Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 15:32     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
Anonymous wrote:Knew two kids actually that were rejected UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, UCI, UCD... but accepted UC Berkeley.

Berkeley was last to roll out decisions so they thought they got rejected from every UC until the good news came.

Anything can happen!


This is very common with the UCs.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 15:08     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
Kid got into UVA and Notre Dame but waitlisted at Richmond, but this was a while ago.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 14:53     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
Knew two kids actually that were rejected UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, UCI, UCD... but accepted UC Berkeley.

Berkeley was last to roll out decisions so they thought they got rejected from every UC until the good news came.

Anything can happen!
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 12:58     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC class of 2022, WL at Purdue. accepted Cornell. CS major.



Purdue is ranked 43 (not above 50). And I'd argue Purdue CS is higher ranked than that. So not really what OP was talking about


OP here. I only provided an example in my post. I'm not only looking for denials at schools above #50 and then acceptances to higher ranked schools. It could have been accepted at #9 and denied at #25, or whatever numbers. I'm just looking for stories about disparate results.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 12:49     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
Anonymous wrote:DC class of 2022, WL at Purdue. accepted Cornell. CS major.



Purdue is ranked 43 (not above 50). And I'd argue Purdue CS is higher ranked than that. So not really what OP was talking about
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 10:41     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
Anonymous wrote:Don't answer with stories or reasons why this happens. I'm only asking for something like this:

- I know a kid who was rejected to [above 50th ranked school], but also accepted to [top 30 school].


I know 2 kids rejected from Boston College that got into top 25 schools.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 10:24     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted at Wesleyan in at Stanford.

Interesting.. what other acceptances and rejections did they have?
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 08:17     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
Waitlisted Va Tech. In UCSD.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 08:02     Subject: what is the lowest ranked school you personally know a kid was rejected to but was also accepted to a top 30?
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Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted at Wesleyan in at Stanford.


Wesleyan is not low-ranking.


OP here: I didn’t ask for low ranking. I asked about rejections from lower ranked schools.


So PP humblebragged.

(I doubt you are OP)


You’re wrong. I am OP and I posted that comment about what I was asking.


Not PP. I think it’s an interesting question, OP.


It's very interesting, but Wesleyan? Oh, my kid didn't get into Yale, so I'm sad.