Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 11:07     Subject: Re:Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Anonymous wrote:congrats! waitlisted here for mit--which is uugh, was so happy about gtech and basically committed but now upset...still waiting on ivy's, Banneker Key awarded in the meanwhile but now stuck on mit outcome...
this whole process is so stressful, i wish they told all us about all the schools the same day.

Best of luck!
Banneker Key is highly selective. Expect some good results on ivy day.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 10:24     Subject: Re:Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do multiple responders say this is definitely not a Northwestern admit? What's so different about this kid and what Northwestern wants


I don’t understand this either. Would love more of an explanation and details there.


Dig into the ethos of northwestern. Its pretty clear.


+1
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 23:23     Subject: Re:Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
congrats! waitlisted here for mit--which is uugh, was so happy about gtech and basically committed but now upset...still waiting on ivy's, Banneker Key awarded in the meanwhile but now stuck on mit outcome...
this whole process is so stressful, i wish they told all us about all the schools the same day.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 23:01     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
I scrolled through he responses...is your daughter in a public school or private school OP? (And congrats on your good news on MIT)!
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:47     Subject: Re:Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Congratulations!! Can you check back in when the rest of the schools come in for those of us with kids with similar profiles (I think gender matters a lot for MIT outcomes).
Btw, I admire your daughter's approach to applications.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:24     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Update. I was the OP of this post and I promised to report back. It's been a difficult, stressful year (and yes, it's all of us!) and I want to thank everyone who was so kind and supportive. You were so kind that I wanted to make sure to report back. For posterity: She got in to MIT today. She's going to wait on a few schools to commit but there was a reason this was the EA and she didn't ED anywhere else. For the record, rejected from Carnegie Mellon. Thank you and good luck!


So how does that work? If she does ED and they defer her, she can still keep her options open until the May deadline, even if they accept her laater? This would be good to know.


MIT doesn't have an ED. Only EA. Not even REA. No restrictions to apply to any other school at any other point. You commit at some point in the spring (May?) like with most other schools. If you apply ED to another school you required to go there. Otherwise that's it. No binding acceptance until it's all over.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 20:00     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
I know another girl in NYC who got into MIT after being deferred so I guess deferred to accept does happen.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 19:49     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Anonymous wrote:Update. I was the OP of this post and I promised to report back. It's been a difficult, stressful year (and yes, it's all of us!) and I want to thank everyone who was so kind and supportive. You were so kind that I wanted to make sure to report back. For posterity: She got in to MIT today. She's going to wait on a few schools to commit but there was a reason this was the EA and she didn't ED anywhere else. For the record, rejected from Carnegie Mellon. Thank you and good luck!


Congratulations! Thank you for reporting back to the group. Very happy for your kid!
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 18:22     Subject: Re:Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Is your daughter an intended math major? Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 18:13     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Anonymous wrote:I read through this again and to answer some questions: Yes, merit at UMD. Around 30k. UMD is excellent for engineering and so is UMass. DD decided that she'd be happy at either and it wasn't worth the time and effort to apply to NEU, Purdue, Tufts, etc. She figured the most value for that money would be in the top privates and otherwise she'd have an excellent experience at the publics and try again for grad school. DH and I wanted her to cast a wider net but she was very clear with her strategy aligning with her goals. Thank you again!


Congratulations. I was the poster who said deferred EA to acceptance at MIT was not impossible as it has happened several
times in recent years at our private. Glad to be proven right.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 18:04     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Congrats to your DD, OP!! She earned it - what an accomplishment.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 17:38     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Anonymous wrote:Update. I was the OP of this post and I promised to report back. It's been a difficult, stressful year (and yes, it's all of us!) and I want to thank everyone who was so kind and supportive. You were so kind that I wanted to make sure to report back. For posterity: She got in to MIT today. She's going to wait on a few schools to commit but there was a reason this was the EA and she didn't ED anywhere else. For the record, rejected from Carnegie Mellon. Thank you and good luck!


Bang! Awesome news. Congratulations to your kid — she deserves it!
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 17:37     Subject: Re:Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Congrats! Your opening post reminds me of this thread:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1317264.page
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 17:36     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Anonymous wrote:Update. I was the OP of this post and I promised to report back. It's been a difficult, stressful year (and yes, it's all of us!) and I want to thank everyone who was so kind and supportive. You were so kind that I wanted to make sure to report back. For posterity: She got in to MIT today. She's going to wait on a few schools to commit but there was a reason this was the EA and she didn't ED anywhere else. For the record, rejected from Carnegie Mellon. Thank you and good luck!


So how does that work? If she does ED and they defer her, she can still keep her options open until the May deadline, even if they accept her laater? This would be good to know.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 16:56     Subject: Experienced Moms: Help With A Prediction For College Results For RD?
Congrats! This is amazing!

Hope everyone is like you, coming back to report.