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Anonymous wrote:MI, had the stats but didn't apply to the honors program. I am convinced they thought they were a safety for high stats kid*, but was really 1st choice.

*perfect test scores, 4.81 wgpa, National Merit Scholar, varsity sports, leadership, etc., and, full pay

Demonstrated interest? I know a kid with a similar profile who did not get in EA. His parents were surprised, but he told them that he probably didn't put in enough "demonstrated interest." HS Class of '21.

What is "enough" demonstrated interest? Visited and did official tour in person. Met with Admissions Officer when they visited their HS. Followed on IG, Twitter and liked everything. Opened emails and clicked on links. When originally differed wrote letter of continuing interest.

There is no way this actually matters.

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Anonymous wrote:MI, had the stats but didn't apply to the honors program. I am convinced they thought they were a safety for high stats kid*, but was really 1st choice.

*perfect test scores, 4.81 wgpa, National Merit Scholar, varsity sports, leadership, etc., and, full pay

Demonstrated interest? I know a kid with a similar profile who did not get in EA. His parents were surprised, but he told them that he probably didn't put in enough "demonstrated interest." HS Class of '21.

What is "enough" demonstrated interest? Visited and did official tour in person. Met with Admissions Officer when they visited their HS. Followed on IG, Twitter and liked everything. Opened emails and clicked on links. When originally differed wrote letter of continuing interest.

Anonymous wrote:ED was a defer and then RD turned out to be deny (there are no WL for ED defers at that school). Eventually other classmates were accepted that met institutional priorities.

However, DC's application lacked important pieces to align to what this school values. Small tweaks with valid experiences/values from DC would have made large leaps in the application but DC wanted zero input. I do think this made a difference.....natural consequences (although I doubt they ever recognized their part in it all and, of course, I didn't say anything)

I don't know if I'd say to do anything different with this DC because of how they approached the entire process. There's nothing we could do from outside. I think DC is at a great match but they are far less enthusiastic. Hopefully that will change once they attend.

For next DC, I will change but this is more based on personality - not strategy.

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Anonymous wrote:It was just another way for a sponsor to give him money, and take a tax deduction. Nathan could have gone to any university.

No, the scholarship was specific to Yale. The school really wanted him to attend and offered daily private ice time for him on their campus rink.

Wow there's a lot of wild revisionist history here about Nathan. He enrolled at Yale several years before the 2022 Bejing Olympics. He took a leave of absence to train for the Games in California with his long-time coach. If Yale gave him private ice, it was not much. For years, local skaters have posted pics and shared stories of Nathan training on local freestyle sessions in CT. And, if he got a full-ride, good for him. Winning the Olympics took a lifetime of sacrifice and training. I'm sure Yale will soldier on financially without his tuition payment.

Anonymous wrote:Step-daughter got rejected from Brown ED. She was pretty crushed, especially as the clear valedictorian and frontrunner of her small private since kindergarten (ran out of math classes to take at school since Calc BC in 10th grade, dual-enrolled at local college for math thereafter). She's also just a brilliant human being in general (and I say this as a child developmental psychologist with teenage children of my own), gifted in writing, speech and debate, acting, and languages. I was a little worried for her application because she didn't have as many activities related to school. She felt discouraged from running for student council after losing an election early in high school and instead focused most of her energy in a few outside activities: rowing, Italian and Chinese self-study, and Shakespeare acting. She didn't exactly verbally broadcast her ED application but proudly and confidently wore Brown apparel, so it was common knowledge that she was applying. She took a couple days off of school after the rejection, not that other students applied but were celebrating their own ED admissions. Turns out that nobody really cared about her rejection in a mean spirited way but some did express their own disappointment for her (and what it might mean for their applications). She ended up at a WASP LAC and is happily double-majoring and studying abroad.

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Anonymous wrote:Step-daughter got rejected from Brown ED. She was pretty crushed, especially as the clear valedictorian and frontrunner of her small private since kindergarten (ran out of math classes to take at school since Calc BC in 10th grade, dual-enrolled at local college for math thereafter). She's also just a brilliant human being in general (and I say this as a child developmental psychologist with teenage children of my own), gifted in writing, speech and debate, acting, and languages. I was a little worried for her application because she didn't have as many activities related to school. She felt discouraged from running for student council after losing an election early in high school and instead focused most of her energy in a few outside activities: rowing, Italian and Chinese self-study, and Shakespeare acting. She didn't exactly verbally broadcast her ED application but proudly and confidently wore Brown apparel, so it was common knowledge that she was applying. She took a couple days off of school after the rejection, not that other students applied but were celebrating their own ED admissions. Turns out that nobody really cared about her rejection in a mean spirited way but some did express their own disappointment for her (and what it might mean for their applications). She ended up at a WASP LAC and is happily double-majoring and studying abroad.

When the acceptance rates for Brown and other Ivy League colleges are as low as they are, this kind of behavior is unbalanced. I'm sorry she didn't get in, but more sorry her hopes were so unrealistically high that she suffered such a crushing disappointment.

Anonymous wrote:Hopkins

Highest rigor in every class all across the board, sports, all As entire 4 years, overseas program, job, awards, amazing Recs, impressive record etc. The type of kid who is naturally genius, disciplined, and yet still fully involved in community. Would do well anywhere truthfully. But didn’t come from a wealthy family and didn’t win a Nobel peace prize.

Didn’t get in and thankful went a diff route now. I think it’s important to know that rejections hurt but whatever the reason steers you in a diff direction, you’ll appreciate that pivot.

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Anonymous wrote:Step-daughter got rejected from Brown ED. She was pretty crushed, especially as the clear valedictorian and frontrunner of her small private since kindergarten (ran out of math classes to take at school since Calc BC in 10th grade, dual-enrolled at local college for math thereafter). She's also just a brilliant human being in general (and I say this as a child developmental psychologist with teenage children of my own), gifted in writing, speech and debate, acting, and languages. I was a little worried for her application because she didn't have as many activities related to school. She felt discouraged from running for student council after losing an election early in high school and instead focused most of her energy in a few outside activities: rowing, Italian and Chinese self-study, and Shakespeare acting. She didn't exactly verbally broadcast her ED application but proudly and confidently wore Brown apparel, so it was common knowledge that she was applying. She took a couple days off of school after the rejection, not that other students applied but were celebrating their own ED admissions. Turns out that nobody really cared about her rejection in a mean spirited way but some did express their own disappointment for her (and what it might mean for their applications). She ended up at a WASP LAC and is happily double-majoring and studying abroad.

When the acceptance rates for Brown and other Ivy League colleges are as low as they are, this kind of behavior is unbalanced. I'm sorry she didn't get in, but more sorry her hopes were so unrealistically high that she suffered such a crushing disappointment.

Anonymous wrote:Step-daughter got rejected from Brown ED. She was pretty crushed, especially as the clear valedictorian and frontrunner of her small private since kindergarten (ran out of math classes to take at school since Calc BC in 10th grade, dual-enrolled at local college for math thereafter). She's also just a brilliant human being in general (and I say this as a child developmental psychologist with teenage children of my own), gifted in writing, speech and debate, acting, and languages. I was a little worried for her application because she didn't have as many activities related to school. She felt discouraged from running for student council after losing an election early in high school and instead focused most of her energy in a few outside activities: rowing, Italian and Chinese self-study, and Shakespeare acting. She didn't exactly verbally broadcast her ED application but proudly and confidently wore Brown apparel, so it was common knowledge that she was applying. She took a couple days off of school after the rejection, not that other students applied but were celebrating their own ED admissions. Turns out that nobody really cared about her rejection in a mean spirited way but some did express their own disappointment for her (and what it might mean for their applications). She ended up at a WASP LAC and is happily double-majoring and studying abroad.

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Anonymous wrote:It was just another way for a sponsor to give him money, and take a tax deduction. Nathan could have gone to any university.

No, the scholarship was specific to Yale. The school really wanted him to attend and offered daily private ice time for him on their campus rink.

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Anonymous wrote:MI, had the stats but didn't apply to the honors program. I am convinced they thought they were a safety for high stats kid*, but was really 1st choice.

*perfect test scores, 4.81 wgpa, National Merit Scholar, varsity sports, leadership, etc., and, full pay

Demonstrated interest? I know a kid with a similar profile who did not get in EA. His parents were surprised, but he told them that he probably didn't put in enough "demonstrated interest." HS Class of '21.