being easier for a guy to get in?

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Anonymous wrote:What is he looking for in a school?

Intellectually challenging but not a stress culture, small to medium size with plenty of small and discussion based classes taught by profs and not TAs. Strong sense of community. Nice campus/setting.

Exactly what my DC is looking for but in the south!

Anonymous wrote:St Olaf is a fantastic school. Kids mostly stay indoors in the winter. Also consider Grinnell, Emory, Pitt, Ithaca, and Tulane.

In what world does Grinnell, with a 10 percent acceptance rate, qualify as a safety? Where do you people come from?

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback! He actually really likes William and Mary so is open to midsize schools and will apply to UVA and UMD as well.

He'll get into W&M because he's a guy, and he'll get into UMD because it's an easy admit. But he won't get into UVA.

He is a legacy.

So? The best he gets is thrown in with the uber competitive in state pool. Hardly a guarantee.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback! He actually really likes William and Mary so is open to midsize schools and will apply to UVA and UMD as well.

He'll get into W&M because he's a guy, and he'll get into UMD because it's an easy admit. But he won't get into UVA.

He is a legacy.

Ha! So what.

- former Hoo

I get that but to say he definitely won’t get in without knowing anything about him seems a bit absurd.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback! He actually really likes William and Mary so is open to midsize schools and will apply to UVA and UMD as well.

He'll get into W&M because he's a guy, and he'll get into UMD because it's an easy admit. But he won't get into UVA.

He is a legacy.

Ha! So what.

- former Hoo

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback! He actually really likes William and Mary so is open to midsize schools and will apply to UVA and UMD as well.

I was actually going to suggest William and Mary even though it’s mid-sized. Great school!

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Anonymous wrote:St Olaf is a fantastic school. Kids mostly stay indoors in the winter. Also consider Grinnell, Emory, Pitt, Ithaca, and Tulane.

He has some of those on his list but they aren’t safeties.

Pitt is a safety for many kids. Ithaca might be.

Anonymous wrote:St Olaf is a fantastic school. Kids mostly stay indoors in the winter. Also consider Grinnell, Emory, Pitt, Ithaca, and Tulane.

He has some of those on his list but they aren’t safeties.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback! He actually really likes William and Mary so is open to midsize schools and will apply to UVA and UMD as well.

He'll get into W&M because he's a guy, and he'll get into UMD because it's an easy admit. But he won't get into UVA.

W&M OOS is tough. Even for guys. It’s definitely not a safety.

Yes. Based on his stats, W&M is a target, though looking at Naviance everyone with his stats from his school has been accepted. Still we don’t see it as a safety, especially given how uncertain admissions has become overall.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback! He actually really likes William and Mary so is open to midsize schools and will apply to UVA and UMD as well.

He'll get into W&M because he's a guy, and he'll get into UMD because it's an easy admit. But he won't get into UVA.

W&M OOS is tough. Even for guys. It’s definitely not a safety.

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Anonymous wrote:Look at CTCL schools. Lol

just stop - a number on this thread are CTCL schools

Honest to God, the CTCL hater has mental health issues.

I was gonna say: St Olaf and Lawrence are a bit ‘reachy’ for safeties these days (knowing nothing about DS’s
Stats). I think SMCM or similar makes some sense on that level.