Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 12:52     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rice
UChicago



I would have said UChicago and then Rice.

Both really like private school kids. 3.8 won't hold him back in ED.


Rice is looking for humanities kids. The school wants to be known for more than STEM.


Except this kid could go somewhere that already has a strong humanities department.



Rice is actually surprisingly good in humanities. Just like MIT has a really good English department and CMU has a great Drama department. It's not all STEM at these schools.


+1 Hopkins, too.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 12:46     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rice
UChicago



I would have said UChicago and then Rice.

Both really like private school kids. 3.8 won't hold him back in ED.


Rice is looking for humanities kids. The school wants to be known for more than STEM.


Except this kid could go somewhere that already has a strong humanities department.



Rice is actually surprisingly good in humanities. Just like MIT has a really good English department and CMU has a great Drama department. It's not all STEM at these schools.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 11:22     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
I'm surprised - and relieved - to hear all these positive chances for a 3.8 kid (like my own kid). It's hard to get a 3.8 at these schools!
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 11:18     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:I would really use ED wisely with this kid. I think they could get into Rice or Chicago with ED but possibly none of them during RD.


Almost certainly will get into Davidson RD, but also has likelies.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 11:17     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rice
UChicago



I would have said UChicago and then Rice.

Both really like private school kids. 3.8 won't hold him back in ED.


Rice is looking for humanities kids. The school wants to be known for more than STEM.


Except this kid could go somewhere that already has a strong humanities department.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 11:13     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rice
UChicago



I would have said UChicago and then Rice.

Both really like private school kids. 3.8 won't hold him back in ED.


Rice is looking for humanities kids. The school wants to be known for more than STEM.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 11:13     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
I would really use ED wisely with this kid. I think they could get into Rice or Chicago with ED but possibly none of them during RD.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 11:12     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I feel like the SLACs really favor athletes during ED. They're filling same number of athletic spots but that's a far higher % of the class.

ED's best chance would be UChicago in the 1 or 2 spot. They also don't care how many other kids from your HS are also applying.

I think I'd pick Vandy and then UChicago.


Middle bury takes something like 90 percent of its class ED, and I believe Bowdoin is close. What you are saying about athletes really only true for Williams and Amherst.


For the last year with data, Middlebury took 68.7% of their students through ED, and their ED acceptance rate was 4.2x their regular decision rate. Bowdoin took 52.6% of their students through ED, and their ED acceptance rate was 3.7% of their regular decision rate.


I didn't do a deep dive on Middlebury, but I looked very closely at Bowdoin last year and they take a ton of athletes. 45% of their students are athletes. My son eventually took it off his list because of this. But if you're a great skier, you're golden.

Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 11:03     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:ND doesnt have ED so even if it is in a top position, kids often try their hand at an equally liked school with ED

No, if it’s top they apply to ND EA.


"In a top position" doesn't meant "it's top". Probably why she went on to underline this idea with the phrase "equally liked school". Some of us are not encouraging our kids to rank schools in a hard and fast 1 to 10 list. Most kids say, "I could be very happy here" at more than one school and mean it. Not sure why this is so hard to understand

Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 10:23     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:ND doesnt have ED so even if it is in a top position, kids often try their hand at an equally liked school with ED

No, if it’s top they apply to ND EA.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 10:17     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I feel like the SLACs really favor athletes during ED. They're filling same number of athletic spots but that's a far higher % of the class.

ED's best chance would be UChicago in the 1 or 2 spot. They also don't care how many other kids from your HS are also applying.

I think I'd pick Vandy and then UChicago.


Middle bury takes something like 90 percent of its class ED, and I believe Bowdoin is close. What you are saying about athletes really only true for Williams and Amherst.


For the last year with data, Middlebury took 68.7% of their students through ED, and their ED acceptance rate was 4.2x their regular decision rate. Bowdoin took 52.6% of their students through ED, and their ED acceptance rate was 3.7% of their regular decision rate.


Wow! Middlebury's stats are crazy.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2024 01:12     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:3.8 GPA at top tier NYC private.35 ACT. No hooks, lots of good school-based ECs including leadership, fulfilling summer activities but nothing especially competitive.

Humanities boy. Would be thrilled with any of these reaches based on one visit to each (would def want to revisit)

UChicago
Rice
Vandy
Bowdoin
Middlebury
Williams
Northwestern
Davidson
ND

what to ED 1/2 or RD here?


Chicago ED1 will likely be an admit for a competitive student.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2024 23:07     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I feel like the SLACs really favor athletes during ED. They're filling same number of athletic spots but that's a far higher % of the class.

ED's best chance would be UChicago in the 1 or 2 spot. They also don't care how many other kids from your HS are also applying.

I think I'd pick Vandy and then UChicago.


Middle bury takes something like 90 percent of its class ED, and I believe Bowdoin is close. What you are saying about athletes really only true for Williams and Amherst.


For the last year with data, Middlebury took 68.7% of their students through ED, and their ED acceptance rate was 4.2x their regular decision rate. Bowdoin took 52.6% of their students through ED, and their ED acceptance rate was 3.7% of their regular decision rate.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2024 22:54     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
If he's happy with them all - and they're all great schools so makes sense to me - then I'd use my ED card where it seems to make the most difference. That's def UChicago and maybe Middlebury?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2024 21:47     Subject: what to ED1/ED2/RD with this list
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