Anonymous
01/13/2026 05:30
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Rejected Wake Forest
Attending UVA
Attending UVA
Anonymous
01/13/2026 05:26
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Why is this whole board shooting for ivys?
Anonymous
01/13/2026 03:35
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Rejected Princeton, attending Berkeley. Turns out to be much better environment for him (film studies) though initially crushing (multiple generation legacy at Princeton)
Anonymous
01/13/2026 01:45
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Rejected from first choice, ended up at Harvard (which was never a real possibility in our minds!) The fit has been great, social life excellent, academics great but academic advising and career advising leave a bit to be desired but no real regrets except for $ sometimes. We are full pay but cash flowing 1/2 of it.
What was the 1st choice?
Anonymous
01/13/2026 01:10
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Rejected from UChicago. Ended up at UPenn.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 00:39
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Rejected by Duke, ended up at U. Penn (off WL)
Anonymous
01/12/2026 23:26
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Rejected Stanford. Did well at Yale, and has several med school acceptances.
Anonymous
01/12/2026 23:22
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rejected Cornell, attending Oberlin
DD's friends from HS
Rejected Cornell, attending Pitt
Rejected Columbia, attending CMU
Rejected MIT, attending Northeastern
Rejected Georgetown, attending Case Western
Rejected Barnard, attending Bryn Mawr
Rejected Penn, attending Wesleyan
Rejected Brown, attending Amherst
Rejected Davidson, attending Case Western
Rejected Stanford, attending WashU
Rejected Oxford, attending St John's College
Friends at college
Rejected Amherst, attending Oberlin
Rejected Brown, attending Oberlin
Rejected Harvard, attending Oberlin
Rejected Wellesley, attending Oberlin
Rejected Northwestern, attending Oberlin
Rejected NYU, attending Oberlin
Rejected Dartmouth, attending Oberlin
Rejected Cornell, attending Oberlin
Rejected Williams, attending Oberlin
This is interesting. Most are pretty big steps down.
I was going to say the opposite: they all ended up doing just fine.
Anonymous
01/12/2026 23:12
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Rejected from first choice, ended up at Harvard (which was never a real possibility in our minds!) The fit has been great, social life excellent, academics great but academic advising and career advising leave a bit to be desired but no real regrets except for $ sometimes. We are full pay but cash flowing 1/2 of it.
LOL. Love the satire!
Anonymous
01/12/2026 22:20
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rejected from first choice, ended up at Harvard (which was never a real possibility in our minds!) The fit has been great, social life excellent, academics great but academic advising and career advising leave a bit to be desired but no real regrets except for $ sometimes. We are full pay but cash flowing 1/2 of it.
What was the first choice?
Stanford. She wanted to go there for a boy who lives close by!
Anonymous
01/12/2026 22:15
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Rejected from first choice, ended up at Harvard (which was never a real possibility in our minds!) The fit has been great, social life excellent, academics great but academic advising and career advising leave a bit to be desired but no real regrets except for $ sometimes. We are full pay but cash flowing 1/2 of it.
What was the first choice?
Anonymous
01/12/2026 22:00
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Rejected from first choice, ended up at Harvard (which was never a real possibility in our minds!) The fit has been great, social life excellent, academics great but academic advising and career advising leave a bit to be desired but no real regrets except for $ sometimes. We are full pay but cash flowing 1/2 of it.
Anonymous
01/12/2026 21:47
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Why the WOW for UF - Clemson?
Anonymous
01/12/2026 21:15
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rejected Cornell, attending Oberlin
DD's friends from HS
Rejected Cornell, attending Pitt
Rejected Columbia, attending CMU
Rejected MIT, attending Northeastern
Rejected Georgetown, attending Case Western
Rejected Barnard, attending Bryn Mawr
Rejected Penn, attending Wesleyan
Rejected Brown, attending Amherst
Rejected Davidson, attending Case Western
Rejected Stanford, attending WashU
Rejected Oxford, attending St John's College
Friends at college
Rejected Amherst, attending Oberlin
Rejected Brown, attending Oberlin
Rejected Harvard, attending Oberlin
Rejected Wellesley, attending Oberlin
Rejected Northwestern, attending Oberlin
Rejected NYU, attending Oberlin
Rejected Dartmouth, attending Oberlin
Rejected Cornell, attending Oberlin
Rejected Williams, attending Oberlin
This is interesting. Most are pretty big steps down.
That’s the nature of the ED system. Especially EDII. A lot of the steps down (including Oberlin) are EDII schools. People burn out and feel defeated after the first rejection and just want to be done.
This was my daughter last cycle....Just wanted it to be over. Took a step down and is happy at college.
There seems to be more emotional than physical burnout, as the ED/SCEA process makes the kids too emotionally invested in their top choice school!
Anonymous
01/12/2026 21:13
Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rejected Cornell, attending Oberlin
DD's friends from HS
Rejected Cornell, attending Pitt
Rejected Columbia, attending CMU
Rejected MIT, attending Northeastern
Rejected Georgetown, attending Case Western
Rejected Barnard, attending Bryn Mawr
Rejected Penn, attending Wesleyan
Rejected Brown, attending Amherst
Rejected Davidson, attending Case Western
Rejected Stanford, attending WashU
Rejected Oxford, attending St John's College
Friends at college
Rejected Amherst, attending Oberlin
Rejected Brown, attending Oberlin
Rejected Harvard, attending Oberlin
Rejected Wellesley, attending Oberlin
Rejected Northwestern, attending Oberlin
Rejected NYU, attending Oberlin
Rejected Dartmouth, attending Oberlin
Rejected Cornell, attending Oberlin
Rejected Williams, attending Oberlin
This is interesting. Most are pretty big steps down.
NP. Everyone takes a shot somewhere. Half of my DC’s friends are applying to Ivy League schools and they have no chance whatsoever.