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Anonymous wrote:24 Total
1 REA - Deferred
5 EA (Publics) - Accepted at all
3 UCs - Waiting
15 RD (7 IVY + 3 SLAC)

Because your kid loves the core at Columbia but also the open curriculum at Brown? The rural isolation of Dartmouth and the vibe of Cambridge? The intellectualism of Yale and the preprofessional focus at Penn? SMH

LOL. I am SMH too. If there were a reasonable chance of getting in where one really wanted to go, none of this would be an issue. But this is not the world we live in. Say you loved the open curriculum and did not get in Brown. What next? Drop all Ivies and go to Wesleyan? Maybe for some kids, but not my DC (sadly).

Yes, find other schools that have that aspect. U of Rochester is a great option with an open curriculum like Brown. 40% acceptance rate so not a safety but very likely for a student who is competitive for the lottery at Brown

Yes, some could pursue Rochester or other excellent schools. Others may want to try get the Ivy experience (and branding). To each their own..

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Anonymous wrote:We visited schools Jr year, picked a target, applied ED, and done. One application.

This is admirable. Parents take heed.
We have an 11th grader. Next year they will be making one application to 7 of the colleges of the University of California (we are in state).

And what happened if they don't get to those schools? Please don't just limit to 1 school, college admission is unpredictable.

I have not limited to 1 school. Can you not read? SEVEN colleges in the UC. SEVEN. That's plenty.

But please don’t apply what you think is normal for the UC schools to those sharing notes here. The systems are entirely different. And only two of yours -UCLA and Berkeley-are worth the effort of applying. But few here will apply because we know the Regents shut down OOs and international applications after the California voters got upset that their kids couldn’t get into the top UC schools. Besides they are too expensive for OOS even if you get in

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Anonymous wrote:24 Total
1 REA - Deferred
5 EA (Publics) - Accepted at all
3 UCs - Waiting
15 RD (7 IVY + 3 SLAC)

Because your kid loves the core at Columbia but also the open curriculum at Brown? The rural isolation of Dartmouth and the vibe of Cambridge? The intellectualism of Yale and the preprofessional focus at Penn? SMH

LOL. I am SMH too. If there were a reasonable chance of getting in where one really wanted to go, none of this would be an issue. But this is not the world we live in. Say you loved the open curriculum and did not get in Brown. What next? Drop all Ivies and go to Wesleyan? Maybe for some kids, but not my DC (sadly).

The kids at Wesleyan (and Amherst and Hamilton, etc.) are literally indistinguishable from the kids at Brown. As are the faculty.

As a parent of a junior, I can’t see how results from this year will influence my junior to apply to any less thqn 20.

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Anonymous wrote:We visited schools Jr year, picked a target, applied ED, and done. One application.

This is admirable. Parents take heed.
We have an 11th grader. Next year they will be making one application to 7 of the colleges of the University of California (we are in state).

And what happened if they don't get to those schools? Please don't just limit to 1 school, college admission is unpredictable.

I have not limited to 1 school. Can you not read? SEVEN colleges in the UC. SEVEN. That's plenty.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:24 Total
1 REA - Deferred
5 EA (Publics) - Accepted at all
3 UCs - Waiting
15 RD (7 IVY + 3 SLAC)

Because your kid loves the core at Columbia but also the open curriculum at Brown? The rural isolation of Dartmouth and the vibe of Cambridge? The intellectualism of Yale and the preprofessional focus at Penn? SMH

LOL. I am SMH too. If there were a reasonable chance of getting in where one really wanted to go, none of this would be an issue. But this is not the world we live in. Say you loved the open curriculum and did not get in Brown. What next? Drop all Ivies and go to Wesleyan? Maybe for some kids, but not my DC (sadly).

Yes, find other schools that have that aspect. U of Rochester is a great option with an open curriculum like Brown. 40% acceptance rate so not a safety but very likely for a student who is competitive for the lottery at Brown

Anonymous wrote:If several kids from the same high school apply to 20+ schools, especially T30s, they will actually decrease their chances of admittance.

Yes. It is like the tragedy of the commons.

If several kids from the same high school apply to 20+ schools, especially T30s, they will actually decrease their chances of admittance.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:24 Total
1 REA - Deferred
5 EA (Publics) - Accepted at all
3 UCs - Waiting
15 RD (7 IVY + 3 SLAC)

Because your kid loves the core at Columbia but also the open curriculum at Brown? The rural isolation of Dartmouth and the vibe of Cambridge? The intellectualism of Yale and the preprofessional focus at Penn? SMH

LOL. I am SMH too. If there were a reasonable chance of getting in where one really wanted to go, none of this would be an issue. But this is not the world we live in. Say you loved the open curriculum and did not get in Brown. What next? Drop all Ivies and go to Wesleyan? Maybe for some kids, but not my DC (sadly).

Yes exactly. So, some AO at the school that fits you best (Yale, say) decides you are not good enough and you drop 40 ranks? Intellectualism at Yale vs. Preprofessional focus at Penn will not matter much to an intellectual kid or a professionally focused kid at either school. Plenty of both in both places.

The only way out of this insanity is to have matching algorithms. One applications with students ranking schools. Schools can rank applicants. Et Voila. Done.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:24 Total
1 REA - Deferred
5 EA (Publics) - Accepted at all
3 UCs - Waiting
15 RD (7 IVY + 3 SLAC)

Because your kid loves the core at Columbia but also the open curriculum at Brown? The rural isolation of Dartmouth and the vibe of Cambridge? The intellectualism of Yale and the preprofessional focus at Penn? SMH

LOL. I am SMH too. If there were a reasonable chance of getting in where one really wanted to go, none of this would be an issue. But this is not the world we live in. Say you loved the open curriculum and did not get in Brown. What next? Drop all Ivies and go to Wesleyan? Maybe for some kids, but not my DC (sadly).

Yes exactly. So, some AO at the school that fits you best (Yale, say) decides you are not good enough and you drop 40 ranks? Intellectualism at Yale vs. Preprofessional focus at Penn will not matter much to an intellectual kid or a professionally focused kid at either school. Plenty of both in both places.

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Do we think the 20+ apps trend continues next year?

No. Junior parents note how many kids have multiple acceptances across targets and likelies. Your child doesn't need to submit 20 apps, unless they're gunning for T25. Your high stat DC can get generous merit aid at schools ranked 40-100.

Yes, good point. As a parent of high-stat DC who applied to 20+ schools: a large number of apps is only necessary if you are shooting for T-20 and looking for private options beyond stage flagships.

Anonymous wrote:Do we think the 20+ apps trend continues next year?

Yes -
The JRs - watching the SRs are going to be really anxious because of what they observed this year. To combat it - they we apply to more in a shotgun manner as opposed to picking a few true safeties and targets.

11 total

-3 safety EA (admitted to all by mid-December)
-2 target EA (1 denied, 1 admitted)
-2 reach EAs (1, accepted, 1 deferred)
-4 RD - 2 targets and 2 reaches

Do we think the 20+ apps trend continues next year?

No. Junior parents note how many kids have multiple acceptances across targets and likelies. Your child doesn't need to submit 20 apps, unless they're gunning for T25. Your high stat DC can get generous merit aid at schools ranked 40-100.

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Anonymous wrote:Do we think the 20+ apps trend continues next year?

Every kid is different. For some, having put in the Hs grind, they really want to max out on admissions possibilities to see what they could get. The system is totally awful. Will be glad when it is done.

100% learned so much this cycle but sadly will be doing it again for my hs freshman.

At least you have some use for your knowledge. We are done with our one DC. What a stupid waste of time this has turned out to be.